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I hope this message finds you well as we enter the final week before Spring Break! This week should be a light one for our students with performances. I do ask though that you please check with your students and their grades this week, as this is the three weeks point that will be the last chance for some
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I hope this message finds you well as we prepare to enter March already! Below you will find several reminders of upcoming events. One item of particular note is that we have adjusted our Pre-UIL Contest Concert back to March 20th due to some other conflicts. At present we plan on OJH Symphonic Winds, OJH Concert Band, OHS Screeching Owl
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I hope this message finds you well! I would like to begin today’s e-mail by congratulating the students who participated in the Region UIL Solo and Ensemble contest this past week. Odem JH had 18 medals earned and Odem HS had 16 medals, along with a quartet that is advancing to the State Solo and Ensemble Contest that will be
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I hope this message finds you well! I would like to begin this week’s e-mail by congratulating Noah Villarreal and Justin Ridgway on their fine representation of themselves and Odem this past week! Justin Ridgway placed 3rd in the State of Texas on his 2nd Appearance at State! Noah Villarreal was able to defend his State Title from last
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This week is going to be an abbreviated week for most of the activities for the Odem Bands. Mr. Williams, myself, and our two All-Staters (Noah Villarreal and Justin Ridgway) will be traveling to San Antonio Wednesday through Saturday for the Texas Music Educators Association Convention and the All-State Bands. I would like to invite you if you’re interested to
Read moreGood afternoon, This is a reminder that the Junior High Band fundraiser will be due this week. Because of benchmark testing taking place on Tuesday, please have all catalog orders turned in on Monday. Final orders may be turned in Tuesday before school. No late orders will be accepted. Please remember that for all catalog orders tax needs to be
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I hope this message finds you well as we quickly approach the end of January! This week will be one of the last weeks we have limited events on our calendar. I would like to remind everyone that we need deposits for the 2018 HS Band Trip to Florida by Wednesday, February 1st. It is imperative that we have a
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STAAR End of Course Exams are just around the corner and it is time to prepare! Starting MONDAY, January 30th, All 9th and 10th grade students will have ELA tutoring every MONDAY from 4-5:00 in the high school cafetorium as a starting place and then do break-out sessions with our great teachers while having a blast! You ask, “What’s in
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Good afternoon, We will be starting our Spring Fundraiser tomorrow with Mixed Bag Designs. Your student should bring home a packet with two catalogs, order forms, tax chart, and a prize sheet. For this fundraiser, orders can also be completed online. Money for this fundraiser needs to be turned in via check or money order only, payable to OEISD. All
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I hope this message finds you well! This week doesn’t have a great number of events for the bands. We wish the students involved in this weeks Stock Show good luck with their events! Please note that for Juniors we will have letter jacket fitting tomorrow during class. The school pays for the jacket/letter only, all other patches being
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