| Awards and Accolades |
| 2019, 2020 |
Honors Orchestra is the only string orchestra in Carroll County to receive superior ratings at Grade Level V at District Assessments |
| 2019 |
Marching Band wins MMBA Maryland State Championships (inaugural year) for Small Open Class Bands |
| 2019, 2020 |
Wind Ensemble is only band in Carroll County to be assessed at Grade Level V at District Assessments |
| 2019 |
Honors Orchestra becomes first string orchestra in Carroll County to be assessed at Grade Level V at District Assessments |
| 2015 |
Marching Band wins 2nd place at USBands National Championships Class III Open |
| 2010 |
Marching Band wins United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) Maryland State Class IV Open Championship. |
| 2009, 2010 |
Marching Band wins BOA Regional Championship (Towson University, Towson, Maryland). |
| 2009 |
Marching Band wins USSBA Maryland State Class IV Open Championship. |
| 2008 |
First marching band from the state of Maryland to compete in a BOA Super Regional competition and is named Super Regional Finalist (Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia). |
| 2004 |
First Marching Band from the state of Maryland to compete in the BOA Grand Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana and named Grand Nationals Semi-Finalist. |
| 2004 |
WHS Music Department was selected as the 2004 MENC/MMEA Exemplary Music Program Award Winner. This award is given to one Maryland school annually. |
| 2003 |
First Marching Band from the state of Maryland to win a BOA Regional competition (John F. Kennedy Stadium, Bridgeport, Connecticut). |
| 2003 |
Selected as the Carroll County Marching Band representative for the Governor Robert Ehrlich’s Inaugural Parade. |
| 2002 |
First Marching Band from the state of Maryland to win a TOB Group IV Atlantic Coast Championship (Lackawanna Stadium, Scranton, Pennsylvania) |
| 2002 |
First Marching Band from the state of Maryland to become a Regional Finalist at a BOA Marching Band Regional (Youngstown University, Youngstown, Ohio). |
