Dear OMEA District 15 Middle and Jr. High School Band Directors,
We are pleased to announce the OMEA District 15 Middle School Honor Band for students currently in 7th or 8th grade!
This year we will have a one-day event:
Saturday, Nov. 8th
Registration opens at 8am
Rehearsal at 8:30am
Concert starts at 3pm (should end around 3:45pm)
Westerville Central High School
7118 Mt Royal Ave
Westerville, OH 43082
There will be a $40 participation fee that selected students will pay to cover the cost of conductor honorarium, sectional instruction, facility rental, music, lunch and a t-shirt, which will be worn for the concert. (There will not be a fee for students not selected.)
To nominate up to 3 students per grade, please follow the link below to the Google Form. Please have this info handy about the students you are nominating:
Student Name, Instrument and Grade
Parent Email Address
Student T-Shirt Size
Does the student request gluten free pizza
Click Here for Google Form to Nominate Students
Please prioritize entries by ability level. We will accommodate as many musicians as possible within balance. Parents and directors will be notified of their accepted or waitlisted status as quickly as possible.
Please nominate students by NO LATER than Friday Oct. 10th, 2025. You will hear back about students’ acceptance shortly thereafter!
Here is a sample email you can send to families of kids that you would like to nominate.
We are looking forward to this great event and can't wait to meet your students at this honor band. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thanks!
Meg and Ryan Alexis
OMEA D15 MS Honor Band Chairs
Wendy Reeves, President
Band Director,
Sells Middle School
reeves_wendy@dublinschools.net
Nathan Stowe, President-Elect
Director of Bands,
Pickerington High School Central
nathan_stowe@plsd.us.us
Kristen Seymour, Secretary/Treasurer
Assistant Instrumental Music Director,
Westland High School
kcs0629@swcsd.us
Phillip Showalter, Past-President
Instrumental Music Teacher,
Central Crossing High School
lps0203@swcsd.us