Band
DeLand's band, The Marching Bulldogs, has gained recognition over the last five years, visiting the Georgia Peach Bowl and the Florida Bandmasters Association State Concert Festival three times, where they received the highest possible ratings twice. In the 2007-08 school year, the band returned to the State Concert Festival, receiving superior ratings from all judges. In the 2007-2008 season the band was invited to the annual College Band Directors National Association convention in Georgia. The band continues its tradition of receiving superior ratings at MPAs. Daniel Cook is currently the Director of Bands at DeLand.
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