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CURRENT EVENTS updated
03/05/2008 |
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End of the School Year Notes &
Dates
5/18
Fri |
HS Graduation in
Warrensburg at UCM Multipurpose Building.
Buses to transport band and choir members leave
at 4:30 from the high school. Estimated return
to Odessa is between 9-10p.m. |
5/19
Sat |
Armed Forces Parade - Downtown Odessa
Rehearse at 9:00 a.m. at the high school.
Participating students will load the trailer at
the high school. Parade is at 10 a.m. from
Casey's to the Railroad Park. uniform: Grey
(Chicago) T-shirts and shorts. |
5/21
Mon |
Turn in Band
Uniforms. They do not need to be cleaned
prior to turning in - we will send them to the
cleaners as a lot. |
5/22
Tues |
New Construction Open House
Please come tour the new
BAND ROOM! as well
as the other changes to the high school on Tuesday
evening, May 22 at 7 p.m. We are so excited! |
5/24
Thurs |
Spring Band
Banquet 6:00 p.m. Awards begin at approx
6:20.
Every family needs to bring a dessert. |
5/25
Fri |
LAST
DAY OF SCHOOL! |
Construction Completion Open House
Please come tour the new
BAND ROOM! as well
as the other changes to the high school on Tuesday
evening, May 22 at 7 p.m. We are so excited!
Spring Band Banquet
***NEW DATE***
Thursday, May 24 at
6:00. More info TBA.
5/15/07
PICTURES PROGRESS UPDATE...
Spring (HS) Band Concert pictures are now up in the
photo gallery.
Middle School Concert pictures are also now up.
All
Chicago Trip pictures that I have or have been given
are now up.
Color Guard Banquet pictures are now posted.
Baccalaureate (Choir) pictures are posted in the
Choir Gallery
**whew** I think I'm caught up for this week... (!)
Choir Gallery:
Until we set up a more permanent location for choir &
vocal events - I've extended space for choir pictures
here on Odessa Bands. You can view pictures from this
week's Spring Vocal Concert
here. Welcome!
 CHIGAGO
TRIP RECAP
Congratulations to the Odessa Bands of Distinction
on their outstanding performances this past weekend at
the Dixie Classic Festival in Chicago, IL.!
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Superior Rating: Symphonic Band
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Excellence Rating: Concert Band
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Outstanding Soloist: Olivia Biondi, Clarinet
The
Chicago pages in the Photo Gallery are now complete
and some of the subcategories have been expanded.
Pictures included as of
5/14/07:
Johnson, Raffurty, Sprofera, Bartels, Daly,
Moore, Kirkman, Proctor, Osborn, Andrews
As always - more info or to contact me
about pictures -
belinda@odessabands.com
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Chicago Trip Photo DVD
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Any pictures I
have by Friday I will add to the online
Photo Gallery, as well as to a special Trip
DVD that will contain all of my pictures as
well as those that will have been shared
with me. Chicago Trip DVDs will have higher
resolution photos than those that are posted
on the website - much better for printing
your own copies of pictures for your
scrapbooks. Photo DVD's will be $8 each - or
$5 if your camera's pictures are included as
part of the combined collection. |
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Dixie Classic Honors
(AUDIO) CD |
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Correction to this morning's information:
Audio CDs have
been ordered for each student who went on
the trip. If you did not go on the trip and
would still like to order a CD - please
email me - we would need a minimum of 20
additional orders to place a followup order. |
Check
out the progress on the new Band Room! Hover your mouse
over the picture to see the current progress. Click on
the picture to see how it started.
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Introduction to
SmartMusic
Subscription Info Letter
This award-winning, computer-based interactive
practice system gives students the tools and
accompaniments they need to get better on their own:
- Over 30,000
titles that make practicing at home fun!
- Built-in Tuner
and Metronome keep students in tune with a
steady beat
- Recording
encourages students to analyze their
performances.
Exercises that develop individual skills display
right on the screen with a choice of
accompaniments.
- Beginning band
are guided with colorful
Assessment graphics
Private Instructor
Directory
Private lessons outside of school can dramatically
impact your student's abilities and enjoyment of music
on their chosen instrument.
View Directory
 Band
of Distinction Spirit Apparel
T-shirts, Sweatshirts, Hoodies & Jackets - all of these are
available for ordering directly through the Dawg House. They make
great gifts - and it's so fun to see a crowd full of red & black
when we travel!
FUND RAISING OPPORTUNITIES
As you see from the schedule - there are a number of trips the
band and guard is participating in this year. There are multiple
fundraising opportunities to assist with these costs. Current and
ongoing opportunities include:
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 Trash
Bags - White, Yellow, and new JUMBO Blue rolls of trash bags
are a very successful way to add to personal trip accounts.
Rolls of trash bags sell for $10 and $3 of every roll goes
directly into the student's personal trip account. Need an easy
form to take orders - here's a
revised one with the blue bags listed. When you have as many orders as you're ready to
fill - tear off the bottom section, place it in the envelope
inside the band room door for Carrie Moore - and she will fill
the order and leave it for you by the bulletin board. You can
continually sell trash bags all year long.
- QSP Reader's Digest Magazine
Sales - Didn't work as hard as you would have liked to on
the first of the year concentrated magazine sale? You can still
benefit from QSP Magazine sales. Click on the banner below, or
on the square banner at the bottom of the events calendar or the
Links page - you can order magazines directly through those
links - entering the student's name that the sale should be
credited to when the order is completed. It is a secure shopping
site - and students receive 40% of the sales credited to their
trip accounts.
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