George Crockett Academy’s Mighty Rockets Drumline is preparing to head down to Texas to perform at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) later this month, giving the Michigan students an opportunity to show their skills while also being exposed to HBCU culture.

“It’s exciting,” an 8th-grade student named Delonta Jackson said, according to Click On Detroit. “We’re waiting.”

“I’m one of two captains on the drumline, and I’m the section leader of the bass drum,” he added.

Kylee Jenkins, a 7th grader, is also slated to attend the event, and she’s psyched to get to experience performing at the illustrious institution.

“It’s fun,” Jenkins expressed, Click On Detroit reports. “Very fun because I’m with a lot of people [who are] like my family.”

Malik Jackson, a PVAMU alum who serves as George Crockett Academy’s percussion teacher, also shared that — on top of the homecoming performance experience — his students are also excited to learn more about HBCU history.

“I know a lot of people know the background of the historically Black college,” Jackson shared, according to Click On Detroit. “It was where our ancestors [were] allowed to go to [instead of] those predominantly white institutions. So, it makes it so special. I have a lot of these kids. They’re so eager to learn about history.”

There’s a bit of a catch, though: sending 29 students (as well as some chaperones) down to Texas for the performance is going to cost the program about $25,000.

“We are at a charter school where we don’t get the same funding as most public schools,” Jackson said. “So, for us, everything that we choose to do, we have to fundraise for. They are doing as best as they can to raise the funds on their end, but we still need some help. Community leaders, anybody.”

The performance is slated to go down on Oct. 29, and the students are scheduled to head to Texas on Oct. 26.

However, as the band has presently met around 36% of its $25,000 goal, the students still have a long way to go.

You can donate here.

“We appreciate your support as we raise the funds needed to provide our students with a fantastic experience. Thank you in advance for supporting our fundraiser as well as helping us share our campaign through text, email and social media! We greatly value the supporters of our program,” Jackson wrote on the fundraising page.