Odem Bands Schedule: Week of 9/1/2025
This week was a great first week of the football season for us! We look forward to presenting the full show to our home fans for the first time this week! Through the Meet the Band evening, or via mail, the boosters have assigned all of our families a time to work for the concession stand this season. If you are one of those for this week, please come help during the shift, or find someone to cover the shift. For questions, please get in touch with our booster president, Ashley Bates.
Tomorrow, on Labor Day, we will rehearse. We’ll show the film from Friday at 5:30 pm, and we’ll be outside from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm as we begin the process of cleaning the show for our upcoming competitions. Please note this is a mandatory rehearsal!
One final note for HS Band members. We have added a Saturday practice on 9/20 to our schedule. This is to bring in a specialist to help us properly level and set up our audio system for the show. We’ll need students at the stadium from 9 am to 11 am, as our current plan is to run the show and get everything dialed in before competitions begin the following weekend. We are aware of a couple of conflicts that day; students involved in volleyball or cheer will be excused to attend to those responsibilities. Unfortunately, we are limited in our date by the specialist.
Reminder that all Band Fees for both HS and 7th/8th Graders should be paid at this time. Fees for Freshmen (or anyone who needs shoes) are $135, and Upperclassmen (who don’t need shoes) are $90. Each student is provided with their water jug, flip folder/lyres, band shirt, band shorts, and a few other small items with this fee. Fees should be paid to OEISD via check or money order only.
Junior High Band Fees of $30 per student for 7th and 8th graders are now due as well.
If you need additional time, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to make arrangements. Guard fees are handled separately, and they do not need to pay this fee.
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. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know!
This Week’s Schedule
| Day: | Event: |
| Monday: | Film from Friday: 5:30 pm (Cafetorium) Marching Band Rehearsal: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm |
| Tuesday: | No Rehearsal |
| Wednesday: | Marching Band Rehearsal: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm |
| Thursday: | Marching Band Rehearsal 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm |
| Friday: | Odem vs. Falfurrias (Home)6:00 pm: Students at HS Band Hall6:40 pm: March to Stadium 7:30 pm: Game Begins ~9:45 pm: Game Ends/Students Picked up. |
Upcoming Events:
| Day: | Event: | Time: |
| Monday: | Afternoon/Evening Marching Rehearsal (We do rehearse on Labor Day!) | 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm |
| Friday: | Odem vs. Falfurrias (Owl Stadium) | |
| September 12th: | Odem vs. Aransas Pass (Aransas Pass) | |
| September 13th: | All-Region Jazz Auditions | |
| September 19th: | Odem vs. Skidmore-Tynan (Owl Stadium) | |
| September 20th: | Marching Band Saturday Rehearsal | 9 am-11 am |
| September 26th: | Odem vs. Hebbronville (Hebbronville) | |
| September 27th: | 4th Annual Owl Marching Invitational | ~1:30 pm-11 pm |
| September 29th: | Staff Development Day Extended Rehearsal | |
| October 3rd: | Odem vs. Taft (Owl Stadium) | |
| October 4th: | US Bands Davenport Competition | Full Day |
| October 10th: | Odem vs. George West (George West) | |
| October 11th: | Robstown Crossroads Marching Competition |
Full Fall 2025 Calendar: https://tinyurl.com/25SpiritOHSFall
Thank you for your help and support of these amazing students! Please contact us if you have any questions!