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First of all I hope this message finds you and your families safe and healthy! Hurricane Harvey has certainly left its mark on South Texas, but I know that the communities down here will band together and rebuild everything better than it was before in the end. I’m going to pass on a proposed schedule here based on coming back
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We’ve had a tremendous several weeks of band camp with The Spirit of OHS! In particular we held our own private event to open the new band hall this past week with the playing of the Alma Mater and our Fight Song, if you haven’t viewed the video we shared on the Owl Band Boosters Facebook group you can find
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I hope this message finds you well as we prepare for a historic week for the Odem Bands! In addition to our normal rehearsals this week we will also begin moving into the New Odem High School! I am excited for our students to benefit from a facility that should prove exceptional for the needs of our program! Like all
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I’ve spoken with HS Band Students about this, but so that parents know about this app for their phones. The software we use to write drill for the shows, Pyware, has a viewer app available for both iOS and Android. Students download the app and then come scan the QR codes we have in the band hall. It lets them
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We have had two very good weeks of rehearsals so far and are looking forward to continuing with those this week! Due to the addition of football practices we will be adjusting our practice schedule time this week. Inside rehearsals will be from 3:30pm-5:00pm, outside will be 6:00pm-9:00pm. It is imperative that every student is attending every rehearsal. We have
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Good evening, My apologies for not sending this out earlier today. We had an outstanding start to our season last week! In particular I would like to thank all of the parents and community members who helped make our March-A-Thon a success! Attitudes were amazing last week for the students and that carried through that event! We hope to
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I wanted to send out one last reminder that we begin Summer Band Rehearsals tomorrow morning. Please make sure students are present for all of the rehearsals that apply to them. It’s imperative that we begin this advancing year strong with all of our students present! Students need to bring close-toed tennis shoes and a water jug/bottle to all
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Reminder that Summer Band Begins Monday for The 2017 Spirit of OHS! It is very important that students attend all rehearsals for summer band as this is an important advancing year for the band! The schedule for the week of the 24th will be: Monday-Thursday: 9am-1pm: Front Ensemble Rehearsal 9am-12pm: Guard Sectional 9am-11:15am: Woodwinds Sectional and High Brass (Trumpets/Mellos)
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Happy Fourth of July! I hope this message finds you enjoying your summers and all is well! We have a busy next few months with our upcoming preparations for our 2017 Marching Show and moving into the New HS as well. I will discuss each of the events below, but would like to begin with our 2017 Odem HS March-A-Thon
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On April 13th the Odem HS Wind Ensemble performed at the UIL Region Concert and Sight-Reading Contest. They earned Odem High’s 4th Consecutive Sweepstakes Award that day and their performance was recorded. Each piece that they recorded was submitted to the Association of Texas Small School Band’s(ATSSB) Outstanding Performance Series Competition (OPS). At the region level they were the only
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