PHOTOS: Windermere High competes at 2025 Bands of America Orlando Regional Championship

Observer School Zone

Windermere High School’s Fightin’ Wolverine Band and Guard returned to the national stage last weekend as it competed in the 2025 Bands of America Orlando Regional Championship.

The competition, held Saturday, Oct. 18, at Camping World Stadium, featured 22 of the best bands in the country. Organizations from as far away as South Carolina, Ohio and Indiana traveled to Central Florida for the competition.

Windermere’s band performed its 2025 show, “Rhapsody in Madness,” which featured music from Queen, Muse and more. The band earned a score of 70.1, earning it 15th place.

Tarpon Springs High School’s Outdoor Performance Ensemble won the competition with a score of 91.35.

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As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.