2008 St. Patrick's Day Parade Awards

 

New Haven, Connecticut

PLACE

                                                                 March 9, 2008

 

GRAND MARSHAL'S AWARD

 

 

 

Past Parade Queens and Honor Attendants

 

 

 

BEST FIRE DEPARTMENT  MARCHING UNIT

 

 

1st

New Haven Fire Department

2nd

Hamden Fire Department

3rd

East Haven Fire Department

 

 

 

BEST DRUM  MAJOR - DRUM CORP

 

 

1st

Mattatuck Drum Band Major

2nd

CT Firefighters Pipe and Drum, Redding

 

 

 

BEST PIPE MAJOR - PIPE BAND

 

 

1st

CT Firefighters Pipes and Drums, Redding, CT

2nd

New London Firefighters Pipes and Drums, New London, CT

 

 

 

 

 

BEST IRISH DANCE GROUP

 

 

1st

Lenihan School of Irish Dance

2nd

Kathleen Mulkerin School of Irish Dancing

 

 

 

BEST IRISH MARCHING UNIT

 

 

1st

New Haven Gaelic Football and Hurling Club

2nd

Irish Heritage Society of Milford

3rd

Pioneers of Sacred Heart

4th

Ancient Order of Hibernians - New Haven - Derby Divisions

 

 

 

BEST POLICE MARCHING UNIT

 

 

1st

New Haven Police Emerald Society

2nd

CT State Police

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEST VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT  MARCHING UNIT

 

 

1st

Webster Hose Co #3, Ansonia, CT

2nd

Charters Hose, Ansonia

 

 

 

 

 

BEST SENIOR FIFE & DRUM CORPS

 

 

1st

Mattatuck Drum Band, Southington

2nd

Stony Creek Fife and Drum, Branford

3rd

CT Blues Ancient Fife & Drum Corps, Unionville

 

 

 

BEST JUNIOR FIFE & DRUM CORPS

 

 

1st

Col. John Chester Fife and Drum Corps, Wethersfield, CT

2nd

Deep River Jr. Ancient Fife and Drum Corps, Deep River, CT

3rd

Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes and Drums, Coventry, CT

 

 

 

 

 

BEST MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND

 

 

1st

Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School Marching Band, New Haven

2nd

Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy Marching Band, New Haven

 

 

 

 

 

BEST OVERALL COLOR/HONOR GUARD

 

 

1st

St. Peters Drum Corp, Torrington

2nd

CT State Police

3rd

United States Coast Guard Honor Guard

4th

West Haven Police

 

 

 

BEST REENACTMENT UNIT

 

 

1st

27th CT Volunteer Infantry, Naugatuck

2nd

Ye Olde Lebanon Towne Militia Co., Vernon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEST FLOAT

 

 

1st

New Haven Parks & Recreations Outdoor Adventure Float

2nd

Sons of Portugal Folklore dance Group, Danbury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEST YOUTH MARCHING UNIT- JROTC, SCOUTS, ETC.

1st

Crosby High School  Army JROTC, Waterbury

2nd

Marine Cadets of America, Co. A. 1st Battalion, New Haven

3rd

St. Francis School, New Haven

 

 

 

BEST PIPE BAND

 

 

1st

Fairfield Gaelic Pipe Band

2nd

CT Firefighters Pipes and Drums, Redding

3rd

Manchester Regional Police & Fire Pipe Band

 

 

 

BEST DRUM CORPS

 

 

1st

CT Hurricanes Drum and Bugle, Ansonia

2nd

CT Alumni Drum & Bugle, Shelton

3rd

Park City Pride Drum & Bugle Corps, Bridgeport

 

 

 

BEST PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL BAND MARCHING UNIT

 

 

1st

Bristol Eastern High School Marching Band

2nd

West Haven High School Marching Band

3rd

Newington High School Marching Band

 

 

 

BEST POLICE COLOR/HONOR GUARD

 

 

1st

Yale University Police Color Guard

2nd

Bridgeport Police Color Guard

3rd

West Haven Police Color Guard

4th

New Haven Police Emerald Society Color Guard

 

 

 

BEST SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT

 

 

1st

Sons of Portugal Folklore, Danbury

2nd

News Channel 8 and My TV 9 Ensemble

3rd