Announcements

Jazz Band

Jazz Band rehearsals will begin on Tuesday, August 26th. Jazz Band rehearses on Tuesday and Thursday mornings starting at 7:00 a.m. Students should enter the building through the North Annex door (door #10). Mrs. Koch will be at door #10 to let students in from 6:50 a.m. to 7:05 a.m. After 7:05 a.m., students will need to enter through the South main entrance.

2025-2026 Band Calendar:

The 2025-2026 Band Calendar is now available. Please scroll down to BMS Band Calendar box on this page and click on the link for the 2025-2026 BMS Band Calendar to access this calendar.

BMS 8th Grade Band Selected To Perform:

Angela Wright, NMEA President-Elect, is very PROUD to announce that the Bluffs Middle School 8th Grade Concert Band, under the direction of Mr. Michael A. Koch, has been selected as one of the performing groups for the 2025 Nebraska Music Educators Association Convention this November 20-22, 2025 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The band was chosen by a committee, appointed by NMEA, from an audition recording submitted last spring. They are one of several ensembles (both vocal and instrumental) that have been selected as NMEA Honor Groups.

We will be performing on Friday, November 21 from 4:15-5:00 p.m. (CST) on the stage of Kimball Recital Hall on the University of Nebraska -Lincoln campus. Please know that parents/family are WELCOME and encouraged to attend. More specific details will be available as this date gets closer.

We are excited to have received this honor. Our students have been working hard and we are pleased that their efforts and determination are being recognized.

This is the fourth time that the BMS Band has been selected to perform for the NMEA Convention. The others being in 2002, 2018, and 2022.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!