Marcellus Band Boosters

08/18/2026

MHS Wildcat Marching Band announces Drum Majors for 2026 Festival Season!
The 2026 Drum Majors for the MHS Wildcat Marching Band took a break from parade practice during the last day of band camp, Friday, August 14, to pose in downtown Marcellus. Senior Drum Major Allyson Wright, center, is pictured with junior Drum Majors Sydney Crabtree, left, and Hannah Sharp. The trio will assist Director Katy Essex during the 2026 Festival Season.-Photo courtesy of The Marcellus News

08/16/2026

Now that Band Camp is over, what's next?

August 19 - School Wide Open House from 4:30pm-6pm.
August 19 - Marching Band Rehearsal, 7pm-9pm. Dinner is available for band athletes who have practice right before band rehearsal. Menu: Cold cut sandwiches (turkey, ham, roast beef), chips, apples and caramel dip, cookies, water.
August 24 - Welcome Back! Half Day of school for students. Middle School Band members go to the Middle School on Monday, then on Tuesday you will follow your regular schedule and come to the High School.
August 26 - Marching Band Rehearsal, 7pm-9pm. Dinner is available for any band athlete or band member unable to go home before band rehearsal. Menu: subs, chips, mac and cheese, dessert, water.
August 27 - Home Football Game. Marching Band report time is 5:30pm. Full Uniforms! That means you will need your "Jungle" shirt, black socks and comfortable shorts or leggings for under your bibs.
September 2 - Marching Band Rehearsal, 7pm-9pm. Dinner will be available for any band athlete or band member who isn't able to go home before band rehearsal.
September 3 - Home Football Game. Marching Band Report time is 5:30pm. Full Uniforms! That means you will need your "Jungle" shirt, black socks and comfortable shorts or leggings for under your bibs.

Marching Band Members - please purchase your "Welcome to the Jungle" shirt BEFORE August 27. Shirts are $12; checks can be made payable to the school. This is part of your marching band uniform.

Rehearsal and Game Day Dinner - Miss Essex is looking for volunteers to help provide dinners for our band athletes. If you are willing, please sign up using the link below. Dinner should be at the school by 6:20pm for Wednesday nights, and then on Friday nights should be at the school by 5:00pm. We feed up to 20 students each time. We also have all of the paper products needed, you would just be brining in the food items.

Upcoming Fundraisers:
Fall Meat Raffle
Fall Mum Sale

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C49ADAA2FABFBCF8-64904963-rehearsal?fbclid=IwY2xjawTu2-FwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5xAdT5s71v9Z-QgmHPllZ6Lv9pYPMMGeHLFfQ5gNBQSlCFDVr0I5IoFYeXkw_aem_1seLbKCWp47vrxQUYypvvQ #/

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

08/14/2026

08/14/2026

Flash mob at G.W. Jones Exchange Bank!

08/14/2026

08/13/2026

Band Camp, this and that:
1) We have student shenanigans 😂
2) Proof of life after the tornado warning.
3) The Wildcat Band will be parade practicing on Friday morning around 11. If you see or hear a band downtown, that’s us hard at work.
4) Bluegill Frolic Parade details: Wildcat band members need to report to the band room at 9:15am. Big instruments and cases will be loaded on the truck. Students should plan on getting a ride back from the middle school once the parade is over. The band room will be open until 11:45 for students. Students with small instruments are free to leave from the middle school after the parade.

Dress Code: Red, White and Blue. The crazier the better. Drum Majors will pick the three best dressed for prizes.
The parade starts at 10am. See you there!

08/11/2026

Marching band kids are safe in the locker room. Band parents are monitoring the skies. All are safe and waiting for the all clear.

08/11/2026

Tuesday, August 11- YES!!! We still have band camp. There is always a weather plan.

08/10/2026

Sometimes they don’t get much respect, these marching band kids.

They get ignored or called names. They are misunderstood. They sometimes get passed by for recognition or funding or accolades.

But let me share some of what I’ve seen the past year.

These kids practice in sweltering heat for hours during the summer with sweat dripping off their faces. They perform in rain and wind and cold. They lug pounds and pounds of instruments (have you ever held a sousaphone or tuba? It’s like 20 or 30 pounds?) and equipment and props from the school to the fields to the bus and back again.

Want to get your 10,000 steps in? They do that in one parade route or practice or sometimes even routine!

They get to school at 7 a.m. to practice before competitions and stay until 10 p.m. for football games. They meet during class and practice at home and stay after school and late into the night.

They look out for each other. They offer rides and snacks and support. They make sure the freshman feel included and the seniors are celebrated because they are all part of one big team.

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08/04/2026

Why does she keep talking about deodorant? You know why. You know why.