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Inside Wando's Winning Marching Band

Marching band wins eighth straight state championship.

Wando High School's marching band has a winning tradition that spans nearly a decade.

The accolades continued over the weekend when Bands of Wando captured the 5A state Championship at a competition in Walterboro. The band battled 15 other schools from across the state as it nabbed its eighth consecutive title.

Live5News profiled the band recently in the attached YouTube videos. WCSC-TV Staff photographer Corey Davis is a part of the band's coaching staff.

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Wando's Saturday honor caps the band's competitive season. It finished third overall at super regional competition in Atlanta on Oct. 27. View the band at work in a recent game.

Top honors are nothing new for Wando. The band finished 12th in the nation in 2011 in its second national appearance since 2009.

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