News & Announcements
News, announcements, and updates for and about the Marching Band family.
Band Announcements
For Parents & Guardians
Information about fees, alerts, volunteering, and more — stuff for grownups!
Marching Band Activity Fees
All members of the Marching Spartans must pay their Activity Fee through the Oakmont/AWRSD rScrhoolToday website.
“Remind” App
We use Remind to communicate between students, staff, and guardians. ALL STUDENTS are required to sign up.
Additional Guardian Info
Links & Documents
2024 Marching Band Registration
To sign your student up to join the Marching Spartans, please complete this Google Form.
Please make sure to have your student nearby as some questions need their input.
Printable Registration Packet
Students got a hard copy at the first rehearsal.
Packet includes registration checklist with payment options, health forms, release/handbook acknowledgments, and volunteer forms (CORI-all volunteers & SORI-overnight chaperones for camp).
2024-2025 Handbook
Includes a first draft of the marching band schedule, from summer to spring, on the last page.
The website calendar will reflect changes as efficiently as possible and you’ll get a weekly PRIDE during the season with more exact information.
We Need Volunteers!
Chaperones
The band needs chaperones at band camp, after school supervision during the season, and for travel. Click to peruse the typical Chaperone Duties.
Uniform Squad
Works sizing, cleaning, and maintaining the uniforms. Parents can help out in lots of ways even if they can’t sew!
Pit Crew
A group of helpers who can move equipment, help build props and/or fix things.
OOMPA Board
Ready to help in a larger way? There is constant need for leadership roles as families graduate and shadowing is the best training method!
Fundraising
The ensemble needs lots of money to run. We always need fresh ideas and people to coordinate. Annual fundraisers include: restaurant dates, raffles, corporate donations/match gifts, United Way, concessions, and trailer sponsorship.
While a majority of the profit goes to the organization, some proceeds go into individual student accounts to help with music related fees.
Concessions
Through the year we have lots of opportunities to get involved with food service; Melody Tent at football games, BBQ’s, ‘pizza slingers’ and we have concessions for concerts as well as Theater at the Mount.
Additional Info
Volunteer Requirements
Fingerprinting for all volunteers, instructions are on the HR page of AWRSD.org (scroll down about halfway until you see the red fingerprint header).
This is only required once district wide.
Activity Fee
AWRSD now uses “MySchoolBucks” and will email your invoice. If you qualify for free and reduced lunch, the District Fee is waived.
This is separate from the OOMPA fees.
Financial Concerns
Please connect with an executive board member, or the director, to discuss financial assistance needs to help your student participate PRIOR to the fee due dates.
OOMPA’s number one priority is to make sure every student can participate no matter their financial situation. OOMPA has some scholarship money available and will do everything we can to support students interested in the program.
OOMPA Bylaws
OOMPA’s bylaws were last updated Fall 2020.
Documents & Forms
Student handbook, health forms, safety forms — all the paperwork!
2020-2021 Marching Spartan Registration Form
2020- 21 Handbook Marching Band
2020-21 Health, Release & Cori forms (return with copy of last physical)
SORI form– required for overnight chaperones (plus proof of MMR vaccine)
Fingerprint instructions and weblink (only needs to be done once, not annual)
Rehearsal & Performance Calendar
Band camp, rehearsals, competitions, parades — they’re all listed here.
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More Helpful Info
All the other stuff, like photos & videos of the band & additional helpful info.
Videos & Photos
Each year, we collect photos and videos of rehearsals, performances, and behind-the-scenes moments.
REMIND App
Announcements, documents, and info about the Oakmont-Overlook Marching Spartans.
More Ensembles
Oakmont offers 6 different musical ensembles, several of which are open to 7th & 8th grade Overlook students.
Questions? Get in touch.
If you’re curious about any of the performance ensembles offered by the Oakmont/Overlook music program, please get in touch.