Winners of St. Patricks Day Parade Announced

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Winners of St. Patrick’s Day parade announced
April 10, 2001

NEW HAVEN — The awards committee recently announced the winners of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade:

•Grand Marshal Award: WCTX Television Balloon Brigade, Gallogly.

•Best Irish Marching Band: N.H. Gaelic Football and Hurling Club, Luth.

•Best Police Marching Band: Connecticut State Police, Sweeney.

•Best Fire Department Marching Unit: New Haven Fire Fighters, Local 825, Knights of St. Patrick.

•Best Volunteer Fire Department Marching Unit: Webster Hose Company 3, Cannon-Griffin.

•Best Veterans’ Marching Unit: Iwo Jima Survivors Association Inc., Quinn.

•Best Senior Marching Unit: 69th NYSV Historical Association Inc., Irish American Community Center.

•Best Youth Marching Unit: James Hillhouse High School, Army Jr. ROTC, McHugh.

•Best Private School Marching Unit: St. Francis School, Boyne-Gallagher.

•Best Pipe Band: Manchester Regional Police and Fire Pipeband, Malenda-Lyng.

•Best Re-enactment Unit: 27th Connecticut Volunteers, Keefe.

•Best Re-enactment Unit, 2nd place: 2nd Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Flanagan-Causgrove.

•Best Drum Major: Celtic Cross Pipes and Drums, Waldron.

•Best Presentation by Irish Dance Group: Lenihan School of Irish Dance, Donadio-Sullivan.

•Best Pipe Band, 2nd place: Connecticut Firefighters Pipes and Drums, Manning-Cusack.

•Best Pipe Band, 3rd place: Celtic Cross Pipes and Drums, New Haven Gaelic Football and Hurling Club, Bohan.

•Best Senior Drum Corps: St. Peter’s Drum Corps, Torrington, Ahern.

•Best Senior Drum Corps, 2nd place: Connecticut Hurricanes Sr. Drum and Bugle Corps, Carr.

•Best Senior Fife and Drum Corps: Stony Creek Ancient Fife and Drum Corps, Nationwide Insurance, Nester.

•Best Senior Fife and Drum Corps, 2nd place: Ancient Mariners, Connecticut, Hibernian Club of New Haven, Hunt.

•Best Junior Fife and Drum Corps: Col. John Chester Fife and Drum Corps, W.H. Irish American Club.

•Best Public School Marching Unit: Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School, Doyle-D’Aquila.

•Best Public School Marching Unit, 2nd place: Hyde Leadership School, football team, Nationwide Insurance.

•Best Middle School Band: Fair Haven Middle School, Dinnan.

•Best Volunteer Fire Department Color Guard: Charter Hose Company 4, Ansonia, N.H. County Firefighters Emerald Society, Lynch.

•Best Veterans Color Guard: Korean War Veterans, Powers.

•Best Musical Unit Color Guard: Kentish Guards Fife and Drum Corps, W.H. Irish American Club.

•Best Public School Cheerleaders: Hamden High School cheerleaders, Kelly.

•Presentation by Irish Dance Group, second place: Spirited Soles Irish Dance Academy, Hibernian Club of New Haven, Bohan.

•Best Police Department Color Guard: New Haven Police Emerald Society, Rodican.

•Best Fire Department Color Guard: New Haven County Firefighters Emerald Society, Anna Liffey’s.

•Best Scout Group: Engine 260, Explorers, B.S.A., Reilly.

•Best Float: New Haven Parks Department Outdoor Adventure, Hanlon.

•Queen’s Award: Sinead Stewart, Gerhard.

•Honor Attendant Award: Caitlin Monahan, Smyth.