“He doesn’t want any praise for it,” Brumfield said. “He was like, ‘I don’t want people to think I’m just friends with Taylor because he has a disability, because we’re best friends and we always have been.’”

Foster said his favorite part of the experience is seeing Parrish play while he’s pushing him during the show. Though Foster briefly mentioned the heat of band camp, he focused on the positives of the experience, excited to be a part of it.

“I love watching him go at it while we’re marching,” Foster said. “It’s really cool because I used to just have to sit next to him for the band thing, and now we get to actually take part in it.”

With eight football games, two marching contests and a parade left in the season, Parrish and Foster are looking forward to the rest of their senior year, especially homecoming and senior night, when they will both be recognized with other seniors in the band.

The Beulah Bobcats will play their second home game of the season tonight at 7 vs. Southside-Selma.

After their senior year comes to a close, the two plan to stick together.

Parrish, who often communicates by typing messages into an iPad, said he plans to run for president in 2040. He consistently teases Foster that he could never be his vice president because of his forgetfulness. But Foster said he plans to hang out in the White House anyway.