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Shawnee Mission West Band Glow Marching Show

October Glow Marching Show Resources

Mass quantities of Glow Sticks make the show such a brilliant success! You can find them locally - sometimes - or order online; A list of products used successfully before; no affiliation, just products that have worked. (we really should get an Amazon Affiliate Account...) 100 Pack Loops, Blue25 box bright blue 6" glowsticks25 box bright green 6" glowsticks100 pack loops, green100 pack loops, multicolor25 box, multicolor 6" glowsticks or this set100 pack smaller loops (wristband size, multicolor) You will need a *lot* of clear packing tape to attach the glowsticks to your marching band student. Here is a lot of clear packing tape in easy to use dispensers. Please…
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SM West Drum Majors at Kansas Bandmasters Association

2019 Kansas Bandmasters Competition Schedule

Kansas Band News has announced the schedule for the 2019 Kansas Bandmasters Marching Band Competition - Shawnee Mission West Pride will be marching at 9:30 AM! Step-off Band (Class) 8:00 AM Bishop Carroll Screamin' Eagles (Gold) 8:15 AM McLouth High School Marching Band(Gold) 8:30 AM Wichita East Marching Blue Aces (Gold) 8:45 AM De Soto High School Marching Wildcats (Blue) 9:00 AM Olathe Northwest Raven Pride (Blue) 9:15 AM Blue Valley Southwest High School Band (White) 9:30 AM Shawnee Mission West Marching Band (White) 10:00 AM Free State High School Band (White) 10:15 AM GCHS Marching Stampede (Blue) 10:30 AM "The Pride of Southwest Kansas" (Blue) 10:45 AM EHS Band…
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Shawnee Mission West Homecoming Parade

2019 Homecoming Parade

The SM West homecoming parade will begin at approximately 1:30 pm in the circle drive of Shawnee Mission West High School.  The parade proceeds down 85th Street to Santa Fe Drive and concludes at Overland Park Elementary School.  Parents and guests are invited to attend or watch along the parade route. Stay tuned to the SM West Band Facebook page for any updates or changes for weather.
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Hair Dye Time!

The band did so well at their car wash this year they beat the goal set by Mr. Thomas - so he held up his end of the deal and had his hair dyed pink! Mr. Hupe too! All of the photos, in full resolution without watermark are available on our Smugmug photo site; feel free to download, reuse, but do give credit to the photographer.
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Kansas Bandmasters Honor Band

Shawnee Mission West Pride Band is proud of these four Freshman. This summer, they were selected to participate in the Kansas Bandmasters Honor Band this past July. Students from all over Kansas applied and only 90 were selected for this one day event conducted by national renowned conductor and teacher Erin Cole from Cobb County Georgia. L-R Quinlan Hall – Trombone Will Calhoun – Trumpet Kamryn Yates – Alto Sax Maddie Crowder – Clarinet
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Band Rehearsing on the Field

Night Marching Band Rehearsal, 2019

Tuesday nights we will be rehearsing, either as the full band or specific sections of the band. September 6: Full bandSeptember 10: TBDSeptember 17: Full band, no percussionSeptember 24: Full bandOctober 8th: Full band October 15: Full bandOctober 29: Percussion only Percussion also has the following additional practice: September 9thSeptember 16th
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Enroll in SMWest Area 5th/6th Grade Band

Welcome back to school! Like what you see our High School band doing with marching on the football field, championship competitions and brilliant concerts during the year? Well, it's easy to get started on that by enrolling in 5th or 6th grade band with Mr. Hupe! To enroll in 5th or 6th grade band simply fill out this online form! It's available to all students attending Apache, Comanche, McAuliffe, Overland Park, Pawnee, Rising Star, and Sunflower elementary schools! Again, to get started just fill out this simple form on Google Docs! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17no0aRvb3JTkAu5Barj6kPMeBi6fvxorWhDaXNviK28/edit?uiv=1
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2019 / 2020 SM West Band Schedule

Mr. Thomas has completed the schedule for the year; starting out with Band Camp right now through Graduation in May of 2020! Download your copy now; be aware, some things may change throughout the year. Keep an eye on your email, our Facebook page and this website for updates. And talk to your Band kid - they know the most about what's going on! 2019-20 SM West Band CalendarDownload
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