Three’s Company

Two proud parents sit in a sea of orange and brown, eagerly awaiting the halftime show. Like so many Falcon football fans, they’ve come to watch the game. But for Craig and Debbie Vickio, the main event is the halftime show when their daughters, Megan, Sarah and Beth Vickio, take their positions on the field. 

“One of the biggest challenges is finding them out on the field,” said Craig Vickio, University staff psychologist.

Megan and Sarah have been in the Falcon Marching Band for four and three years respectively. The arrival of freshman Beth this semester completes the talented trio. 

Falcon Marching Band Director Carol Hayward said she’s thrilled to now have all of the Vickio sisters in the band.

Siblings are common in the organization, Hayward said, but in eight years as director she doesn’t recall ever having three siblings at once. 

“I enjoyed it so much that I wanted the girls to at least give it a try,” Debbie said. “I thought if they stuck with it they’d get the same enjoyment out of it I did, and they seem to. Thought if they stuck with it they’d get the same enjoyment out of it I did, and they seem to.”

The rich sounds of the trombone and trumpet filtered through the Vickio home throughout the sisters’ youth; someone was usually practicing her instrument.

“It sounded really pretty … it almost sounded like we had the radio on, so I kind of went with it,” Beth said.