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Romeoville High School Band Alumni Invited To Perform In Homecoming Pre-game

Band alumni will join the current Marching Spartans on the field to perform the National Anthem and the Romeoville fight song.

ROMEOVILLE, IL — The Romeoville High School Band Boosters are seeking alumni interested in performing during the Homecoming pregame show on Sept. 26 in honor of longtime band director Clark Anderson’s final season, according to a news release.

Alumni are asked to report by 5:45 p.m. to Spartan Stadium, 100 N. Independence Blvd., in Romeoville.

Band alumni will join the current Marching Spartans on the field to perform the National Anthem and the Romeoville fight song before the Romeoville Spartans take on Joliet West for the Homecoming football game, the Boosters said.

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Interested alumni are asked to fill out a Google document to RSVP, and they will be emailed music. Former band members who no longer own or play their instruments can still join in the celebration and march onto the field with the band for pregame festivities.

This opportunity is being offered as a tribute for Anderson, who has been the high school’s band director since 1994 and will be retiring at the end of the school year. Interested alumni may purchase a custom T-Shirt for $15 that will be available to wear during the show.

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The deadline to sign up is Sept. 20 at https://forms.gle/PprZADRgtT6jaUsJ9.

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