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Remaining SCHS Football Games
Remaining SCHS Football Games
Friday, October 31st and Friday, November 7th.
Mustang Band students performing with the SCHS Marching Band at the Varsity Football Game:
Do you want to go to a Varsity Football game and play with the SCHS Marching Band? Mr. Engdahl (SCHS Band Director) and the SCHS Band have invited Mustang Band students (BOTH 7th and 8th Graders) to the LAST TWO SCHS Stallion home football games of the season to play in the Bleachers with the Marching Stallions. (Oct. 31 and Nov. 7)
Students have the option of going to both or just one.
Students sign-up on the Google Form found in the "Google Forms" Folder on Schoology.
Rules from SCHS:
a.) Parent must accompany the student. (Since it is not an official field trip like 8th grade Band Night is.)
b.) Student and at least 1 parent/guardian report to SCHS by 6:20pm to SCHS Door 14 in the front of the school with Pep Band Music and Instrument. (Students, please see Mr. Niehoff for any Pep Band Music you need.)
c.) You will then march to the field with the band. You may either stay until after the halftime Marching Band Performance or stay until the end of the game.
Deadline to sign-up is the day before the game so it gives Mr. Engdahl and the SCHS Band Boosters time to prepare for your arrival.
Middle School Band Night 2025 FLYER and PERMISSION SLIP
Friday, September 19, 2025
This specific event is only open to 8th Graders.
Each fall, all 8th grade band members have the opportunity to attend and participate in a Varsity home football game at South County High School and play their instruments in the bleachers with award-winning “Marching Stallions”.
Each fall, all 8th grade band members have the opportunity to attend and participate in a Varsity home football game at South County High School and play their instruments in the bleachers with award-winning “Marching Stallions”.
“Middle School Band Night” is designed to educate and inform all students about the marching band in hopes they will sign-up to be a part of the marching band program as 9th graders.
“Middle School Band Night” is designed to educate and inform all students about the marching band in hopes they will sign-up to be a part of the marching band program as 9th graders.
“Pep Band Music” or “Stands Tunes” is given to the students and will need to be practiced before the event.
“Pep Band Music” or “Stands Tunes” is given to the students and will need to be practiced before the event.
All 8th grade students are encouraged to attend!
All 8th grade students are encouraged to attend!
All students need to bring their instruments and music binders. Percussionists bring their drumsticks and will be able to play on the Drumline Snare Drums, Tenors, Bass Drums, and Cymbals.
All students need to bring their instruments and music binders. Percussionists bring their drumsticks and will be able to play on the Drumline Snare Drums, Tenors, Bass Drums, and Cymbals.
Each student will receive a Middle School Band Night T-shirt after they eat dinner that they will need to wear that night.
Each student will receive a Middle School Band Night T-shirt after they eat dinner that they will need to wear that night.
All students will eat a pizza dinner that night at SCHS.
All students will eat a pizza dinner that night at SCHS.
Students need to secure their own transportation to and from South County High School and are given 2 options for dismissal. Option 1 - Stay through the Halftime Performance. Option 2 - Stay for the entire game. Please check the appropriate box on the Permission Slip.
Students need to secure their own transportation to and from South County High School and are given 2 options for dismissal. Option 1 - Stay through the Halftime Performance. Option 2 - Stay for the entire game. Please check the appropriate box on the Permission Slip.
**Please note - the SCHS rule that "all middle school students who attend any home SCHS football games must have a parent/guardian present for the entire game" does NOT apply to this specific event due to this being an Approved FCPS Field Trip.
Parents do NOT have to attend this game UNLESS they are volunteering their time to chaperone the event.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025
Meet, March, and Perform with the SCHS Marching Stallions!
Open to all SCMS Mustang Band Students!
Schedule:
4:00 – Meet the Stallion Marching Band at the High School Marching Band Parking Lot Rehearsal Field near the High School Football Stadium Entrance.
(Bring jacket, instrument, and pep band music, and watch the band practice and perform.)
Have a Meet and Greet as well as spend time with the members of the Marching Stallions. {Students may wear Shorts/Jeans/Sweatpants for this event. Students will wear their new Middle School Band Night T-Shirt that they will get at the high school. If any 8th Grader came last year, please wear the shirt you received last year.}
5:00 – Walk to the band room for pizza dinner. (chips/cookie/water)
5:30 - Receive and change into their new Middle School Band Night T-shirt. (8th Graders who received one last year, please wear that.)
5:45 – Marching Stallions Warm-Up Time in the front parking lot. (Join the Marching Band during their Warm-Up.) Percussionists will shadow and observe both the Front Ensemble and the Battery.
6:30 – Get in lines in front of the band room entrance and March to the football stadium, playing the fight song with the band on the main stadium field! All percussionists need to carry Drumline Drums to the field.
7:00 – Game begins. Go SOCO! Perform Stands Tunes with the Marching Stallions in the bleachers (during 1st, 2nd, and 4th quarters) and enjoy the Football Game vs. Fairfax High School. Students will have 3rd quarter off to see their other friends and get concessions.
Mr. Engdahl will use the White Dry Erase Board to announce which Stand Tune will be played. Drum Majors will count off. Be ready to play!
2nd quarter with about 9 minutes left, the Marching Stallions will leave the bleachers to warm-up and prepare for their Halftime Performance.
8:15-ish – Watch the South County Marching Stallions Halftime Performance from the Bleachers. Students must stay in the Bleachers for the Marching Band Performance before being dismissed for 3rd quarter.
8:35 - 2 Options for Pick-up:
OPTION 1 – 8:35pm Pick Up.
Student pick-up at SCHS Entrance 14.
Mr. Niehoff will escort students to Entrance 14.
or
OPTION 2: 10:00pm Pick Up.
Students stay for the remainder of the game.
3rd Quarter – Students may purchase concessions and enjoy the football game with their friends but must be back to the bleachers with one minute left in the 3rd quarter in order to play as soon as 4th quarter begins.
4th Quarter – Students must be back in the Marching Band section of the bleachers to play with the Marching Stallions during the last quarter of the game.
9:50 – Marching Stallions and middle schoolers march back to the SCHS Band Room.
All percussionists need to carry Drumline Drums back to to band room. All students are responsible for clearing their trash from the bleachers. Let's leave SCHS better than how we found it!
10:00-ish – Student Pick-up at the Outside Entrance of the SCHS Band Room (Entrance 14) after the game is over.
chaperone information
chaperone information
Shift Times:
4:00pm-5:45pm
-Rehearsal Student Supervision and helping with the Band Dinner /
-Making sure all students throw away all trash in trash cans.
5:45pm-6:30pm
-Marching Band Warm-Up and Rehearsal Supervision /
-Crowd control of students maintaining excellent behavior.
6:30pm-8:30pm
-Make sure all students are off their phones and marching to the field and playing in bleachers.
-Handling crowd control in bleachers.
8:30pm-10:00pm
-Make sure all students are off their phones and playing with the Marching Band
-Handling crowd control in bleachers.
-Helping with clean up and carrying equipment from the bleachers back to the SCHS Band Room.
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