Page Updated: June 8, 2025
We are looking forward to kicking off Band Camp 2025 on Monday, July 28. Report time for students is 7:00am, meeting in the band room. It is VERY IMPORTANT to arrive on time in order for students to hear the daily itinerary and announcements before we start for the day.
The information on this page will go over various aspects of camp, including student reminders, the lunch menu for the first week of camp, how parents/families can volunteer and help at camp, information about the new Block Party at the end of week 1, and an invitation to our potluck dinner and preview performance at the end of camp.
Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Parade and Fall Show Uniform Fittings
Between July 21-24, students will be fitted (over their clothes) for parade marching band attire (bibbers, jacket, hat) and fall marching band competition attire (bibber, show shirt, and hat). Students will be given a form to purchase marching shoes ($48). Shoe order form and payment are due by August 1, 2025 in the band room black box.
Students should show up ON-TIME and wearing slim fitting shorts, shirt, and socks. If they are not able to come during these time slots, they will be fitted during band camp. Our goal is to get as many students as possible fitted during that week of July.
Student Reminders
It is important to come prepared for camp days, make sure you have the following essentials:
- Instrument with any needed accessories (reeds, valve oil, etc.)
- Music
- Cell phone with UDB App downloaded
- Comfortable athletic/tennis shoes
- Appropriate FCPS dress code attire
- Workout clothes or light clothing – NO JEANS!
- Refillable water bottles – the bigger the better.
- Sunscreen
- Lip balm/chapstick
- Hats/head wraps
- Sunglasses
- Support braces
- A positive attitude
It will be HOT during camp! It is best that students prepare for this and start to take care of their bodies now. Start drinking more water, eating healthy foods, and doing daily stretches and exercises. This will allow them time to acclimate to how they may feel during camp.
Lunch during band camp is approximately 11:30am – 12:30pm each day. The Band Boosters will be providing lunch for the first week of camp. For the second week, please pack a healthy lunch for each day.
This will be available as we get closer to camp.
Week 1 Menu *
Monday
TBD
Tuesday
TBD
Wednesday
TBD
Thursday
TBD
Friday
TBD
* Feel free to pack your lunch if you do not like our menu options.
Band Camp Volunteers – We’ll Need Your Help!
Parents, the sign up to help at Band Camp 2025 will be available as we get closer to camp. Your participation ensures a safe and supportive environment for our students, enhances their overall camp experience, and helps create lasting memories for everyone involved. Additionally, volunteering allows you to witness your child’s growth and dedication firsthand, while also fostering a stronger sense of community within our band program.
Your support and involvement are crucial
in making band camp a success!
Volunteer sign up will be available as we get closer to camp. Be thinking now about how you can help. You can learn more about the various roles below to get an idea of how we take care of our students during camp days.
Reminder: Camp runs from July 28 to Aug 8
Morning Field Help 7:00am – 12:00pm
Volunteers needed every morning at 7am to fill (4) spout coolers with water & ice and take to the practice field. Set up tables, coolers, and tents on the field for breaks. Fill spray pumps & spray the students with water as needed. Prepare fruit trays to take out to the field around 9:30am. Bring back coolers and empty fruit trays to the school at lunch time to be refilled after lunch.
Lunch Help 11:00am – 1:00pm
We have roughly 150 students this season! Unfortunately we do not have access to the school cafeteria. We need a team to set up our 3 long serving tables, round tables and chairs every day for the 1st week. Help set up each day’s lunch per provided menu. Make (3) spout coolers full of lemonade/sports drink mix & ice and (2) filled with ice water. Set out food & utensils/plates/etc. Serve food to students as they walk by serving tables. Clean up, put food away, wash utensils, trays and lay open to dry for the next day.
Afternoon Field Help 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Volunteers are needed every afternoon to re-fill spout coolers with water & ice and take to the practice field for breaks. Fill spray pumps & spray the students with water as needed. Prepare fruit trays to take out to the field around 3:45pm. At the end of the day, put tables and tents away, gather trash, bring coolers and empty fruit trays to the school, rinse and lay open to dry for the next day in the Community Room.
Uniform Help
This will be on an as needed basis. The Uniform Team will coordinate any needed volunteers for this. If you are available to help, please contact us or send an email to our Uniforms Officer.
Donations Needed For Band Camp And Marching Season
Items from Amazon
BAND FAMILIES!! We need your help to stock the band for our summer Band Camp (July 28 – August 8) and the Fall 2025 Marching Band Season. We will once again use our Amazon Wishlist to make this a simple and painless process. Please click the button below to see how you can help. If you have family or friends that want to support the band, please share this link with them. Items on this Wishlist will be sent directly to our Band Booster President for delivery to the band.
Fresh Fruit
The Band Boosters provide fruit and snacks twice a day during both weeks of band camp. We are seeking donations of ready-to-eat fruit (washed and sliced!) throughout camp. Each snack break feeds approximately 150+ students, staff, and volunteers and we average 4 trays of fruit eaten during each break.
The most popular snacks that the kids love include: sliced watermelon, frozen grapes, sliced apples (soak in water bath with lemon juice to slow browning), strawberries, sliced oranges, sliced cantaloupe, mini muffins, freeze pops, and granola bars.
Donations will be accepted in the band room during morning drop off.
We appreciate everyone coming together to keep our hard-working students well-fed during their breaks!
Cases of Bottled Water
Parents & students, as our new marching season is fast approaching, it’s time to stock up on water. Lots of it! We go through approx. two pallets of water from now through November.
We take coolers filled with bottled water and ice to every competition, plus parades and other events. We also have water in the stands for our home football games. This is a lot!
Please help us to keep our students hydrated! Water donations are always needed and much appreciated.
For band camp we do not pass out these bottles of water (students need to bring their own refillable water bottle from home).
All band students and their families are invited to join us for our first-ever Band Camp Block Party on the evening of Friday, August 1, 2025 (after band camp has concluded for the day ). Every year during band camp, the boosters like to throw a little party to help the students cool down after their first week of camp, and allow them time to hangout with their bandmates. This year, we’re inviting families to join us as well.
More details about this event will be available as we get closer to camp.
The Band Boosters will be providing pizza and drinks. Families are encouraged to bring a simple side dish or dessert to share with the group. (think bag of chips or tub of cookies, etc..)
Don’t be shy, come join us, meet new people, and have some fun!
Please join us as we celebrate the end of band camp and the beginning of our marching season at our annual Potluck Dinner and Preview event. Everyone brings food to share for dinner and then we will all get to witness the very first performance of this year’s show!
When: Friday, August 8th at 6:30pm
What to bring:
Senior & Junior Families: Main Dish
Sophomore Families: Side Dish
Freshman Families: Dessert
Come through the main office entrance at Sherando. Dinner will be in the cafeteria/commons area. Performance will be in Arrowhead Stadium after dinner (weather permitting).