The students and staff of the DeKalb High School's Marching Barbs will be part of the pregame ceremony at the Sugar Bowl on Wednesday, a perk they earned after being declared the grand champions of a marching band competition Monday in New Orleans.

The band also will perform with 11 other high school bands during the halftime show. But the 93 students who traveled to New Orleans will be on the field when the National Anthem is being played.

Band director Steve Lundin said they will not know what they are doing specifically until Wednesday. However, a number of people on the trip said they expect to be holding one of the massive banners on the football field.