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Pre-Game Football players aren't the only ones warming up for Friday games

While football players' warm up is part of the spectacle of Friday nights, the marching band has their own warm up before hitting the field. The band suits up for every home football game, unpacking their instruments, warming up, and getting dressed in uniform while enjoying the sound of some classic tunes and the company of friends.

(Left to right) Caitlyn Wenzel, sophomore, Nicole Polites, freshman, Elizabeth Nicholson, sophomore, Cassidy Cwiertnia, junior, and Alex Cooper, junior, pause to dance before heading to a quick rehearsal with the entire band in the P.A.C.

“[Dancing] gets me hyped for a long night,” Cassidy Cwiertnia, junior flutist, said.

The band room fills with students every home game night by 6pm. Players grab their instruments to warm up, whether it’s practicing the halftime show or playing along to the background music. It's not uncommon to hear clarinets and saxophones playing to SeptemberDon’t Stop Believin', or Take Me Home, Country Roads.

"I like the music that we turn on in the band room," Ellie Oh, freshman flutist, said. "it cheers us up before [marching] so we’re always having fun."
Ellie Oh, freshman, warms up on the flute. Oh knows her director encourages band members to mentally prepare for a strong performance.
"I always get nervous a little bit because I'm worried I'm going to mess up," Oh said. "[Practicing] helps me be prepared to play at the game."

Oh always gets to the band room at least 15 minutes early for the extra practice time. She enjoys the lively atmosphere and often talks with friends after her warm up, Oh said.

Michaella Gregoire (at left), freshman mellophonist, puts on her marching jacket. “I feel pumped. Not really nervous, [I] just can’t really wait to see how the game turns out,” Gregoire said. Rhea Prakash (at right), freshman flutist, snaps along to music in the band room.
“It’s the best part of marching band, right here,” Nicole Polites, freshman sousaphonist, said. "Hanging out with everybody."
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