Odem Bands Schedule – Week of 9/15/2025
We begin this week by congratulating Benjamin Castañeda – Trumpet, Eva Garcia – Bass, and Ysidrio Roman – Trombone, for making the All-Region Jazz Bands this weekend! They competed alongside students in conferences 2A-4A for this honor! Additionally, Ben earned 1st Chair Trumpet and has advanced to the Area Jazz round, where he will record for a chance to be a member of the All-State Jazz Band!
Friday will be the next home football game vs. Skidmore-Tynan. For our senior parents, please note that we’ll have our Band Senior Recognition night on the final regular season football game on November 7th. We will need volunteers for the concession stand. (Parents of the following students are for pre-halftime – Cloe G, Adriana G, Isabella H, Priscilla J, and Berta J. Second half is Colton L, Alex R., Marisela S, Santiago S, and Isabella T. ) Please help us out by being there or helping us find another adult to replace you for the shift. The concession stand is a major part of the fundraising efforts for the boosters to help support the students!
We also need plenty of help on the next weekend, September 27th. We need every student and at least one parent volunteer to help us run our 4th Annual Owl Marching Invitational! This has become a great fundraiser for our program, as well as an opportunity for our own students to get feedback from the judges. We have 15 bands attending, and over 1,000 students participating. We must have plenty of help from adults to ensure the contest provides a great experience for participating bands and encourages them to return in future years. Junior high band parents are also welcome and encouraged to get involved! Please take a moment and sign up for a spot here on our sign-up genius: https://tinyurl.com/2025OMI (Students will sign up separately at school). We will have our Volunteer meeting at 2:30 pm, and our students will perform in exhibition at the end of the competing bands at 10:15 pm.
Finally, we’ve been telling students about it for a while, but we will have a Saturday rehearsal from 9 am to 11 am this weekend. We are bringing in a specialist in sound systems to help ensure that our balances are accurate for the system used in the show. Any students involved in JV volleyball or cheer are excused to go to those events, but we need to have everyone else present.
As a note, we are nearing the end of the six weeks. We encourage students to ensure they are passing! No Pass/No Play applies to both marching band students and our 7th/8th Grade students for pep rallies and sports alike. The district has a system where parents may view their students’ grades, and we encourage both parents and students to monitor that. It’s imperative that students make up any work they miss if they are absent from school!
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! We are tentatively scheduling a meeting for November 11th at 7pm for updates on the trip that we’ll need the students and a parent to attend. We’ll confirm that as we get closer to the date.
This Week’s Schedule
| Day: | Event: |
| Monday: | Marching Band Rehearsal: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm |
| Tuesday: | HS Band Hall Closed After School |
| Wednesday: | Marching Band Rehearsal: 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm |
| Thursday: | Marching Band Rehearsal 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm |
| Friday: | Odem vs. Skidmore-Tynan (Home) 5:30 pm: Students at HS Band Hall 6:00 pm: In Uniform 6:15 pm: March to Stadium ~10:15 pm: Game Ends |
| Saturday: | Marching Band Rehearsal 9:00 am – 11:00 am |
Upcoming Events:
| Day: | Event: | Time: |
| Friday: | Odem vs. Skidmore-Tynan (Owl Stadium) | |
| Saturday: | 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 | |
| October 16th: | Homecoming Parade/Burning of the ‘O’ | |
| October 17th: | Homecoming Game vs. Monte Alto | |
| October 18th: | UIL Region Marching Contest (Beeville) | |
| October 24th: | Afternoon Rehearsal with Clinician (Tentative) | |
| October 25th: | Host UIL Area 2A Marching Contest | |
| October 30th: | Odem vs. Banquete (Banquete) | |
| October 31st: | Afternoon Rehearsal/Area Send-Off Performance | |
| November 1st: | 3A Area Marching Contest (Beeville) | |
| November 7th: | Odem vs. Santa Rosa (Home – Senior Night) |
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!