Congratulations to the Band, Drumline and Dance Teams!

Congratulations to the Band, Dance Team and Drum Line at the Lees Summit North Marching Festival! In 3rd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Marching Band performing 'Phobia'! In 2nd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Drum Line performance! And in First Place - the Shawnee Mission West Dance and Flag team performance! Outstanding work to all of our Band Students - and thank you to all the Band parents that helped make this a success!
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Band Notes 9-18-22

Bravo Marching Band!    Great first outing on Friday night!  Mr. Hupe & I were very proud of your accomplishments for pre-game and half-time as well as in the stands. Thanks to ALL the parents who helped make Friday night a success – with the truck, chaperones, tailgate, pictures/video, and others I’m not even aware of. Your presence and involvement is incredibly encouraging! Tomorrow morning we watch the video to learn from our performance and then begin to add on drill for movement three!  (more…)
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Band Notes, 9-6-2022

I hope you each had a great day of relaxation today.  Thanks to all the students who came and played in the pep band on Friday evening.  We had a lot of great comments from parents and fans! We have quite a bit of news, including our Car Wash totals - great work everyone! Schedule and Events Tuesday evening – Marching Band rehearsal – 6-8p Hornline, 6-9p drumline.  We will be putting music and drill together and starting on visuals.   Don’t miss out! Tuesday: BAW meeting in the band room at 7:00p  We have a lot to talk about since we will be starting our home games in a couple…
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8-inch potted Mum - will be approx. 14-inch diameter plant

2022 West Band Mum Sale

SMW Band is selling mums to raise money for the Band Trip to perform in Hollywood, CA! All proceeds go to the general trip fund to help pay for student needs, logistics, meals, & more! We will have mums available for sale at Shawnee Mission West High School on Saturday from 9am to 2PM. Mum pots are 8 inches and plants will be approximately 14 inches in diameter. We are grateful for your support! How Much are the mums? Each 8" mum will be $12.00 and can be paid by Venmo, or by check made out to 'Band Aides West'. How do we get the mums? Come to Shawnee Mission…
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SM West Band Notes, Aug 22

GREAT JOB yesterday at the Mega Car Wash!   We washed over 320 cars - 145 in Lenexa and 177 in Lenexa! Thanks to Westlake Ace hardware for the location and a great thank you to the students and parents who helped out to make the Mega Car Wash a success! Coming Up This Week Here’s what’s happening this week… Monday, we continue our 7 a.m. rehearsals.  Again, every day we have band class, we have a 7a rehearsal until the last competition in October.  Another reminder for our percussion section – You all have decided to NOT have Monday night rehearsals this year, but rather join with the rest of…
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Mega Car Wash Photos

We have nearly a hundred photos from the Mega Car Wash today - check them out, download, share, order prints or swag at our cost! Thanks to all who came out for a wash today, and thanks to all who pledged donations for our band students! A hearty thank you to Ace Hardware for allowing us to use their parking lot and water for the car wash! All photos can be viewed at https://bandaideswest.smugmug.com/2022-2023/2022-Band-Mega-Car-Wash/ Thanks to Will England for the photography! Do you have photos you'd like added to our gallery? Drop a note to 'webmaster@bandaides.org' and let us know!
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Congratulations to the Band, Drumline and Dance Teams!

Congratulations to the Band, Dance Team and Drum Line at the Lees Summit North Marching Festival! In 3rd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Marching Band performing 'Phobia'! In 2nd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Drum Line performance! And in First Place - the Shawnee Mission West Dance and Flag team performance! Outstanding work to all of our Band Students - and thank you to all the Band parents that helped make this a success!
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Band Notes 9-18-22

Bravo Marching Band!    Great first outing on Friday night!  Mr. Hupe & I were very proud of your accomplishments for pre-game and half-time as well as in the stands. Thanks to ALL the parents who helped make Friday night a success – with the truck, chaperones, tailgate, pictures/video, and others I’m not even aware of. Your presence and involvement is incredibly encouraging! Tomorrow morning we watch the video to learn from our performance and then begin to add on drill for movement three!  (more…)
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Band Notes, 9-6-2022

I hope you each had a great day of relaxation today.  Thanks to all the students who came and played in the pep band on Friday evening.  We had a lot of great comments from parents and fans! We have quite a bit of news, including our Car Wash totals - great work everyone! Schedule and Events Tuesday evening – Marching Band rehearsal – 6-8p Hornline, 6-9p drumline.  We will be putting music and drill together and starting on visuals.   Don’t miss out! Tuesday: BAW meeting in the band room at 7:00p  We have a lot to talk about since we will be starting our home games in a couple…
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8-inch potted Mum - will be approx. 14-inch diameter plant

2022 West Band Mum Sale

SMW Band is selling mums to raise money for the Band Trip to perform in Hollywood, CA! All proceeds go to the general trip fund to help pay for student needs, logistics, meals, & more! We will have mums available for sale at Shawnee Mission West High School on Saturday from 9am to 2PM. Mum pots are 8 inches and plants will be approximately 14 inches in diameter. We are grateful for your support! How Much are the mums? Each 8" mum will be $12.00 and can be paid by Venmo, or by check made out to 'Band Aides West'. How do we get the mums? Come to Shawnee Mission…
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SM West Band Notes, Aug 22

GREAT JOB yesterday at the Mega Car Wash!   We washed over 320 cars - 145 in Lenexa and 177 in Lenexa! Thanks to Westlake Ace hardware for the location and a great thank you to the students and parents who helped out to make the Mega Car Wash a success! Coming Up This Week Here’s what’s happening this week… Monday, we continue our 7 a.m. rehearsals.  Again, every day we have band class, we have a 7a rehearsal until the last competition in October.  Another reminder for our percussion section – You all have decided to NOT have Monday night rehearsals this year, but rather join with the rest of…
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Mega Car Wash Photos

We have nearly a hundred photos from the Mega Car Wash today - check them out, download, share, order prints or swag at our cost! Thanks to all who came out for a wash today, and thanks to all who pledged donations for our band students! A hearty thank you to Ace Hardware for allowing us to use their parking lot and water for the car wash! All photos can be viewed at https://bandaideswest.smugmug.com/2022-2023/2022-Band-Mega-Car-Wash/ Thanks to Will England for the photography! Do you have photos you'd like added to our gallery? Drop a note to 'webmaster@bandaides.org' and let us know!
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Congratulations to the Band, Drumline and Dance Teams!

Congratulations to the Band, Dance Team and Drum Line at the Lees Summit North Marching Festival! In 3rd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Marching Band performing 'Phobia'! In 2nd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Drum Line performance! And in First Place - the Shawnee Mission West Dance and Flag team performance! Outstanding work to all of our Band Students - and thank you to all the Band parents that helped make this a success!
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Band Notes 9-18-22

Bravo Marching Band!    Great first outing on Friday night!  Mr. Hupe & I were very proud of your accomplishments for pre-game and half-time as well as in the stands. Thanks to ALL the parents who helped make Friday night a success – with the truck, chaperones, tailgate, pictures/video, and others I’m not even aware of. Your presence and involvement is incredibly encouraging! Tomorrow morning we watch the video to learn from our performance and then begin to add on drill for movement three!  (more…)
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Band Notes, 9-6-2022

I hope you each had a great day of relaxation today.  Thanks to all the students who came and played in the pep band on Friday evening.  We had a lot of great comments from parents and fans! We have quite a bit of news, including our Car Wash totals - great work everyone! Schedule and Events Tuesday evening – Marching Band rehearsal – 6-8p Hornline, 6-9p drumline.  We will be putting music and drill together and starting on visuals.   Don’t miss out! Tuesday: BAW meeting in the band room at 7:00p  We have a lot to talk about since we will be starting our home games in a couple…
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8-inch potted Mum - will be approx. 14-inch diameter plant

2022 West Band Mum Sale

SMW Band is selling mums to raise money for the Band Trip to perform in Hollywood, CA! All proceeds go to the general trip fund to help pay for student needs, logistics, meals, & more! We will have mums available for sale at Shawnee Mission West High School on Saturday from 9am to 2PM. Mum pots are 8 inches and plants will be approximately 14 inches in diameter. We are grateful for your support! How Much are the mums? Each 8" mum will be $12.00 and can be paid by Venmo, or by check made out to 'Band Aides West'. How do we get the mums? Come to Shawnee Mission…
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SM West Band Notes, Aug 22

GREAT JOB yesterday at the Mega Car Wash!   We washed over 320 cars - 145 in Lenexa and 177 in Lenexa! Thanks to Westlake Ace hardware for the location and a great thank you to the students and parents who helped out to make the Mega Car Wash a success! Coming Up This Week Here’s what’s happening this week… Monday, we continue our 7 a.m. rehearsals.  Again, every day we have band class, we have a 7a rehearsal until the last competition in October.  Another reminder for our percussion section – You all have decided to NOT have Monday night rehearsals this year, but rather join with the rest of…
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Mega Car Wash Photos

We have nearly a hundred photos from the Mega Car Wash today - check them out, download, share, order prints or swag at our cost! Thanks to all who came out for a wash today, and thanks to all who pledged donations for our band students! A hearty thank you to Ace Hardware for allowing us to use their parking lot and water for the car wash! All photos can be viewed at https://bandaideswest.smugmug.com/2022-2023/2022-Band-Mega-Car-Wash/ Thanks to Will England for the photography! Do you have photos you'd like added to our gallery? Drop a note to 'webmaster@bandaides.org' and let us know!
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Congratulations to the Band, Drumline and Dance Teams!

Congratulations to the Band, Dance Team and Drum Line at the Lees Summit North Marching Festival! In 3rd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Marching Band performing 'Phobia'! In 2nd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Drum Line performance! And in First Place - the Shawnee Mission West Dance and Flag team performance! Outstanding work to all of our Band Students - and thank you to all the Band parents that helped make this a success!
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Band Notes 9-18-22

Bravo Marching Band!    Great first outing on Friday night!  Mr. Hupe & I were very proud of your accomplishments for pre-game and half-time as well as in the stands. Thanks to ALL the parents who helped make Friday night a success – with the truck, chaperones, tailgate, pictures/video, and others I’m not even aware of. Your presence and involvement is incredibly encouraging! Tomorrow morning we watch the video to learn from our performance and then begin to add on drill for movement three!  (more…)
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Band Notes, 9-6-2022

I hope you each had a great day of relaxation today.  Thanks to all the students who came and played in the pep band on Friday evening.  We had a lot of great comments from parents and fans! We have quite a bit of news, including our Car Wash totals - great work everyone! Schedule and Events Tuesday evening – Marching Band rehearsal – 6-8p Hornline, 6-9p drumline.  We will be putting music and drill together and starting on visuals.   Don’t miss out! Tuesday: BAW meeting in the band room at 7:00p  We have a lot to talk about since we will be starting our home games in a couple…
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8-inch potted Mum - will be approx. 14-inch diameter plant

2022 West Band Mum Sale

SMW Band is selling mums to raise money for the Band Trip to perform in Hollywood, CA! All proceeds go to the general trip fund to help pay for student needs, logistics, meals, & more! We will have mums available for sale at Shawnee Mission West High School on Saturday from 9am to 2PM. Mum pots are 8 inches and plants will be approximately 14 inches in diameter. We are grateful for your support! How Much are the mums? Each 8" mum will be $12.00 and can be paid by Venmo, or by check made out to 'Band Aides West'. How do we get the mums? Come to Shawnee Mission…
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SM West Band Notes, Aug 22

GREAT JOB yesterday at the Mega Car Wash!   We washed over 320 cars - 145 in Lenexa and 177 in Lenexa! Thanks to Westlake Ace hardware for the location and a great thank you to the students and parents who helped out to make the Mega Car Wash a success! Coming Up This Week Here’s what’s happening this week… Monday, we continue our 7 a.m. rehearsals.  Again, every day we have band class, we have a 7a rehearsal until the last competition in October.  Another reminder for our percussion section – You all have decided to NOT have Monday night rehearsals this year, but rather join with the rest of…
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Mega Car Wash Photos

We have nearly a hundred photos from the Mega Car Wash today - check them out, download, share, order prints or swag at our cost! Thanks to all who came out for a wash today, and thanks to all who pledged donations for our band students! A hearty thank you to Ace Hardware for allowing us to use their parking lot and water for the car wash! All photos can be viewed at https://bandaideswest.smugmug.com/2022-2023/2022-Band-Mega-Car-Wash/ Thanks to Will England for the photography! Do you have photos you'd like added to our gallery? Drop a note to 'webmaster@bandaides.org' and let us know!
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Congratulations to the Band, Drumline and Dance Teams!

Congratulations to the Band, Dance Team and Drum Line at the Lees Summit North Marching Festival! In 3rd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Marching Band performing 'Phobia'! In 2nd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Drum Line performance! And in First Place - the Shawnee Mission West Dance and Flag team performance! Outstanding work to all of our Band Students - and thank you to all the Band parents that helped make this a success!
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Band Notes 9-18-22

Bravo Marching Band!    Great first outing on Friday night!  Mr. Hupe & I were very proud of your accomplishments for pre-game and half-time as well as in the stands. Thanks to ALL the parents who helped make Friday night a success – with the truck, chaperones, tailgate, pictures/video, and others I’m not even aware of. Your presence and involvement is incredibly encouraging! Tomorrow morning we watch the video to learn from our performance and then begin to add on drill for movement three!  (more…)
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Band Notes, 9-6-2022

I hope you each had a great day of relaxation today.  Thanks to all the students who came and played in the pep band on Friday evening.  We had a lot of great comments from parents and fans! We have quite a bit of news, including our Car Wash totals - great work everyone! Schedule and Events Tuesday evening – Marching Band rehearsal – 6-8p Hornline, 6-9p drumline.  We will be putting music and drill together and starting on visuals.   Don’t miss out! Tuesday: BAW meeting in the band room at 7:00p  We have a lot to talk about since we will be starting our home games in a couple…
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8-inch potted Mum - will be approx. 14-inch diameter plant

2022 West Band Mum Sale

SMW Band is selling mums to raise money for the Band Trip to perform in Hollywood, CA! All proceeds go to the general trip fund to help pay for student needs, logistics, meals, & more! We will have mums available for sale at Shawnee Mission West High School on Saturday from 9am to 2PM. Mum pots are 8 inches and plants will be approximately 14 inches in diameter. We are grateful for your support! How Much are the mums? Each 8" mum will be $12.00 and can be paid by Venmo, or by check made out to 'Band Aides West'. How do we get the mums? Come to Shawnee Mission…
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SM West Band Notes, Aug 22

GREAT JOB yesterday at the Mega Car Wash!   We washed over 320 cars - 145 in Lenexa and 177 in Lenexa! Thanks to Westlake Ace hardware for the location and a great thank you to the students and parents who helped out to make the Mega Car Wash a success! Coming Up This Week Here’s what’s happening this week… Monday, we continue our 7 a.m. rehearsals.  Again, every day we have band class, we have a 7a rehearsal until the last competition in October.  Another reminder for our percussion section – You all have decided to NOT have Monday night rehearsals this year, but rather join with the rest of…
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Mega Car Wash Photos

We have nearly a hundred photos from the Mega Car Wash today - check them out, download, share, order prints or swag at our cost! Thanks to all who came out for a wash today, and thanks to all who pledged donations for our band students! A hearty thank you to Ace Hardware for allowing us to use their parking lot and water for the car wash! All photos can be viewed at https://bandaideswest.smugmug.com/2022-2023/2022-Band-Mega-Car-Wash/ Thanks to Will England for the photography! Do you have photos you'd like added to our gallery? Drop a note to 'webmaster@bandaides.org' and let us know!
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Congratulations to the Band, Drumline and Dance Teams!

Congratulations to the Band, Dance Team and Drum Line at the Lees Summit North Marching Festival! In 3rd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Marching Band performing 'Phobia'! In 2nd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Drum Line performance! And in First Place - the Shawnee Mission West Dance and Flag team performance! Outstanding work to all of our Band Students - and thank you to all the Band parents that helped make this a success!
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Band Notes 9-18-22

Bravo Marching Band!    Great first outing on Friday night!  Mr. Hupe & I were very proud of your accomplishments for pre-game and half-time as well as in the stands. Thanks to ALL the parents who helped make Friday night a success – with the truck, chaperones, tailgate, pictures/video, and others I’m not even aware of. Your presence and involvement is incredibly encouraging! Tomorrow morning we watch the video to learn from our performance and then begin to add on drill for movement three!  (more…)
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Band Notes, 9-6-2022

I hope you each had a great day of relaxation today.  Thanks to all the students who came and played in the pep band on Friday evening.  We had a lot of great comments from parents and fans! We have quite a bit of news, including our Car Wash totals - great work everyone! Schedule and Events Tuesday evening – Marching Band rehearsal – 6-8p Hornline, 6-9p drumline.  We will be putting music and drill together and starting on visuals.   Don’t miss out! Tuesday: BAW meeting in the band room at 7:00p  We have a lot to talk about since we will be starting our home games in a couple…
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8-inch potted Mum - will be approx. 14-inch diameter plant

2022 West Band Mum Sale

SMW Band is selling mums to raise money for the Band Trip to perform in Hollywood, CA! All proceeds go to the general trip fund to help pay for student needs, logistics, meals, & more! We will have mums available for sale at Shawnee Mission West High School on Saturday from 9am to 2PM. Mum pots are 8 inches and plants will be approximately 14 inches in diameter. We are grateful for your support! How Much are the mums? Each 8" mum will be $12.00 and can be paid by Venmo, or by check made out to 'Band Aides West'. How do we get the mums? Come to Shawnee Mission…
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SM West Band Notes, Aug 22

GREAT JOB yesterday at the Mega Car Wash!   We washed over 320 cars - 145 in Lenexa and 177 in Lenexa! Thanks to Westlake Ace hardware for the location and a great thank you to the students and parents who helped out to make the Mega Car Wash a success! Coming Up This Week Here’s what’s happening this week… Monday, we continue our 7 a.m. rehearsals.  Again, every day we have band class, we have a 7a rehearsal until the last competition in October.  Another reminder for our percussion section – You all have decided to NOT have Monday night rehearsals this year, but rather join with the rest of…
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Mega Car Wash Photos

We have nearly a hundred photos from the Mega Car Wash today - check them out, download, share, order prints or swag at our cost! Thanks to all who came out for a wash today, and thanks to all who pledged donations for our band students! A hearty thank you to Ace Hardware for allowing us to use their parking lot and water for the car wash! All photos can be viewed at https://bandaideswest.smugmug.com/2022-2023/2022-Band-Mega-Car-Wash/ Thanks to Will England for the photography! Do you have photos you'd like added to our gallery? Drop a note to 'webmaster@bandaides.org' and let us know!
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Congratulations to the Band, Drumline and Dance Teams!

Congratulations to the Band, Dance Team and Drum Line at the Lees Summit North Marching Festival! In 3rd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Marching Band performing 'Phobia'! In 2nd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Drum Line performance! And in First Place - the Shawnee Mission West Dance and Flag team performance! Outstanding work to all of our Band Students - and thank you to all the Band parents that helped make this a success!
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Band Notes 9-18-22

Bravo Marching Band!    Great first outing on Friday night!  Mr. Hupe & I were very proud of your accomplishments for pre-game and half-time as well as in the stands. Thanks to ALL the parents who helped make Friday night a success – with the truck, chaperones, tailgate, pictures/video, and others I’m not even aware of. Your presence and involvement is incredibly encouraging! Tomorrow morning we watch the video to learn from our performance and then begin to add on drill for movement three!  (more…)
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Band Notes, 9-6-2022

I hope you each had a great day of relaxation today.  Thanks to all the students who came and played in the pep band on Friday evening.  We had a lot of great comments from parents and fans! We have quite a bit of news, including our Car Wash totals - great work everyone! Schedule and Events Tuesday evening – Marching Band rehearsal – 6-8p Hornline, 6-9p drumline.  We will be putting music and drill together and starting on visuals.   Don’t miss out! Tuesday: BAW meeting in the band room at 7:00p  We have a lot to talk about since we will be starting our home games in a couple…
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8-inch potted Mum - will be approx. 14-inch diameter plant

2022 West Band Mum Sale

SMW Band is selling mums to raise money for the Band Trip to perform in Hollywood, CA! All proceeds go to the general trip fund to help pay for student needs, logistics, meals, & more! We will have mums available for sale at Shawnee Mission West High School on Saturday from 9am to 2PM. Mum pots are 8 inches and plants will be approximately 14 inches in diameter. We are grateful for your support! How Much are the mums? Each 8" mum will be $12.00 and can be paid by Venmo, or by check made out to 'Band Aides West'. How do we get the mums? Come to Shawnee Mission…
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SM West Band Notes, Aug 22

GREAT JOB yesterday at the Mega Car Wash!   We washed over 320 cars - 145 in Lenexa and 177 in Lenexa! Thanks to Westlake Ace hardware for the location and a great thank you to the students and parents who helped out to make the Mega Car Wash a success! Coming Up This Week Here’s what’s happening this week… Monday, we continue our 7 a.m. rehearsals.  Again, every day we have band class, we have a 7a rehearsal until the last competition in October.  Another reminder for our percussion section – You all have decided to NOT have Monday night rehearsals this year, but rather join with the rest of…
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Mega Car Wash Photos

We have nearly a hundred photos from the Mega Car Wash today - check them out, download, share, order prints or swag at our cost! Thanks to all who came out for a wash today, and thanks to all who pledged donations for our band students! A hearty thank you to Ace Hardware for allowing us to use their parking lot and water for the car wash! All photos can be viewed at https://bandaideswest.smugmug.com/2022-2023/2022-Band-Mega-Car-Wash/ Thanks to Will England for the photography! Do you have photos you'd like added to our gallery? Drop a note to 'webmaster@bandaides.org' and let us know!
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Congratulations to the Band, Drumline and Dance Teams!

Congratulations to the Band, Dance Team and Drum Line at the Lees Summit North Marching Festival! In 3rd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Marching Band performing 'Phobia'! In 2nd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Drum Line performance! And in First Place - the Shawnee Mission West Dance and Flag team performance! Outstanding work to all of our Band Students - and thank you to all the Band parents that helped make this a success!
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Band Notes 9-18-22

Bravo Marching Band!    Great first outing on Friday night!  Mr. Hupe & I were very proud of your accomplishments for pre-game and half-time as well as in the stands. Thanks to ALL the parents who helped make Friday night a success – with the truck, chaperones, tailgate, pictures/video, and others I’m not even aware of. Your presence and involvement is incredibly encouraging! Tomorrow morning we watch the video to learn from our performance and then begin to add on drill for movement three!  (more…)
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Band Notes, 9-6-2022

I hope you each had a great day of relaxation today.  Thanks to all the students who came and played in the pep band on Friday evening.  We had a lot of great comments from parents and fans! We have quite a bit of news, including our Car Wash totals - great work everyone! Schedule and Events Tuesday evening – Marching Band rehearsal – 6-8p Hornline, 6-9p drumline.  We will be putting music and drill together and starting on visuals.   Don’t miss out! Tuesday: BAW meeting in the band room at 7:00p  We have a lot to talk about since we will be starting our home games in a couple…
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8-inch potted Mum - will be approx. 14-inch diameter plant

2022 West Band Mum Sale

SMW Band is selling mums to raise money for the Band Trip to perform in Hollywood, CA! All proceeds go to the general trip fund to help pay for student needs, logistics, meals, & more! We will have mums available for sale at Shawnee Mission West High School on Saturday from 9am to 2PM. Mum pots are 8 inches and plants will be approximately 14 inches in diameter. We are grateful for your support! How Much are the mums? Each 8" mum will be $12.00 and can be paid by Venmo, or by check made out to 'Band Aides West'. How do we get the mums? Come to Shawnee Mission…
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SM West Band Notes, Aug 22

GREAT JOB yesterday at the Mega Car Wash!   We washed over 320 cars - 145 in Lenexa and 177 in Lenexa! Thanks to Westlake Ace hardware for the location and a great thank you to the students and parents who helped out to make the Mega Car Wash a success! Coming Up This Week Here’s what’s happening this week… Monday, we continue our 7 a.m. rehearsals.  Again, every day we have band class, we have a 7a rehearsal until the last competition in October.  Another reminder for our percussion section – You all have decided to NOT have Monday night rehearsals this year, but rather join with the rest of…
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Mega Car Wash Photos

We have nearly a hundred photos from the Mega Car Wash today - check them out, download, share, order prints or swag at our cost! Thanks to all who came out for a wash today, and thanks to all who pledged donations for our band students! A hearty thank you to Ace Hardware for allowing us to use their parking lot and water for the car wash! All photos can be viewed at https://bandaideswest.smugmug.com/2022-2023/2022-Band-Mega-Car-Wash/ Thanks to Will England for the photography! Do you have photos you'd like added to our gallery? Drop a note to 'webmaster@bandaides.org' and let us know!
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Congratulations to the Band, Drumline and Dance Teams!

Congratulations to the Band, Dance Team and Drum Line at the Lees Summit North Marching Festival! In 3rd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Marching Band performing 'Phobia'! In 2nd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Drum Line performance! And in First Place - the Shawnee Mission West Dance and Flag team performance! Outstanding work to all of our Band Students - and thank you to all the Band parents that helped make this a success!
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Band Notes 9-18-22

Bravo Marching Band!    Great first outing on Friday night!  Mr. Hupe & I were very proud of your accomplishments for pre-game and half-time as well as in the stands. Thanks to ALL the parents who helped make Friday night a success – with the truck, chaperones, tailgate, pictures/video, and others I’m not even aware of. Your presence and involvement is incredibly encouraging! Tomorrow morning we watch the video to learn from our performance and then begin to add on drill for movement three!  (more…)
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Band Notes, 9-6-2022

I hope you each had a great day of relaxation today.  Thanks to all the students who came and played in the pep band on Friday evening.  We had a lot of great comments from parents and fans! We have quite a bit of news, including our Car Wash totals - great work everyone! Schedule and Events Tuesday evening – Marching Band rehearsal – 6-8p Hornline, 6-9p drumline.  We will be putting music and drill together and starting on visuals.   Don’t miss out! Tuesday: BAW meeting in the band room at 7:00p  We have a lot to talk about since we will be starting our home games in a couple…
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8-inch potted Mum - will be approx. 14-inch diameter plant

2022 West Band Mum Sale

SMW Band is selling mums to raise money for the Band Trip to perform in Hollywood, CA! All proceeds go to the general trip fund to help pay for student needs, logistics, meals, & more! We will have mums available for sale at Shawnee Mission West High School on Saturday from 9am to 2PM. Mum pots are 8 inches and plants will be approximately 14 inches in diameter. We are grateful for your support! How Much are the mums? Each 8" mum will be $12.00 and can be paid by Venmo, or by check made out to 'Band Aides West'. How do we get the mums? Come to Shawnee Mission…
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SM West Band Notes, Aug 22

GREAT JOB yesterday at the Mega Car Wash!   We washed over 320 cars - 145 in Lenexa and 177 in Lenexa! Thanks to Westlake Ace hardware for the location and a great thank you to the students and parents who helped out to make the Mega Car Wash a success! Coming Up This Week Here’s what’s happening this week… Monday, we continue our 7 a.m. rehearsals.  Again, every day we have band class, we have a 7a rehearsal until the last competition in October.  Another reminder for our percussion section – You all have decided to NOT have Monday night rehearsals this year, but rather join with the rest of…
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Mega Car Wash Photos

We have nearly a hundred photos from the Mega Car Wash today - check them out, download, share, order prints or swag at our cost! Thanks to all who came out for a wash today, and thanks to all who pledged donations for our band students! A hearty thank you to Ace Hardware for allowing us to use their parking lot and water for the car wash! All photos can be viewed at https://bandaideswest.smugmug.com/2022-2023/2022-Band-Mega-Car-Wash/ Thanks to Will England for the photography! Do you have photos you'd like added to our gallery? Drop a note to 'webmaster@bandaides.org' and let us know!
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Congratulations to the Band, Drumline and Dance Teams!

Congratulations to the Band, Dance Team and Drum Line at the Lees Summit North Marching Festival! In 3rd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Marching Band performing 'Phobia'! In 2nd Place - the Shawnee Mission West Drum Line performance! And in First Place - the Shawnee Mission West Dance and Flag team performance! Outstanding work to all of our Band Students - and thank you to all the Band parents that helped make this a success!
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Band Notes 9-18-22

Bravo Marching Band!    Great first outing on Friday night!  Mr. Hupe & I were very proud of your accomplishments for pre-game and half-time as well as in the stands. Thanks to ALL the parents who helped make Friday night a success – with the truck, chaperones, tailgate, pictures/video, and others I’m not even aware of. Your presence and involvement is incredibly encouraging! Tomorrow morning we watch the video to learn from our performance and then begin to add on drill for movement three!  (more…)
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Band Notes, 9-6-2022

I hope you each had a great day of relaxation today.  Thanks to all the students who came and played in the pep band on Friday evening.  We had a lot of great comments from parents and fans! We have quite a bit of news, including our Car Wash totals - great work everyone! Schedule and Events Tuesday evening – Marching Band rehearsal – 6-8p Hornline, 6-9p drumline.  We will be putting music and drill together and starting on visuals.   Don’t miss out! Tuesday: BAW meeting in the band room at 7:00p  We have a lot to talk about since we will be starting our home games in a couple…
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8-inch potted Mum - will be approx. 14-inch diameter plant

2022 West Band Mum Sale

SMW Band is selling mums to raise money for the Band Trip to perform in Hollywood, CA! All proceeds go to the general trip fund to help pay for student needs, logistics, meals, & more! We will have mums available for sale at Shawnee Mission West High School on Saturday from 9am to 2PM. Mum pots are 8 inches and plants will be approximately 14 inches in diameter. We are grateful for your support! How Much are the mums? Each 8" mum will be $12.00 and can be paid by Venmo, or by check made out to 'Band Aides West'. How do we get the mums? Come to Shawnee Mission…
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SM West Band Notes, Aug 22

GREAT JOB yesterday at the Mega Car Wash!   We washed over 320 cars - 145 in Lenexa and 177 in Lenexa! Thanks to Westlake Ace hardware for the location and a great thank you to the students and parents who helped out to make the Mega Car Wash a success! Coming Up This Week Here’s what’s happening this week… Monday, we continue our 7 a.m. rehearsals.  Again, every day we have band class, we have a 7a rehearsal until the last competition in October.  Another reminder for our percussion section – You all have decided to NOT have Monday night rehearsals this year, but rather join with the rest of…
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Mega Car Wash Photos

We have nearly a hundred photos from the Mega Car Wash today - check them out, download, share, order prints or swag at our cost! Thanks to all who came out for a wash today, and thanks to all who pledged donations for our band students! A hearty thank you to Ace Hardware for allowing us to use their parking lot and water for the car wash! All photos can be viewed at https://bandaideswest.smugmug.com/2022-2023/2022-Band-Mega-Car-Wash/ Thanks to Will England for the photography! Do you have photos you'd like added to our gallery? Drop a note to 'webmaster@bandaides.org' and let us know!
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