When the first football game of the season began, everyone was standing, cheering, and wearing their blue and gold to represent their Titan spirit. It can be an important yet overwhelming event for freshmen, but with the right advice to ease nerves before the game, it can be an unforgettable night, senior Benjamin Parker, Marching Band member, said.
Students filled into the student section, the third set of bleachers from the stadium’s entrance, before the game began, Parker said. The student section has a tradition where upperclassmen fill the front, while the younger the grade, the further back students go, Parker added. Arriving 20 to 30 minutes before the game begins is ideal, so you can find a good spot on the bleachers and hear the Marching Band play the national anthem, Parker said.
“[Marching Band does] a warm-up before the game, and then we play the national anthem and the fight song,” Parker said. “Then, we perform the halftime show, which, this year is ‘The Grand Illusion.’”
Students should come decked out in the game’s theme declared by Barstool, an unofficial student-run Instagram account, to show their school spirit, while also dressing appropriately for the weather, since the season’s later games can become intensely cold, junior Kyla Barzyk, Varsity Cheerleader, said. Themes for the games are shared on the unofficial Glenbrook South Barstool Instagram, Barzyk said.
“A lot of the people in [the] front are standing, so then you have to stand,” Barzyk said. “Just be prepared to stand be loud and cheer.”
With only four home games this year, it is important to get excited in the stands and support the team while they are playing, Barzyk said. Do not let the cold discourage you from going to a home game, instead, bundle up and come with your friends, senior Joshua Brinati, Varsity Football Player, said. Most people stay through the cold because it is about the community and having fun in the stands with your friends, Brinati said.
“A piece of advice I would give is [to] really have fun,” Brinati said. “I remember being a freshman [and] wearing my jersey up in the stands. It’s an [amazing] experience, so just be [proud] of what you have, and everyone around you.”