• Welcome to the Goddard Pride Web Site.  The Goddard Pride is the instrumental music program of the Goddard Unified School District 265 of Goddard Kansas. 

This site includes information for the Marching Lion Pride Band, Concert Band, Orchestra (strings), Pep Band, and Jazz Band as well as links to information for the middle and intermediate schools instrumental music programs.   

 

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Instrumental Music Directors and Staff (click on staff member's name to send them an email), for director's biographies, click here:

• Marla Weber, District Director of Instrumental Music; Goddard High School Band and Orchestra

• Philip Edelman, Robert Goddard Middle School Director of Instrumental Music, GHS Band and Orchestra

• Brett Morrison, Eisenhower Middle School Director of Instrumental Music, GHS Band

• Sarah Ashcraft, Challenger/Discovery Schools  Band Director, GHS Band Director

• Melanie Caster, Challenger/Discovery Schools  Band Co-Director

• Pam Lawson, Challenger/Discovery Schools Orchestra Director

• Shawn Bermudez, District Instrumental Music Department Secretary

• Carol Durham, Travel and Special Event Coordinator

THE BOARD

2009 - 2010 Instrumental Music Calendars

General Announcements:

• Please pick up your February/March calendar, they are on the student desk.
   

• Musical Pit students may access their rehearsal information here.
   

• Pep bands have been determined. To see personnel for the white pep band Click Here. For the blue pep band, Click Here.

    Our Summer Camp (Tentative) Dates are:

• 7/12-7/13: String Camp (To be held at GHS)  

  • Middle School 9:00am-11:00am

  • High School 1:00pm-3:00pm
     

• 7/19-7/23: Drum and Guard Camp

  • Drums 8:00am-Noon

  • Guard 9:00am-3:00pm (Lunch provided)
     

• 7/26-7/30: Band Camp

  • 9:00am-4:00pm Monday-Thursday

  • 2:00pm-7:00pm Friday (Performance and Pictures immediately following at 7:00)

  Weekly Events:

Monday February 1st:

• Musical Pit rehearsl 3-4:30pm

• Drumline auditions 6:30-8:30pm

• Colorguard auditions 7-9pm

Tuesday February 2nd:

• Full Orchestra rehearsal 7am

• Musical Pit rehearsl 3-4:30pm

• Basketball game- Morrison's Jazz band plays, report time is 6pm

Thursday February 4th:

• Musical Pit rehearsl 3-4:30pm

• Drumline auditions 6:30-8:30pm

• Colorguard auditions 7-9pm

                Friday February 5th:

• Full Orchestra rehearsal 7am

• Musical Pit rehearsl 3-4:30pm

Upcoming Schedule:

Monday February 8th:

• Musical Pit rehearsl 3-4:30pm

Tuesday February 9th:

• Musical Pit rehearsl 3-4:30pm

• Full Orchestra rehearsal 7am

• Basketball game- White pep band plays, report time is 6pm

Thursday February 11th:

• Musical Pit rehearsl 3-4:30pm

• Percussion ensembles

Friday February12th:

• Musical Pit rehearsl 3-4:30pm

• Full Orchestra rehearsal 7am

• Basketball game- Blue pep band plays, report time is 6pm