Greetings Marching Statesmen families! Hope you are enjoying this long weekend and getting plenty of rest for the end-of-week GAME DAY on Friday! | | THE 2026 MARCHING STATESMEN SEASON! | Make sure to check the Marshall Band website (www.marshallband.org)
for the most up-to-date calendar! | | |
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
Monday, September 21
Tuesday, September 22
- 3:30 PM – 5:45 PM: After-school Marching Statesmen Rehearsal
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5:00 PM – 9:00 PM: CHIPOTLE restaurant night fundraiser
(8461 Leesburg Pike near Container Store) for dine-in, carry-out, and online pickup orders only. Use Promo Code: TW7YZ62 for mobile orders, but DELIVERY is excluded from the promotion!
Wednesday, September 23
- 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Evening Marching Statesmen Rehearsal
Thursday, September 24
- 3:30 PM – 5:45 PM: After-school Marching Statesmen Rehearsal
Friday, September 25
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7:00 PM: Varsity HOME Football Game v. Madison
(Students: Call time will be provided to you by Mr. V and section leaders! Students will be in full uniform for this game...Don't forget your TALL BLACK SOCKS! )
| | SIGN UP FOR OUR FIRST FIELD PERFORMANCE! | | Most volunteer slots for our HOME Varsity Football Game on Friday, September 25 are filled (yay!) but we still have MANY openings for second shift of concessions helpers! (If you are worried about missing the first halftime show, please be assured there will be many opportunities to see the performance at other times, and they are not using the field props for this game.) Thank you in advance for signing up to help! | | |
For all football games and marching competitions, students should wear their band
t-shirt, black close-fitting shorts or leggings, and mid-calf or higher BLACK socks.
If you missed marching shoe pickup last week, please see Ms. Hogan in the dressing room on Tuesday before practice to pick up your shoes. We are hoping that performance tops will arrive before the game, so pleas be on the lookout for a separate email about when those will be handed out to students. Thank you!
| | GET READY FOR MARINE CORPS INVITATIONAL! | |
Our first competition event is... on the horizon!
Sign up below to VOLUNTEER to assist with the Marine Corps Invitational
at GCM or at the competition venue on October 3, 2026.
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Mr. Vesilind will provide a detailed timeline of the days’ events the week of the competition—which will include rehearsal call time at Marshall HS for performers, truck loading time, bus loading time, final performance time (currently listed on the competition program as 6:18 PM), and approximate return time to Marshall HS.
Students will meet at GCM, rehearse, load trucks and buses, travel to Annapolis, rehearse in warm-up location, perform on the field, return to trucks/buses to store instruments and uniforms, then gather in stands to watch the performances of the remaining bands. The event will conclude with an awards ceremony at 8:30 PM.
After awards ceremony, students will load buses and return to Marshall HS.
Families: This is a fabulous event showcasing a variety of bands from up and down the east coast! Spectators are invited and encouraged to attend the competition to cheer on the Marching Statesmen Band & Colorguard! You can meet us at the stadium in Annapolis or you can meet up at GCM at departure time and follow the buses!
For more information about the event from the organizers (including ticket purchase, parking fees, and clear-bag policy), please visit the US BANDS: MARINE CORPS INVITATIONAL webpage.
| | NON-VARSITY FOOTBALL CONCESSIONS SHIFTS! | | Next Freshman / JV Football games at home are on October 1! Please sign up if you can help! Other opportunities include:10/8, and 10/29. Thank you! | | Next Field Hockey home game is tomorrow, Sept. 14, and slots for that are filled! Hooray! We can still use one more volunteer for Thursday, Sept. 17! Other dates remaining for field hockey are: 9/23, 9/28, and 10/6! | | Thank you to volunteers Lara Fabiano, Katie Bowen, Oliver Bowen, Deb Sutton, Amy Ites, Karen Growney, and Amy Friedrich-Karnik, who worked concessions this past week! And to Melinda Batman, Greg Batman, Matthew Parr, Sam Rayburn, Peter Thompson, Michelle Thompson, Trish Vanstory, and Brian Viskupic for assisting with moving, cutting, and storing the large prop flooring during rehearsal last Wednesday. We appreciate all our volunteers! 🩵❤️🩵 | | |
Please be on the lookout in the coming weeks for the following Sign-Ups:
- VMBC SHENANDOAH VALLEY MARCHING INVITATIONAL COMPETITION (10/10)
- VARSITY HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME v. McLean (10/16)
- VARSITY HOME FOOTBALL GAME (8th Grade Night) v. Wakefield (10/23)
- VMBC SOUTH COUNTY HS COMPETITION (10/24)
- VIENNA HALLOWEEN PARADE (10/28)
- FRIENDS & FAMILY SHOWCASE at GCM (11/4)
- VARSITY HOME FOOTBALL GAME (Senior Recognition Night) v. Herndon (11/6)
- VMBC CHAMPIONSHIPS (11/7)
- FALL BANQUET FOOD CONTRIBUTION & DECORATING (11/10)
| | The Success of our Marching Statesmen season is made possible by our many parent volunteers! We ask that ALL parents commit to signing up for at least 8 shifts/tasks during marching band season to support our band program. | |
MARCHING STATESMEN SPECTATOR SPIRIT SHOP
IS NOW OPEN!
| | Need some Marching Statesmen Swag to show your Spectator Support? Our Spectator Spirit Shop is open until MIDNIGHT on September 27! Order yours today!! | |
Spectator Spirit Wear Shop features:
- Marching Statesmen Blankets
- Marshall Band Portable Stadium Chairs
- Marching Statesmen Rain Jackets
- Marching Statesmen Fleece Jackets
- ...and more!
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| STUDENT SPOTLIGHT SUBMISSIONS | We love to shine a spotlight on music-related activities, involvement, volunteering, and individual achievements of Marshall Band students! Please send an email to communications@marshallband.org or president@marshallband.org (along with a photo to accompany the activity if you have one), and we will feature you/your student with a shoutout on our Student Spotlight section of the Marshall Band website! | | SHARE YOUR MARCHING BAND PHOTOS! | Have any photos taken from the Marching Band Season that you’d love to share? We’d love to see them! Please upload any favorite moments from throughout the season to our shared Google Drive — from practices and games to competitions, special events, and everything in between. We’d love your help in capturing all the fun, excitement, and memories from the marching band season! | | |
Tuesday, September 29
- 3:30 PM – 5:45 PM: After-school Marching Statesmen Rehearsal
Wednesday, September 30
- 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Evening Marching Statesmen Rehearsal
Thursday, October 1
- 3:30 PM – 5:45 PM: After-school Marching Statesmen Rehearsal
Saturday, October 3
- ALL DAY: MARINE CORPS INVITATIONAL in Annapolis, MD
Tuesday, October 6
- 3:30 PM – 5:45 PM: After-school Marching Statesmen Rehearsal
Wednesday, October 7
- 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Evening Marching Statesmen Rehearsal
Thursday, October 8
- 3:30 PM – 5:45 PM: After-school Marching Statesmen Rehearsal
Saturday, October 10
- ALL DAY: VMBC SHENANDOAH VALLEY MARCHING BAND INVITATIONAL
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