October 11, 2006
Homecoming parade draws large crowd
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The 2006 edition of Homecoming at Southern Illinois University Carbondale — "Sacks, Dawgs & Rock 'n Roll," drew an estimated 15,000 people to the parade route in Carbondale on Saturday morning, Oct. 7.
The 70 units in the parade featured 2,500 participants. There were 18 high schools and junior high bands, with 1,200 participants.
Here are the parade winners:
Class A Bands (351 school enrollment or higher)
First place: Carbondale Community High School
Second place: Harrisburg High School
Third place: Carterville High School
Class B bands (350 or less school enrollment)
First place: Gallatin County High School
Second place: Chester High School
Third place: Christopher High School
Class C Bands: (Middle schools or junior high schools)
First place: Harrisburg Middle School
Second place: Benton Grade School
Third place: Du Quoin Middle School
Small Float Units:
First place: Theta Xi
Second place: Sigma Alpha and Phi Kappa Tau
Third place: Student Center Craft Shop
Marching Units:
First place: Saluki Rainbow Network
Second place: Fatal Fusion Dance Group
Third place: Girl Scouts of Jackson County
Car/Truck Units:
First place: Girl Scout Troop #198
Second place: Murphysboro Applefest Queen
Third place: WCIL-FM
Large Float Units:
First place: Sigma Pi & Alpha Gamma Delta
Second place: Alpha Tau Omega and Fashion Design & Merchandising Association
Third place: Sigma Kappa and Delta Chi
Creating and supporting traditions that foster a lifelong attachment to the University are among the goals of Southern at 150: Building Excellence Through Commitment, the blueprint the University is following as it approaches its 150th anniversary in 2019.
A winning performance –
Members of the Carbondale
Community High School
Marching Terriers
participated in Southern
Illinois University
Carbondale’s Homecoming
parade on Saturday, Oct.
7. The Marching Terriers
received top honors in the
Class A band division for
schools with student
enrollments of 351 or higher.
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Keeping the beat – A member
of the Carbondale Middle
School Cougars’ Marching
Band keeps time Saturday,
Oct. 7, during Southern
Illinois University
Carbondale’s Homecoming
parade. A total of 18 high
schools and junior high or
middle school bands
performed during the parade
that attracted an estimated
15,000 people along the
parade route. Download Photo
Here
Catching the Blues Brothers
– Members of the Carterville
High School Marching Lions’
band performed selections
from the “Blues Brothers”
at Southern Illinois
University Carbondale’s
Homecoming parade on
Saturday, Oct. 7. The
Marching Lions placed
third in the Class A band
division for schools with
enrollments of 351 or higher.
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Marching to the beat – The
Du Quoin Middle School
Marching Band performs
Saturday, Oct. 7, at
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale’s Homecoming
parade. The unit finished
third in the Class C
division for middle school
or junior high bands.
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Playing a little sax – A
member of the Du Quoin
Middle School Marching
Band is a study in
concentration Saturday
during Southern Illinois
University Carbondale’s
Homecoming parade on
Saturday, Oct. 7. A total
of 18 high schools and
junior high or middle school
bands performed during the
parade that attracted an
estimated 15,000 people along
the parade route. Download
Photo Here
Concentrating on the beat –
A member of the Freeburg
Community High School
Marching Band concentrates
during Southern Illinois
University Carbondale’s
Homecoming parade on
Saturday, Oct. 7. A total
of 18 high schools and
junior high or middle school
bands performed during the
parade that attracted an
estimated 15,000 people
along the parade route.
Download Photo Here
Moving with the melody – A
member of Freeburg Community
High School’s Marching Band
plays one of the band’s
several selections at
Southern Illinois
University Carbondale’s
Homecoming parade on
Saturday, Oct. 7. A total
of 18 high schools and
junior high or middle school
bands performed during the
parade that attracted an
estimated 15,000 people
along the parade route.
Download Photo Here
Leading the way – Marc
Henshaw, director of
the Harrisburg Middle
School Junior Bulldogs’
Marching Band, directs
his charges Saturday,
Oct. 7, at Southern
Illinois University
Carbondale’s Homecoming
parade. The 82-member
strong unit comprised of
sixth- through eight-grade
students won the Class C
Bands Division for middle
or junior high schools.
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