Band Update for 10/18 - 10/24

Congratulations again to our Senior Band and Color Guard Members! Thank you for your dedication and leadership over the past four years! We have just two short weeks left in our marching season as we push to the KBA Championships! Thank you to all our band family on making a special night for our 8th grade guests as well! Having 170+Band and Color Guard members in the stands definitely made for a fun environment on Friday!

Congratulations to senior Horn player Ethan Guo who auditioned for and was named as an Alternate to the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) All-National Honor Band. Students must make their respective All-State Band to be eligible and then compete against hundreds of entries from all 50 states. This is a tremendous accomplishment and recognition for Ethan! West has been fortunate to have had a handful of students selected as alternates or members of one of the All-National Honor Ensembles through the years.

KMEA Auditions: Those participating in auditions have 2 options to record: A. Record with your private teacher or at home or B. Record at school. All participants were emailed a link to sign-up for recording times if choosing option B. Reminder that KMEA auditions are due on November 2 so we can upload them in time.

KBA Championships: Our state marching event takes place on October 30. The schedule can be found below. We will have some updates from KU hopefully by the end of this week for parents planning to come and watch. The KBA Championships began in 2015 and are always an exciting day showcasing the creativity and hard work of band students across the state! We cannot wait to share our fully finished show and the efforts our students have put in over the past couple months!

Playoff Football:  Our Jaguars still have the potential to host a first round play-off game at BV West on Friday, October 29. Whether or not we have a game on that night will not be determined until the week prior (when KSHSAA District Football Standings are finalized.) Schedule for that evening would be the same as our regular Friday night football games. State Football playoffs run from October 29 - November 27. If our Jaguars advance out of District Play, we will provide a pep band for any future games. Details will be shared as needed, but attendance will be flexible as we have many students involved in a range of activities in November and December. 


This Week:
Tuesday, October 19:
6-9 PM - Full Band & Color Guard Rehearsal

Thursday, October 21
6- 9 PM - Full Band & Color Guard Rehearsal 

Next Week

Tuesday, October 26:
6-9 PM - Full Band & Color Guard Rehearsal

Thursday, October 28
6- 9 PM - FINAL EVENING BAND & GUARD REHEARSAL

Friday, October 29 - POTENTIAL Playoff Football Game @ BVW

Saturday, October 30 - Kansas Bandmasters Association Championships - Lawrence - Click HERE for schedule. Final Marching Band performance of the 2021 season.

Two Weeks

Monday - Tuesday, November 1-2:
KMEA District Band Audition Recording Sessions - see email for additional information

Thursday, November 3
7:00 PM - Fall Jazz Ensemble Concert​