first time in Wakefield history. In the fall of 2008, the varsity dance team (under the direction of Candice Spencer and Stacey Gargano) took 3rd place in the MSSAA State Dance Tournament. In the fall of 2009, the varsity dance team (under the direction of Candice Spencer) took 3rd place in the division of High School Varsity Dance and took 3rd place overall in the entire Dance Division at the New England Cheer and Dance Tournament. In the fall of 2009, the varsity dance team was honored with the team academic excellence award from the MSSAA. The 2010–2011 boys' hockey team advanced to the Division One Championship at the TD Garden and was the 2010–2011 Division One North Hockey Champions. Since 2015, the Director of Athletics for Wakefield Public Schools has been Mr. Brendan Kent. Recently, the Wakefield community has voted to get rid of the Wakefield Warriors logo, the logo that the high school uses, deeming it racist and offensive towards Native American people. The question of if the logo should be kept was on the 2021 ballot of the town's election. Performing arts The Performing Arts Director for Wakefield Public Schools is Mr. Thomas Bankert. The Warrior Marching Band competes in the MICCA and NESBA competitions circuits each year. Wakefield hosts its own MICCA competition every October at Landrigan Field with the Warrior Marching Band as the last band to perform. The band's 2008 show, "A Moonwalk Through Time," was a collection of Michael Jackson music and featured the musicians dancing the Thriller in the midst of the performance. The band came in first place in their division at NESBA Finals and won a gold medal for the first time since 2003. Its 2011 show, based on the music of Aerosmith, came in first with a platinum medal at NESBA Finals. Since then, the marching band has performed shows such as a tribute to Stevie Wonder, the music of Dave Matthews Band, Disney's Frozen, Double Agent, Immortal, Mirror Mirror, Flight and Street Lights Big Dreams. In 2016, the Wakefield Warrior Marching band came in 2nd at NESBA finals earning a 96.0, A Platinum Medal, and the Best Drum Major Award. The Wakefield Warrior Marching band also had a two 5 star sweep at both there MICCA Competitions. At MICCA Finals the band earned a perfect score winning MICCA Finals. In 2018 their performance of their show Flight earned