Stafford Drum Majors Honor Herndon Teens Killed in Texas Wreck

On September 16th, drum majors from Brooke Point, North Stafford, Mountain View, Stafford and Colonial Forge met in Herndon to present a tribute to the Herndon High School Marching Band.

This tribute was in honor of Dale Neibaur, Holly Novak, and Kyle Mathers, three teenagers who died in a collision on a Texas highway on August 7th. They were traveling to a gaming festival with friends, Hannah Galbraith and Kevin DiCicco, who were taken to the hospital.

According to police, the driver was heading the wrong way on Interstate 30 in Greenville, Texas. Authorities say an 18-wheeler then smashed into both vehicles, causing them to catch fire.

The three friends were part of the band’s 2013-2014 leadership team and graduates of Herndon High School’s class of 2014.

Stafford County high schools presented them with a photograph of all 5 high school bands wearing red in solidarity with HHS and a banner with the logo of all 5 high schools and Herndon’s mascot, the hornet, signed by 500 marchers from their schools.

There was also a check for $250, $50 from each set of band boosters, for the band kids to have a pizza a dinner to “celebrate band family”, according to Herndonband.net.