Bellbrook Marching Eagles throw 鈥楥AUTION鈥� to the wind
BELLBROOK, Ohio — The Bellbrook High School (BHS) Marching Eagles completed a highly successful season in Nov. 2025. The band featured 61 wind, percussion and color guard members, led by drum majors Sophie North and Andrew Grissom.
The Marching Eagles鈥� 2025 show, 鈥淐AUTION,鈥� focused on exploring boundaries and pushing past limits. Their props transformed the football field into a construction site, where the members marched鈥nd leaped, danced, wandered and created a woodwind pyramid. The music included David Guetta鈥檚 鈥淒angerous,鈥� 鈥淒anse Macabre鈥� by Camille Saint-Saens, Ariana Grande鈥檚 鈥淒angerous Woman鈥� and 鈥淒anger Zone鈥� by Kenny Loggins. Standout solos were performed by Eli Rodenroth on trombone and Haedyn Silance on alto saxophone.
Bellbrook stormed through the Mid States Band Association (MSBA) season, going undefeated in the Visual and Auxiliary categories all year in Class AAA. At both the Taylor and Centerville competitions, they swept every AAA caption award: Visual, Music, Auxiliary, Percussion and General Effect. They were the Reserve Grand Champions at two MSBA competitions and took home the Grand Champion title at MSBA Taylor.
The Marching Eagles capped off the season with a terrific run at the Mid States Championships, finishing second among over 20 bands in Class AAA (with a season best score) and taking home the Visual and Auxiliary titles.
The band is a mainstay at Bellbrook鈥檚 home football games and traveled to several away games, including the playoff matchup against Alter, where members performed in costume on Halloween. They enjoy supporting BHS and community events, such as the Sugar Maple Festival, the Lions Club SummerFest and the Powder Puff game.
The Marching Eagles are working to be bigger and better every year. Any interested BHS students are welcome to join the 2026 band鈥攏o marching experience needed! Contact Band Director Jacob Page at school or at [email protected].
Sponsors at all levels are critical to the band鈥檚 success. To support these amazing students, please contact Eli Alban at [email protected].
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