Odem Bands Schedule – Week of 4/6/2026
We begin this week by congratulating our students on their outstanding performances at UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Evaluation last week! We began with the Odem JH Concert Band earning just their third ever Superior Rating in the concert category on Wednesday morning! They just missed a one in the Sight-Reading room with a 1-2-2 rating that gave them an Excellent Rating. The Odem JH Symphonic Winds, and the Odem HS Symphonic Band both earned Excellent ratings on stage, and Superior Ratings in Sight-Reading. Finally, on Thursday morning, The Odem HS Wind Ensemble successfully earned a Superior in both Concert, and Sight-Reading, which combines with the marching Band Superior Rating to earn them a Sweepstakes! We’re very proud of all of our students from this past week!
This week will be free of events, but we will begin preparing for the rest of the year of performances. First up will be for the HS Band on Saturday, the 18th, when we host our Windi and Jazzi Concert/Fundraiser. https://odemhsband.ludus.com is where tickets may be purchased. Please help us get the word out about it!
Following that, we have our Spring Concerts for HS Bands and JH Symphonic Winds on April 27th, and JH Beginning Band and Concert Band on May 4th. Graduation will be on May 15th, and we do ask all JH Symphonic Winds members to please join the 9th-11th Grade students in performing for that event!
UIL State Solo and Ensemble, May 22nd – 23rd, will be our final event before we leave for our trip to Florida, with check-in on June 1st. Please note that we will have our final Trip Meeting, which all participating students and a parent/guardian MUST attend, on Monday, May 11th at 7 pm.
It’ll be a busy rush to finish the year here! In case you have missed it, we do have our 2026 Summer Marching Band Camp Schedule here: http://www.odembands.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Odem-Bands-2026-Summer-Schedule-v1.pdf
Windi and Jazzi ‘Storybook Escapes’
We are preparing for Windi and Jazzi on April 18th. Tickets are now on sale here: https://odemhsband.ludus.com/. The ticket covers entrance to the performance, Chicken Fried Chicken or Chopped Sirloin, Sides, Drink, and Dessert for $15-$25 depending on the seat in the Cafetorium. We encourage everyone to purchase tickets at least a week in advance to help us adequately plan the food order.
2026 Florida Trip
We ask that parents/students please check in on their trip accounts this week. This website link https://bobrogerstravel.grcoll.co/v2/go/odem26 should let you access the site. All students must have the full amount by April, per the company. Please contact them for any questions on that. Please do remember we’ll have our final trip meeting on May 11th. All travelers and a parent/guardian must attend this meeting! We will have forms and other documents that need to be signed at this meeting!
If you have any other questions or concerns, please let me know!
This Week’s Schedule
| Day: | Event: |
| Monday: | No School |
| Tuesday: | Leadership: 3:55-4:25 pm, Drum Majors 4:25 pm – 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday: | Band Hall Closed After School |
| Thursday: | Leadership: 3:55-4:25 pm, Drum Majors 4:25 pm – 5:00 pm |
| Friday: | Band Hall Closed After School |
Upcoming Events:
| Day: | Event: |
| April 18th: | Windi and Jazzi |
| April 27th: | Odem HS and Odem JH Symphonic Winds Spring Concert |
| May 4th: | Beginning Band and OJH Concert Band Spring Concert |
| May 6th: | Beginning Instrument Drive for Incoming 6thGraders |
| May 11th: | Florida Trip Final Participant Meeting |
| May 15th: | Graduation (All Symphonic Winds and 9th-11thGrade HS Band Students |
| May 22nd-23rd: | UIL State Solo and Ensemble |
| June 1st – June 8th: | HS Band Trip |
Thank you for your help and support of these amazing students! Please contact us if you have any questions!