Macy's Day Thanksgiving Parade

By Stone Fagan

Along with the new presence of fall weather and Thanksgiving, came the beloved Macy’s Day Parade. This year was the 86th annual parade and occurred on November 22 in New York at 9 a.m. EST. Boasting more than 3.5 million viewers along the parade route this year, and 50 million watching the televised broadcast, the 10,000 participants in the parade had quite an enormous crowd. This year’s event was especially important, due to two of Cookeville High’s own students participating. Bailey Rose and Kaity Harville appeared as dancers in the parade.

In addition to this, three new floats were incorporated into the lineup, which were Hello Kitty, Elf on the Shelf, and Papa Smurf. The featured performance groups were as follows:

Performance Groups
-Spirit of America Dance
-Stagedoor Manor
-Varsity Spirit Cheer

Floats
-Gift of Freedom
-Zhu-niverse
-Smurf Mushroom Float
-Big Apple
-Bridge to the Future
-Marion Carole Showboat
-Snoopy’s Doghouse
-Peprally
-Home Baked Goodness
-Elves Raise the Roof
-Dora’s Christmas Carol Adventure
-On the Roll Again
-International Celebration Clock tower
-Santa’s Sleigh
-Woodland Family Gathering
-Tom Turkey
-1-2-3 Sesame Street
-True Spirit of Thanksgiving
-American Pride
-Fall Frozen Fun
-Christmas in Central Park

Balloons
-Hello Kitty
-Spongebob Squarepants
-Kermit the Frog
-Diary of a Wimpy Kid
-Julius
-Spiderman
-Kung Fu Panda
-Pikachu
-Ronald McDonald
-Pillsbury Doughboy
-Buzz Lightyear
-Sailor Mickey
-Sonic the Hedgehog