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Band Awards
2025-2026 - Swingin' Scots: Two-Time 1st Place Champions at the WorldStrides Heritage Festival Performance Series
2026 - Highlander Band — Gold Rating & 1st Place at the WorldStrides Heritage Festival Performance Series at Universal
2025-2026 - Highlander Band — Invited to the Festival of Gold
Swingin’ Scots Jazz Band — Adjudicator Award
2026 — Two Superior Ratings at Music Performance Assessment; Highlander Band and Swingin' Scots
2025 — Overall Excellent and a Superior in Sight-Reading at Music Performance Assessment; Highlander Band and Swingin' Scots
2024 — Straight Excellent Ratings at Music Performance Assessment; Highlander Band and Swingin' Scots
2023-2026 - Jazz All-County Recognition — DHMS students selected for county-level honors
2026 - Maestro Award — Josiah Hernandez-Garcia was selected by judges as a Maestro Award recipient and was the only middle school student among five recipients
2026 - Composer Premiere — Highlander Band premiered Rob Romeyn’s Under A Scarlet Sky at the 2026 Spring Concert
2023-2026 - Performances throughout the community, including Largo Botanical Gardens and Downtown Dunedin’s Pioneer Park
Dance & Winter Guard
2023-2026- Dance — Multiple 1st Place Finishes at the Highland Games
2023-2026- Dance — Swept competition categories at the Highland Games
2026- Winter Guard — Multiple 1st Place Competition Finishes
2023-2026- Performance opportunities through school concerts, community events, competitions, and special events
Program Awards
2025 - FMEA Enrollment Award - 50% of the school enrolled in band, orchestra, dance, and/or chorus
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