Band Aides West - Shawnee Mission West Pride Band.

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022

Band Notes, Oct 9th – congratulations and a busy week!

WOW! Awesome job yesterday! We are so proud of your work and accomplishments. In case you hadn't heard, the Band placed third in our division, the drumline was second in their division (indoors) and the Colorguard was first in their division (indoors)! Thank you all for everything you have invested into making yourselves and your band better. Hard work always pays off. (more…)

October 8, 2022October 8, 2022

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!

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

Band Notes, October 2, 2022

I’m so excited that we got the entire show on the field this past Friday (video link) with all of the backdrops and drills. Thank you for all the hard work and extra time for sectionals, coming to build props, measure and get measured for uniforms, etc. You are all wonderful! Now we continue cleaning and ADDING more visuals. OK, here comes another crazy week in October! Hang on and please read carefully. Monday (10/3) Monday (tomorrow) – SMSD Marching Festival SM South Stadium. Call time has been moved up to 4:45. We had some issues with pants when students took them off on Friday night – many came unsnapped…

September 25, 2022September 25, 2022

Band Notes, Sept 25th – Homecoming Week

Thanks to all the parents and students who helped get our new uniforms prepped and ready to fit the students. They will look great this coming Friday! There are a lot of things coming up so let’s get straight into it. This is Homecoming week and we want to look and sound our best! (more…)

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022

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…)

Shawnee Mission West Marching Band performing 'Phobia', a marching band show

September 17, 2022September 17, 2022

Video from our first Marching Show

Friday night the Shawnee Mission West Pride Band, Dance and Flag team performed for the pregame and the first two movements of 'Phobia', our marching show for 2022. Thanks to Will England and John Schnake, we have video of the performances for your enjoyment and education! (more…)

September 17, 2022September 17, 2022

Sept 16 SM West Band Marching Show

Under the Friday Night Lights, the Shawnee Mission West Pride Band, Dance and Flag team performed the first two movements of the marching show, 'Phobia'; thanks to parent volunteers, we have some photos for you! (more…)

September 11, 2022September 11, 2022

Band Notes For Our First Halftime Show!

Are you excited? Are you ready? Our first live performance for the Marching Band, Color and Dance teams is this Friday! We have the whole schedule for the week listed out, and ways parents can help too!

2022 Shawnee Mission West Spiritwear T-Shirt Design Options

September 8, 2022September 27, 2022

2022 West Band Spiritwear Sales Re-Opened!

Didn't get the shirt or hoodie you wanted in time over the Summer? You're in luck - we have extended the Spiritwear sales for just a couple of weeks to get orders in for the end of the marching season! Check out the linked size, price chart, and designs, and make your order by Sept 27th!

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022

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…