Officials say a senior prank leaves DeLand High School toilet-papered and spray-painted.

The school's principal sent a message to families to alert them of the error and that "all tests had to be invalidated."

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A man accused of pulling a gun during a fight at a DeLand high school football game in September has been arrested, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said.

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A student was slammed and seriously injured during a fight at DeLand High School, deputies say.

A student was arrested for a shooting threat in DeLand, police say.

Sunday marks 27 years since a 15-year-old DeLand student was found murdered, and the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is upping the reward for information that could lead to an arrest.

ORLANDO, Fla. – As the Orange County School Board hosts a work session to revise its mask policy for band and chorus, Volusia County high school band directors say they are marching on with bands wearing specialized personal protective equipment. On Tuesday, Orange County School Board officials discussed revising their mask policy for recess, chorus and band. “As of right now, they are recommending 30 minutes of masked playing time,” Evans said as he took the Orange County School Board through the study. However, this is something Volusia County high schools have been doing since the beginning of the school year. “It works,” said DeLand High School Band Director Monica Leimer.

DeLAND, Fla. Before football practice could start for DeLand High School football players, the season was on delayed due to a case of COVID-19 among the coaching staff, according to Athletic Director Lane Jenkins. Players were scheduled to start practice this week, but after an assistance coach tested positive for the novel coronavirus, practice was put on hold for two weeks, Jenkins said in an email. The Bulldogs were scheduled to play their first game on Sept. 18 but that game has now been canceled. Players and coaching staff have been asked to quarantine until Sept. 16.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. Many schools have finalized their reopening plans and in Volusia County, the districts plan includes keeping the band playing in the midst of a pandemic with the help of specialized personal protective equipment. DeLand High School Band Director Monica Leimer said students have been able to rehearse over the summer and that school leaders plan to purchase tools to help them continue playing through the new school year. (Image: National Federation of State High School Association) (WKMG)It keeps the aerosols from coming out of the bell, Leimer siad. (Image: National Federation of State High School Association) (WKMG)She added that they never play inside, even though the auditorium could fit them all. Part of that guidance stems from several studies, including some from the National Federation of State High School Association.

DeLAND, Fla. It was a surreal day for many DeLand High School students, not only because they're starting a new chapter in life but because of the graduation ceremony itself. "It's already surreal thing but with the virus, it makes it a bit more surreal," said Lucas Marrero, graduating senior. "With the amount of people that have the virus, I think someone's going to have it in there and that's a bit worrying to me. DeLand High School graduation ceremony now underway. "As long as they got their mask on and being protected, I think everything is going to go pretty good," said Tashawn Turner.

DeLAND, Fla. – A student who reported a shooting threat that caused a lockdown at DeLand High School on Thursday lied about overhearing the violent comment, according to the DeLand Police Department. Around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, police said they determined that the 17-year-old boy who reported the threat made up the story to get out of school. DeLand High School is on lockdown as a precaution. DeLand High lockdown has been lifted. No gun was found and that lockdown was lifted about 30 minutes later, according to police.