Music is Changing Lives at Westside Elementary Daytona Beach 🎶 The Eagles Marching Band isn’t just making music; they’re creating moments and building confidence that will last a lifetime. Did you know? Westside Elementary is the only elementary school in our district with a band, and this year, these young musicians earned a spot in the University of Florida Homecoming Parade. They were the only elementary group in the entire parade! Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with groups much older than th

Let’s hear it for University High School Titans marching band! 🎶 The Titan Regiment has once again been invited to perform in the world-famous LondonParade held on New Year’s Day! 🥁✨ Cheers to Bob Bone, founder and chairman of the parade, and Duncan Sandys, former Lord Mayor of Westminster and Winston Churchill’s great-grandson, for returning to Orange City this month to formally invite the band to perform on Jan. 1, 2027. Congratulations to Director of Bands Jarrod Koskoski, Principal Amanda

Ta'Nerriah Ward was arrested overnight after she posted on Snapchat that she'd be bringing a gun to school. It was in a group chat with other 6th graders at DeLand Middle School. We received a Fortify Florida tip around 9:40 p.m. and immediately started an investigation. Ta'Nerriah was taken into custody on 2 felony charges and taken to the Family Resource Center for processing before transport to DJJ. If you have a child in Volusia County Schools please take this opportunity to talk to them abo