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1 | BVNW Area Bands Calendar 2026-2027 | |||||
2 | DATE | DAY | EVENT | WHO | LOCATION | TIME |
14 | 9/10 | Th | Pep Assembly Performance | Marching Band | BVNW | School Day - AST |
15 | 9/10 | Th | Evening Marching Band Rehearsal | Marching Band | BVNW | 6:15-8:45pm |
16 | 9/22 | T | Evening Marching Band Rehearsal | Marching Band | BVNW | 6:15-8:45pm |
17 | 9/22 | T | Bandwagon Meeting | All Band Parents Welcome | BVNW - Orchestra Room | 6:15 PM |
18 | 9/25 | F | Home Football Game (FHHN) | Marching Band | BVNW | 4:45pm-9:30pm |
19 | 9/26 | Sa | KSU Marching Festival | Marching Band | Manhattan, KS | Afternoon to after midnight |
20 | 9/28 | M | BV District Marching Showcase | Marching Band | BVNW | 4:45pm Report to BVNW, Event Starts: 7pm |
21 | 10/6 | T | Evening Marching Band Rehearsal | Marching Band | BVNW | 6:15-8:45pm |
22 | 10/10 | Sa | Glow Show | Marching Band | BVNW | evening |
23 | 10/15 | Th | Fall INDOOR Bands Concert | Jazz Band, Fall Freshman Band, & Fall Concert Band | BVNW | 7:00 PM |
24 | 10/16 | F | Home Football Game (HOMECOMING) | Marching Band | BVNW | 4:45pm-9:30pm |
25 | 10/20 | T | Evening Marching Band Rehearsal | Marching Band | BVNW | 6:15-8:45pm |
26 | 10/20 | T | Bandwagon Meeting | All Band Parents Welcome | BVNW - Orchestra Room | 6:15 PM |
27 | 10/23 | F | Home Football Game (SENIOR NIGHT) | Marching Band | BVNW | 4:45pm-9:30pm |
28 | 10/24 | Sa | UCM Festival of Champions | Marching Band | Warrensburg, MO | All Day |
29 | 10/31 | Sa | Neewollah Marching Festival and Parade | Marching Band | Independence, KS | Before dawn to after midnight |
30 | 11/2 | M | Marching Band and Guard Pictures | Marching Band | BVNW | 7AM - during band class |
31 | 11/2 | M | Marching Band Pancake Banquet & Performance | Marching Band | BVNW | 5:45 PM |
32 | TBD | TBD | Marching Band Middle School Performance | Marching Band | HMS & OMS | 8:35AM-10:45AM (School Day) |
33 | 11/7 | Sa | ECKMEA District Band Auditions | Grades 9-12 eligible, but optional | Shawnee Mission North | 7:30AM-3pm |
34 | 12/7 | M | Before School Rehearsal for Concert Band, Symphonic Band, & Wind Ensemble | ALL Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble Students | PAC / Orch Room | 7:00 AM |
35 | 12/8 | T | BVNW Bands Winter Concert | All BVNW Bands (no colorguard) | BVNW | 7:00 PM |
36 | 12/9 | W | HMS/OMS Band Concert | Wind Ensemble | HMS & OMS | 6:00 PM & 7:00PM |
37 | 12/4-5 | Sa | ECKMEA District Mini-Convention | Those students selected for ECKMEA District Honor Band | BVHS & BVW | All Day |
38 | 12/8, 12/10, 12/11 | T, Th, F | Drum Major Clinics, Audition, Interview | Prospective Drum Majors | BVNW | Clinics T & Th 7:30AM-8:30AM, Conducting Audition Friday Hour 1, Interview Friday PM |
39 | TBD | TBD | Tuba Christmas | All Euphonium & Tuba Players in the Northwest Area | Kaufman Center for the Performing ARts | 7:35am-2:00pm |
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41 | DATE | DAY | EVENT | WHO | LOCATION | TIME |
42 | 1/16 | Sa | All-State Band Auditions | All-District Band Members selected for 12/7 event | Salina | all day |
43 | 1/20 | W | OMS & HMS 8th Grade Band Clinic w/ Wind Ensemble | OMS & HMS 8th grade bands, BVNW Wind Ensemble | BVNW | 1st Hour |
44 | 1/22-1/23 | F-Sa | John Philip Sousa Honor Band | 9th graders selected by audition | Lawrence | evening Fri, all day Sat |
45 | 1/30 | Sa | Wind Ensemble Camp | Wind Ensemble only (required) | BVNW | 9:00am-3:00pm |
46 | 2/9 | T | BVNW Band Concert | Wind Ens., Sym & Concert Bands, Percussion, Jazz | BVNW | 7:00 PM |
47 | 2/25-27 | Th-Sa | KMEA All-State Band & Orchestra | Those selected at State Band Auditions | Wichita | Thurs AM - Saturday PM |
48 | 3/8 | M | Recital Night - Solo Ensemble Festival Preview Perform | Solo & Small Ensemble participants | BVNW | 3:30-5:30pm |
49 | 3/9 | T | Northwest Area Band Festival | Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band | BVNW | 7:00 PM |
50 | 3/30 | Tu | Northwest Area Jazz Festival | OMS, HMS, BVNW Jazz Bands | HMS | 7:00 PM |
51 | 4/1 | Th | MNU Jazz Festival | BVNW Jazz Band | MNU (Olathe) | Thursday early afternoon performance |
52 | TBD 4/10 | TBD | Regional Solo and Small Ensemble Festival | Solo & Small Ensemble participants | Olathe South | all day |
53 | 4/12-4/14 | M-W | Color Guard Clinics & Tryouts | Color Guard (current and prospective) | BVNW | 6:30pm-8pm |
54 | 4/13 | T | BVW Band Festival | Concert Band & Symphonic Band | BVW | all day |
55 | 4/14 | W | BV Wind Ensemble Festival | Wind Ensemble | BVN | all day |
56 | TBD 4/24 | TBD | State Solo & Small Ensemble | Those who got a "1" at Regionals | Washburn Rural HS | all day |
57 | 5/3 | M | NW Area Night of Percussion | All percussionists at BVNW, select HMS/OMS students | BVNW | 7:00 PM |
58 | 5/4 | Tu | BVNW Bands - Spring Concert and Awards Night | Wind Ens., Sym & Concert Bands, Percussion, Jazz | BVNW | 6:00 PM |
59 | TBD 5/15 or 16 | TBD | Commencement Band Performance | 9-11th Graders in Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band | ANT-DAC | TBD |
60 | 5/17 | M | 2026 HHMB Kickoff Pizza Party, Rehearsal, & Parent Mtg. | ALL Fall 2026 HHMB Members! | BVNW | 4:45 Pizza, 5:30-8:00 Rehearsal, 7:45 Parent Mtg |