Band Directors

Fall Band Banquet has been set for December 4th at 6 p.m. at USM.  Tickets orders are being taken now.  $12 is due to Mrs. Schuman by Nov. 21st.

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Jones County Junior College Band

Mississippi Bandmasters Association

OGHS Band

at Natchez, Friday, November 21st.  Game starts @ 7 p.m. (tentative)

away play-off game performance

May be pep band only TBD by Mrs. Laird - Check back for update soon!!!

STUDENTS WEAR BAND T-SHIRT AND BRING MONEY TO EAT ON!!!!

Pep-Band Members Friday Football Game Schedule

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE - YET TO BE SET

Lists coming soon...

Lists:  Stand Chaperone, Concession Workers, and Parking Lot Workers.

Thank you to all our workers.

For home games all chaperones, concession, and parking lot workers park free in the band parking lot and get into the game free only on the night worked.  Bus chaperones for away games get in the away game for free, too.

Got Photos? 

If you have photos you'd like to send me for consideration and use on this website,

Email them to Paul Nelson | Please send less than 10 Megabytes of pictures per email.

• OGHS Band announces 2008-2009 Marching Band Section Leaders (PDF).
• Congratulations to Margaret Galante and Amy O’Steen for making Drum Major. Congratulations also to all who made Color Guard: Brenda Bienati, Thu Bui, Diamond Crayton, Monica Derossette, Brianna Evans, Katie Folkes, Ashley Grantham, Casey Johnsey, Brandi Logan, Andrea Maxwell, Karlie McDaniel, Bethany Miller, Misty Pittman, Skylandria Poole, Cassior Prior, Adrionna Satcher, Raven Silas, Celeste Todd, Valerie Vernon, Allison Walters.

•  A huge THANK YOU to Greene's Engery Group, Bryan Nelson Law Firm, Outback Steak House, Anderson Design Center, and our silent sponsors for their continued support of our band program.  Though the T-Shrits have been printed, we still need your assistance in support of the band (see the bottom of the web page to see how you can help).

• Our Band T-Shirts are in and will have this logo.

• Click here to read the Hattiesburg American article written by Oak Grove Band's own Blakely Owens published on August 10, 2008 entitled Band:  Pride, tradition, but mostly people.

• On October 4, 2008, Oak Grove Marching Band received All-Superior (I) ratings at the MHSAA Band Contest in Gulfport.
• On September 27, 2008, Oak Grove Marching Band received All-Superior (I) ratings at the 3rd Annual Oak Grove Marching Festival. 
• Last year all bands at Oak Grove continued the tradition of excellence -  Marching, Wind Ensemble,  Symphonic, Concert, 8th Grade, and 7th Grade bands made All Superior (I) at State Contests for the 2007-2008 school year.  We hope to do that well this year and encourage all our band students to practice and work really hard and have fun, too.

Oak Grove Band Sponsor & Volunteers

• Sponsorship Opportunity - Oak Grove Band is currently seeking a sponsor for the Band Banquet for the 2008-2009 school year.  If you are interested, please email Nita Nelson for complete details.
• Corporate sponsors are also needed.  Get your corporate name mentioned at all football games, printed on our band t-shirts, and get a corporate ad and link here on our website.  Here are complete details-> Sponsors Click Here.
• NEW - Parents and businesses have asked for it:  Here is a great opportunity to show your support:  There are now multiple levels of sponsorship, and you don't just have to be a business to show your support.  All levels get your name listed on our website showing your support for our band, $250 and above get your Logo or Name in the ad space on our website and a shout out at the game.  $1000 level gets our name on our T-Shirt and other great benefits.  Please hurry to support your Oak Grove High School Band. 

Pick your Sponsor Level Below:

$1000            $500           $250          $100            $50       

Simply fill out the sponsor form, and write your chosen level at the top of the form.  Your sponsor form and support money should be given to any band director or officer.  For more information or questions email our Sponsor chairperson Stewart LeBlanc.

--Away Play-off Game Performance

Oak Grove Warriors take on Natchez in the first play-off game away.

Where:  Probably Natchez TBD

Game Time:  TBA

When:  December 4, 2008 (Thursday evening)

Time:  6:00 p.m.

Where:  USM Thad Cochran center.  

Tickets orders are being taken now!  Money is due to Mrs. Schuman by  Friday, Nov. 21st.

$12.00

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We are still in search of a sponsor.  Contact Nita if interested.

New and Updated!

Full '08-'09 Band Calendar

Oak Grove Band Handbook