Southern Tioga Marching Band

Regular School is UNDERWAY! Every rehearsal is important. Please do everything you can to prioritize being there on time (10 minutes before start time) for every rehearsal as we are 2 weeks from competition time!

Tue Sep 15 - Rehearsal 6-8:30pm at BES (usual buses to and from rehearsal)
PARENTS MEETING - 7PM AT WELLSBORO FOOTBALL FIELD (see Band Aids Facebook group for more info! This is a
planning meeting for the upcoming Tioga County TOB 10/3 - all are invited!)
Fri Sep 18 - Home Football vs. Sayre (uniform minus hats)
-Take activity bus to BES after school, rehearsal on practice field until 5
-5-6pm - dinner, get in uniform (full uniform without hats for this game!)
-6pm - Walk to Island Park, 6:40 - Pregame Show ending with National Anthem/All Hail
-7pm game begins, we play in the stands throughout the game, we watch visiting band at halftime.
-AFTER game, we'll walk back to the school together, unload truck, dismiss from there.
Sat Sep 19 - TOB at Mahanoy Area HS (full uniform)
-8am - bus pickup at Mansfield, 8:25 bus pickup at Liberty
-9-12:00pm - REHEARSAL at BES
-12:00pm - lunch/ load truck (bring a lunch, please!)
-1:30pm - BUS LEAVES for Mahanoy
-4:00pm - bus arrives at Mahanoy, unload, warmup
-6pm SHOW BEGINS - we perform FIRST at 6pm!
-AFTER our performance, you'll get a chance to buy food for dinner (bring money for dinner or food!)
-8pm awards
-app. 8:30pm - bus leaves
-app. 11pm - bus returns to Liberty, then Bloss (unload), then Mansfield

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE PERFORMANCE CALENDAR FOR FALL!

PROGRAM ADS FOR TIOGA COUNTY TOURNAMENT OF BANDS! CLICK HERE FOR THE AD FORM DUE 9/18!

ALL BAND MEMBERS NEED MARCHING SHOES (front ensemble can use any plain black shoes, but all marching members should have plain flat black marching shoes.) CLICK THE LINK FOR PURCHASE OPTIONS! If you CAN'T get them, we have a limited number of used shoes - see Mr. Ruth this week to try on shoes! We want everyone in shoes by the first competition 9/19 - if you can't get them before then, wear the darkest sneakers you can until they arrive for all performances.

Parents - Please join our STBA Facebook Group! Open to any parents, alumni or local community members wanting to get involved in helping with events! Request to join at the link!

-Join the STMB Remind Group for important announcements, cancellations, etc. Text @stmb2026 to 81010, or add the class @stmb2026 in the remind app!

Members & Parents - Join the Remind Class - add class code @stmb2025 if you have the remind app, or text "@stmb2025" to the phone number 81010 if you don't.

All announcements will be posted to remind, and also to the STMB ParentSquare group. If school is cancelled or dismissed early due to weather, there will be no rehearsal that evening.

Southern Tioga Marching Band FACEBOOK Page

PERFORMANCE TIMES ARE ALL TENTATIVE, AND WILL BE UPDATED AS UPDATES ARE AVAILABLE FROM SHOW HOSTS

Fall 2026 - regular rehearsals Tuesday evenings 6-8:30 and Fridays after school until 6 or until game

BUS will pick up at Mansfield (HS Auditorium) and Liberty (Main HS Entrance)...
-Tuesdays - 5pm pickup Mansfield, 5:25pm pickup Liberty, return to Liberty 8:45, Mansfield 9:10 after
-Fridays - Activity Bus from Mansfield/Liberty, returns after (app. 6:15pm return to each school)
-Saturdays - bus schedule will be posted with competition/parade schedules on Saturdays that we have events)

Fri Sep 25 - Homecoming Parade / Football vs. Cow Valley
-7am - NPM marching band members go to WLM to greet students with stands music
-Take activity bus to BES after school, get early dinner, 4:30pm load truck / warmup for parade
-5:30pm - PARADE to field
-7pm game begins (we might play halftime at this game - details TBD!)
Sat Sep 26 - Mansfield University Homecoming Parade - AM
-8am - bus pickup at Liberty
-8:30am - bus pickup at Blossburg (truck already loaded from Friday)
-9am - meet at NPMHS band room, set up for parade, walk to WLM
-10am - PARADE in downtown Mansfield
-11am - bus returns to schools.
Fri Oct 2 - Home Football vs. Troy
-Take activity bus to BES after school, rehearsal on practice field until 5
-5-6pm - dinner, get in uniform
-6pm - Walk to Island Park, 6:40 - Pregame Show ending with National Anthem/All Hail
-7pm game begins, we play in the stands throughout the game, we watch visiting band at halftime.
Sat Oct 3 - Tioga County TOB at Wellsboro
-8am - bus pickup at Liberty
-8:30am - bus pickup at Blossburg (truck will be loaded from Friday night)
-8:50am - bus pickup at Mansfield
-9:15am - rehearsal at Wellsboro field (you'll get a lunch break before the show)
-1-4pm - HOME SHOW! WE PERFORM NEAR THE END! Times TBD.
-AFTER SHOW - clean up, return to schools
Fri Oct 9 - Football at Athens
Sat Oct 10 - Williamsport Cavalcade of Bands (evening)
Fri Oct 16 - Football at Muncy
Sat Oct 17 - TOB at Central Mountain HS (evening)
Fri Oct 23 - Home Football vs. Montgomery (Senior Night)
-Take activity bus to BES after school, rehearsal on practice field until 5
-5-6pm - dinner, get in uniform
-6pm - Walk to Island Park, 6:40 - Pregame Show ending with National Anthem/All Hail
-7pm game begins, we play in the stands throughout the game, we watch visiting band at halftime.
Sat Oct 24 - TOB Region Championships - location TBD
Fri Oct 30 - Football at Wellsboro
Sat Oct 31 - TOB State Championships
Fridays in November - possible football playoff games if we qualify
Sat Nov 7 - TOB Atlantic Coast Championships at Hershey

Click Here for Link to Calendar - Paste into calendar apps to add live updates to your calendar!

LONG-RANGE TENTATIVE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Spring 2027

Sat Feb 6 - TIA Show at Bellefonte HS
Sat/Sun Feb 13-14 - WGI Regional at Corning/Painted Post HS
Sat Mar 6 - TIA Show at Central Mtn HS
Sat Mar 20 - TIA Show at Williamson HS (TIOGA COUNTY MUSIC IN MOTION - HOME SHOW!)
Sat Apr 3 - TIA Show at Bald Eagle Area HS
Sat Apr 10 - TIA Show at Jersey Shore Area HS
Sat Apr 17 - TIA Show at TBD
Sun Apr 25 - TIA Region Championships at TBD
Apr 28 - May 2 - WILDWOOD - TIA ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS

Fall 2027

Full Band Camp the last week of school before summer (evenings) and the week before school starts (9-4 daily, Monday-Saturday)
Sat Oct 2 - Tioga County TOB at Wellsboro HS