5th Annual Odessa Marching Invitational 
Saturday, October 11
Full Schedule Here

Visiting schools - we welcome you to Odessa amd we are excited to have you here! Throughout the day - any time you need assistance - just look for a volunteer in a flourescent green shirt. Each band will have an ambassador assigned directly to them as well.

Band members will have thier wrists stamped for ongoing entry throughout the day, and band directors will receive 8 wristbands to distribute to staff or props crew. Admission is $5 for all others - and that admission is for indoor and outdoor events for the entire day. Programs are $3, and contain valuable coupons for local businesses as well as information about the bands, how the judging takes place, and many other interesting pieces of information to assist you throughout the day. Wristbands and Programs will be available for sale both downtown at the parade (near the main judging stand at Casey's) and at the marching field.

Airgrams are available for $2 for both indoor events and field events - Indoors they are purchased through the concession stand, Outdoors they are purchased at the Silent Auction tables. Cutoff time for purchasing indoor is 2:30, outdoor is 3:30.

There will be an ongoing Silent Auction throughout the day - bidding will close at 4:00 and winners will take their won items home with them in almost all cases. There are some AWESOME auction items that have been donated - including a guitar and case valued at $500 from Meyer Music, an Ipod Touch donated by Pomeroy, valued at $229, an Ipod Nano donated by CDW, valued at $149 - and over 50 additional items!

Again - WELCOME to Odessa and thank you so much for your participation!

For goodness sake - Friday night was good - tonight at Blue Springs was AMAZING! I am so proud of all of you - that was one of the most exciting Awards Retreats so far! Awards Retreat pics and all other Blue Springs pics are now posted

Friday Home Football Game. Wow. Your performance at the football game was so exciting - I just couldn't go to bed before finishing the pictures. I cannot WAIT to watch you tomorrow at Blue Springs! Let's make some MAGIC!!!! View Friday Night Football show 

October 1 - Notes

Woodwind Group Reed Order - going in Friday. Forms are available in the band room and downloadable at the right. Money and form must be turned in by the football game Friday night to Belinda. (please do not put reed orders in the black box) 

Blue Springs Itinerary - available in the Forms & Documents section.

Saturday "Care & Feeding" of the BOD: The Boosters will provide one main meal & drinks for that meal at Blue Springs as always. You will probably be thirstier than your allotted drink with your meal - so be sure to bring your own money for the concession stand (or your own additional drinks that you think you'll need/want). It's very important that we support the schools we are guests of - the same way we rely on the support of visiting schools when they participate in our Marching Invitational. Thanks everyone!

Newspaper Heads up - BOD is featured in the Odessan this week - highlights from the Blue Valley Invitational. Look for it! As always - the rest of the pictures are here in the Photo Gallery. 

Another New Website - Show Me Odessa - FYI - look for your fellow BOD buds sports pictures on the new website www.showmeodessa.com . This is where I'm displaying the pictures taken at events other than band & choir. Currently - we have Cross Country & Volleyball sections - take a look and see what your friends are up to when they're not at band!

Boosters: Volunteers for OMI Meeting & Additional Volunteer Needs: Don't forget there is a special OMI Volunteer meeting on Monday October 6 at 7 p.m. Please be there if at all possible - you'll also receive your green shirt that night. Also - on Thursday October 9 during regular band practice - any boosters who are available to help assemble programs for OMI will be welcomed & appreciated! Meet us in the band room once the kids have gone out to the field! We'll finish easily by 8 so we can go out and wath the run-throughs the last hour.

Speaking of Thursday Nights... Parents/boosters - did you know you're welcome to sit in the stands the last hour of Thursday night practice? It's fun (and informative!) for you to see how hard the kids work and how the directors work with them - and it helps the kids to hear the applause where it will be in the normal course of the show - especially this year since as you know - we don't "break" between the four sections of the show.

When the Lights Go Out.... (editorial comment  ) Parents/boosters - it's also GREAT for you to wander over to the band after awards ceremonies for the post-awards talk. Just like Thursdays - it's a great way for you to see firsthand how this band finishes out a festival - trophies or not - you can be part of the experience with your student by showing your support! It is so awesome to see a crowd of Odessa Supporters at the end of a festival. Everyone is tired, everyone wants to go home - but the day's not complete just because the awards are over! Likewise - please understand that no matter how late when the buses arrive back at the school - it's VITALLY important for students to assist with unloading the trailer(s) and putting awy equipment properly so we're ready for the next week. We're full speed into the season now - so everybody's helping hands are important and needed! Thanks for understanding if your student isn't going straight from the bus to the car  ~Belinda

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