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Shawnee Mission West Pride Band

Shawnee Mission West Pride Band

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Band Notes 8-16-26

Hello everyone!  Now that we have our initial couple of days under our belts, it’s time to really get the school year started. This week - paperwork, info on the best fundraiser ever, and mariache band camp! Thank you in advance for taking a few minutes to review these important kickoff updates! (more…)
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Shawnee Mission West Band on the field at their Band Camp Exhibition

2026 Band Camp Exhibition

Friday night, our band family got to see what the band has been working so hard on all week! We demonstrated our drills, introduced the marching show music, enjoyed some ice cream and even had a bit of a water balloon fight - the saxophone section won the spirit competition, so they got to douse the drum majors! (more…)
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Kansas Bandmasters Association Honor Band Performance

 The West Band had six incoming freshmen participate in the Kansas Bandmasters Association Honor Band today.  They started rehearsal at 8:00 a.m. and performed a concert at 3:00 p.m. the same day in Wichita as part of this year's KBA Convention.  Dr Thomas is a past president of KBA and is responsible for starting this honor band many years ago during his presidency. The students are (L to R) Brielle Pennington, Corbin Geist, Alex Halse, Charleigh Huffine, Stacy Freeman, and Kate Johnson. Congratulations on a great concert and thanks for representing West Pride!
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Shawnee Mission West Louie Louie band

Louie Louie band (4th of July parade)

Calling all Viking West Pride Marching Band members, past and present! Can you believe it? It’s time to sign up for the Louie, Louie Marching Band that will be in the Lenexa 4th of July Parade. Please make sure to sign up and indicate if you will need a school instrument to be picked up before the parade. https://forms.gle/aoeLbCufytWumtww8 Contact Melissa Sindt for questions. Melissa.sindt@gmail.com
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Band Notes 5-3-26

Just a few things left for the year – can you believe it! Let me start off by congratulating the percussionists last night.  What a great concert!   In my opinion, this was the strongest percussion concert in a few years – meaning you were the most prepared!  BRAVO.  Let’s do it again next year, and let’s talk about how to promote it and get even more people to join in the fun! (more…)
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