Benefits of Music Education

• Mt. Pleasant Magazine - The Anatomy of a Winner - Wando Band Puts Mount Pleasant on the Musical Map
• A Child’s Brain Develops Faster With Exposure to Music Education
• Music For All Advocacy Home
• National Association For Music Education Advocacy Home
• One parent’s story--What Music has given our children
• SC Public Radio - Jazz Musicians in Demand

Bands of Wando Accomplishments

• Wando Band In The News
• Bands of America National Finalist
  2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018
• Bands of America South Carolina Regional Grand Champion
  2018
• Bands of America South Carolina Regional Finalist & Class Champion
  2018
• Bands of America Super Regional Finalist
  2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
• Bands of America Super Regional Class Champion
  2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017
• Bands of America National Festival
  1998, 2002
• South Carolina 5A State Champions
  2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
  (https://www.bandlink.org/marching/scbda-marching-champions/)
• Most Students Named to SC All State Band
  2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  (https://www.bandlink.org/all-state-band/rosters/)
• 2007 Sudler Flag Recipient
  (http://www.sousafoundation.net/Default.aspx?ID=49)
• 2007 Grand NAI National Honor Band

2018-19 Accomplishments

• 2018 Carolina Regional Grand Champion
  Overall Grand Champion; AAAA Class Champion; AAAA Outstanding Music, Visual, and General Effect Awards
• 2018 Powder Springs Regional Grand Champion
  Overall Awards for Outstanding Music, General Effect, and Visual Performance; AAAA Class Champion; AAAA Outstanding Music, Visual, and General Effect
• 2018 BOA Grand National Finalist
  6th Place overall (93.950)

2017-18 Accomplishments

• 2017 Grand Champions Gus Moody Tournament of Bands
  1st Place Class AAA, Class AAA Most Outstanding Percussion, Most Outstanding Color Guard, Most Outstanding Music, and Most Outstanding Visual
• 2017 Bands of America Atlanta Super Regional
  Class AAAA Champion, Most Outstanding Visual Performance, Most Outstanding Overall Effect
• 2017 South Carolina 5A State Marching Band Championships
  2nd Place Overall winner (90.95)points, Most Outstanding Music Overall (tie)
• 2017 5AAA State Champion
  Overall Best Music Performance, Overall Best Visual Performance, Best Overall Effect

2016-17 Accomplishments

• Our Highest score at TWO BOA events.
• Our highest placement at BOA Atlanta, 2nd overall, 1st Place Visual Performance: http://www.musicforall.org/images/PDFs/2016/Fall/Recaps/10.29.16_Atlanta_GA_FINALS.pdf
• 8th place at BOA Grand National Finals in an incredibly competitive field: http://www.musicforall.org/resources/fall-results/2016/2016-grand-national-championships-results
• 100 students in All Region Band*
  49 in All State Band*
  9 in All State Jazz Band*
  11 in All State Orchestra*
  *Highest of any school in the state
• Our Symphonic Band's performance at USC Band Clinic to great acclaim
• Each of our Concert Bands receiving Straight Superiors with Distinction
• Jazz Band performed at Concert Festival to rave reviews and comments.
• Winter Guard finishing 2nd in their division and 4th overall in challenging classification
• Jazz & Percussion students giving one of the best concerts in our school's history
• TWO ensembles performed at the State Concert Band Festival