- The Lafayette High School Music Department was recognized as a 2005 Grammy Signature School. This is an award granted to schools who have an outstanding comprehensive music department. To recognize schools across the country that support and maintain arts and music programs. The Grammy Signature Schools program recognized the top public high schools across the United States that made an outstanding commitment to music education during the 2004-2005 school year.
- The Lafayette Band is a two-time recipient of the coveted Sudler Shield presented by the
John Philip Sousa Foundation, an international award recognizing high school and youth marching bands of world class excellence. - Lafayette Marching Band has had the distinct honor of escorting Santa on two different occasions (1991 and 2002) in the world-famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
- Since 1990, "The Pride of Bluegrass®" Marching Band has won the Kentucky Music Educators Association State Champion in Class AAAA and Class AAAAA an incredible 16 times. Since the inception of the KMEA State Marching Band Championship in 1986, the Lafayette Marching Band “Pride of the Bluegrass®” has performed as a finalist in every state championship event. In 2010, Lafayette accomplished 24 consecutive years as a State Finalist during KMEA’s history of Marching Band competitions.
- National Finalist, Bands of America Grand Nationals, 1995 and 2004, Indianapolis, IN.
- National Semi- Finalist, Bands of America Grand Nationals, 2009 and 2010, Indianapolis, IN.
- Regional Champion, Bands of America Regional Competitions, 1996 and 1997.
- Super Regional Class AAA Champion, Bands of America Super Regional Competition in 2005, Atlanta, GA.
- Super Regional Finalist, Bands of America in 2005 (Atlanta), 2006 (St. Louis) and 2007 (Atlanta)
- Regional Finalist, Bands of America Regional Competitions, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004.
- Grand Champion, Contest of Champions, Southeast Regional Contest, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 (9 Times), Murfreesboro, TN
- Lexington, Kentucky Annual Christmas Parade, Annual Featured High School Marching Band
- Lafayette band performed several times at the Kentucky Music Educator Association Professional Development Conference in Louisville with the last of their four appearances occurring during the 2006 session
- Lafayette band performed at the prestigious Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago in 1993
- Guest performance at the University of South Carolina Band Clinic and Conductor's Symposium in 1990 and 1998
- Featured guest performing ensemble at the 2002 Eastern Kentucky University Honors Band Clinic
- Lafayette Band Day, November 2, 2001, Proclaimed by Mayor Pam Miller, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
