Come out and see the Shawnee Mission Freshman Concert Band, Jazz Lab and Overland Express Jazz band perform at Shawnee Mission West in the auditorium! (Image courtesy the Colvin family, 2006)
Shawnee Mission West Pride Marching Band will be performing at the halftime of the home football game! We'll be celebrating our Seniors in the Band, and the show will be performed lights out - with the marching band lit by glow sticks! Photo courtesy Will England from the 2018 Shawnee Mission West Marching Band Glow Show!
Come out to K-State to enjoy the best bands in the state at the Central States Marching Festival! Clinic 2:00p, Performance 6:30p, Departure time TBD. Photo courtesy Angela Masters-Quick from the 2015 Central States Marching Festival
Come out to KU - Exact location to be announced, to watch the Shawnee Mission West Marching Band perform in the Open Class of the Kansas Bandmasters Competition! 9:30a preliminary performance. Finals???? After 6:30p.m. IF our score is high enough. Call time TBD. Photo courtesy Will England of the 2019 KBA Marching Festival
Shawnee Mission Band Parents - come out and find out all of the information for the coming months, events, and concerts!
We made it through Marching Season! Thank you to everyone who helped with uniforms, meals, chaperoning, roadies, snacks, concessions, seat covers, water, senior recognition, and everything else. Marching season certainly takes a village! Our Band Aides West Parent Meetings for the next two months are scheduled a little differently than usual: Monday, November 1, 7:00 pm (because of Tuesday’s election) Tuesday, November 30, 7:00 pm (because we want to meet in advance of the busy-ness of December) Your three VPs of Membership, Fundraising, and Events want to try something different for the rest of the school year. We’d like to set up […]
On Tuesday evening, November 9 at 7:00, we’re having two brainstorming meetings – one about fundraising and one about recruiting students. Fundraising in the band room and Recruiting in the ensemble room (next to the band directors’ office). We would love both parents and students to attend. Please log on to Charms at https://www.charmsoffice.com/ to sign up for 1 or more planning teams that we’re forming. If it’s your first time logging in, click log in > Parents/Students tab > School code is SMWestBand > Enter parent area > Your password is your student’s ID number. If you need your […]
Come to the early December BandAides Meeting - you can pick up London Trip refunds, (Refunds processed at 6:30 PM)find out more about the upcoming concert, pep band and Spring semester plans!
Band Concert – All concert bands and jazz bands. We will take concert band pictures this evening – on stage. Wind Ensemble at 6:05. Symphonic Band (including Freshman Concert Band) at 6:20. Given those times, students, you need to be getting your instrument earlier. The time listed is when the picture is TAKEN – NOT when you are to arrive. The concert begins at 7:00p.m. Remember, London Refund checks are available from 6:30 to 7:00p in the lobby in front of the auditorium. The concert will last about an hour and a half. All students are expected to stay for the entire concert. Concert Dress – In an effort […]
Tuesday at 7:00 PM, we will be talking about our upcoming fundraisers, candy bar sales, and blankets. The next events we have are Jazz on the Bridge, Percussion concert and Band Banquet. We need to also begin thinking about trip possibilities for next year. No real pressure, but it is nice to be organized and looking into the future. Please consider joining us. We NEED our parents to be counted on in the little things now, so we can prepare for the big things in the future – like trips.