 It is now under the direction of Mr. Jerry Lancaster, who has been teaching at Bethel from 2009–present.In the 2012-2013 school year, the band was awarded its first ever Virginia State Honor Band award, meaning that the band scored a Superior rating in both VBODA State Marching Assessment and District Band Festival with their highest group, the first time ever in school history.In the 2013-2014 school year, they received a Superior rating at VBODA State Marching Assessment with their show, a tribute to "Little Shop of Horrors," and the symphonic band received straight 'Superior' ratings at the District VIII Band Festival, marking the second time in school history that it has received Virginia Honor Band.