Competition at Colgan HS
Sat, Sep 21
|Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
2024 Colgan Classic
Time & Location
Sep 21, 2024, 8:00 AM – 5:50 PM
Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School, 13833 Dumfries Rd, Manassas, VA 20112, USA
About The Event
Competition at Colgan HS - Colgan Classic - performance schedule here
Spectator Tickets, Airgrams, and Program “spotlights” are on sale now at https://colgan-hs-band-boosters.square.site/s/shop
Check out the live stream as we get close to 1PM to watch Herndon perform https://www.herndonband.org/pride-cam
Bag Policy
Spectators are not allowed to bring bags (including backpacks and purses) into the game.
Herndon Trip Schedule:
7:45am Report to HHS wearing show shirt and marching shoes
9:00am Begin loading trucks
10:00am Load school busses; eat lunch on the bus
11:15am Arrive Colgan HS; Pass out shakos/plumes; Unload instruments/equipment
1:00pm Perform
1:45pm Blue Awards
- Change out of uniforms into show shirts
- Visit concessions and watch other bands (Patriot, Woodbridge, King George, Oakton, Alexandria City, Madison, Robinson, Lake Braddock, Lightridge)
5:00pm Load buses
6:15pm Approximate dismissal time after unloading equipment and dismissing together
The Colgan Classic Marching Band Competition
High School bands from across the area will come together and compete against each other while showing off their musical talent.
Bands are categorized in divisions (A-AAAAA) based on their size, and compete in the following areas:
- Music Performance
- Visual Performance
- General Effect
- Percussion
- Auxiliary
Judges score bands in the areas above, and the top three bands in each area are awarded trophies. The band with the highest overall score of the competition is awarded the Grand Champion Award for the competition.
Spectator Tickets, Airgrams, and Program “spotlights” are on sale now at https://colgan-hs-band-boosters.square.site/s/shop
- Spectators: $10 General Admission, $5 Students & Senior Citizens, FREE Kids under 5
- "Shop" to purchase shout outs ahead of time that will be read by the announcer as your band enters the field
- Anyone can purchase $10 ads for the "Student Spotlight" in the digital program
Marching Bands from the following schools: Check out the performance schedule here
- James W. Robinson Secondary
- Battlefield High School
- Lightridge High School
- Gainesville High School
- Oakton High School
- Brentsville District High School
- Lake Braddock Secondary School
- Forest Park High School
- John R. Lewis High School
- Woodbridge High School
- Alexandria City High School
- Potomac Senior High School
- Mills E. Godwin High School
- Osbourn Park High School
- Herndon High School
- Patriot High School
- King George High School
- Gar-Field High School
- James Madison High School
- Manassas Park High School