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We’ve had a great four weeks of summer band and preparation with our students, and though it’s difficult to believe it, we’re already back to school this week! This means we’ll have some shifts in our schedule for the next two weeks leading up to Meet the Band next Wednesday, the 20th(7:30 pm). Once we get to the 25thwe’ll move
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We’ve had a great few weeks of summer rehearsals and planning with The Spirit of OHS! Our Marchathon this past week was also successful at raising nearly $1,400 for the boosters that will help with costs this season! As we near the school year, we will adjust our practice schedule beginning this week. We will hold an inside rehearsal from
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Last week it was great to see students back as we began having students come in for summer rehearsals! This week is our most intense week of preparation, with students having sectional rehearsals, full band indoor rehearsals, and outdoor evening marching rehearsals on Monday through Wednesday. Please check the schedule below for that information! On Thursday, we will have sectionals
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This week, we begin phasing in our Summer Band program, with everything fully ramping up next week. Our Percussion (Battery and Front Ensemble) will rehearse most of the day and evening Monday/Tuesday, and morning on Wednesday. Color Guard will do that, plus the afternoon on Wednesday. Our Brass and Woodwind members will have an indoor afternoon rehearsal from 4:00 pm
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I hope this message finds everyone well and rested from the summer break! We have reached that time where we’ll be starting up summer band stuff for The Spirit of OHS for our 2025 Season. Just a reminder, physicals are required for participation in Marching Band in Texas. It’s the same form/policy as Athletics. We can see if forms have
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I hope this message finds you well as we’re beginning our 2nd full week of the summer break here! We had a hectic end of the year for the bands, and we appreciate all of the students who attended graduation to support our graduating seniors! That Monday, we took students to State Solo and Ensemble and were pleased to have a
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We begin this final week by expressing our appreciation to all who attended our Spring Concerts last week. They were a great way to finish off the year for most of the groups, and we’re proud of the growth all the students have shown throughout the year. As our seniors graduate this week, we wish them congratulations and the best
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First off, we wish a Happy Mother’s Day to all of our band moms out there! This week will be a busy one, as it is the second-to-last week of school. To begin the week, on Monday, we’ll have our Odem JH Symphonic Winds and Odem HS Bands concert beginning at 6:30 pm. JH Symphonic Winds members should be on
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We want to begin today by thanking everyone for attending our Windi and Jazzi: Magical Adventures event last night! I believe we sold a record number of tickets and will have a full report of the event at our next Booster Meeting! That meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 20th. We need several new officers for next year, and
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We begin May in the middle of this week, which is one of the busiest times of year for the bands! This week, on Friday, we have two events: the JH 7th-8th Grade Band Trip to Funtrackers (Departing at 12:15 pm, returning by 3 pm) and the South Coast Jazz Festival that evening at Tuloso-Midway Middle School. The Screeching Owl Jazz
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