Come watch the Shawnee Mission West Pride Band, Dance and Colorguard perform in the SMSD Marching Festival along with the rest of the SMSD Marching Bands!
The October BandAides parents meeting - come find out the latest news, information and events coming up for the marching band, concert band, London trip and more! See how you can help make the Band and your child's experience the best it can be!
Shawnee Mission West Pride Marching Band will be performing at the halftime of the home football game! Call time is 4:00p.m. in the band room to change into uniform. Busses depart at 4:30. We rehearse from 5:00-5:30 at the stadium. Dinner is at 5:45. Pregame starts at 6:30 this week.
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 […]
