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MARCHING BANDS, PERFORMANCE GROUPS AND UNITS TAKE CENTER STAGE IN THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE®

MARCHING BANDS AND CORPS CARY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND JOE E. NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND CARY, NORTH CAROLINA LITHIA, FLORIDA Band Director: Matthew Minick Band Director: Michael Miller Band Size: 180 Band Size: 163 34th performance: “The Incredibles” 34th Street performance: Sunshine Medley

GRAIN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING EAGLES MACY’S GREAT AMERICAN MARCHING BAND GRAIN VALLEY, MISSOURI Students from schools across the country Band Director: Reid Atkinson Band Director: Dr. Rick Good Band Size: 185 Band Size: 250 34th Street performance: “Universal: Be Thou My 34th Street performance: It’s Not Unusual Vision” NA KOA ALI’L HAWAII ALL-STATE MARCHING BAND GREENDALE HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND THE STATE OF HAWAII GREENDALE, WISCONSIN Band Director: John Riggle Band Director: Tom Reifenberg Band Size: 621 Band Size: 270 34th Street performance: Drums of the Island and 34th Street performance: “Step in Time,” Mary “Pate Pate” Poppins NYPD MARCHING BAND HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT, NEW YORK, NY KENNESAW, GEORGIA Band Director: Lt. Tony Giorgio Band Director: Josh Ray Band Size: 50 Band Size: 190 34th Street performance: National Emblem 34th Street performance: Medley: “Shut Up and March Dance” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” PROSPECT HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING KNIGHTS HENDRICKSON HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND MT. PROSPECT, ILLINOIS PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS Band Director: Chris Barnum Band Director: Garth Gundersen Band Size: 190 Band Size: 353 34th Street performance: “Buddy and Santa’s Flight,” 34th Street performance: “Ode to Joy” Elf

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY BAND THE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY MOUNTAINEER WEST POINT, NY MARCHING BAND Band Director: Major Sergeant Christopher Jones MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA Band Size: 57 Band Director: Jay Drury 34th Street performance: West Point Joyful Fanfare Band Size: 385 34th Street performance: “Strike up the Band”

PERFORMANCE GROUPS

KILGORE RANGERETTES SPIRIT OF AMERICA CHEER Kilgore, TX Students from schools across the country Group Director: Dana Blair Group Director: Roger Hayes Group Size: 75 Group Size: 550 34th Street Performance: Hooked on 34th Street Performance: ROBO-Cheer Marching...the Stars & Stripes Forever SPIRIT OF AMERICA DANCE STARS NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE Students from schools across the country NEW YORK, NY Group Director: Laura Davis Group Director: Ellen Weinstein Group Size: 550 Group Size: 120 34th Street Performance: 90th Celebration 34th Street Performance: Harlem Night Song TAP DANCING CHRISTMAS TREES SAYAT NOVA DANCE COMPANY Alameda, CA Waltham, MA Group Director: Pamm Drake Group Director: Garen Avetissyan Group Size: 50 Group Size: 50 34th Street Performance: Tap routine to a 34th Street Performance: Vabouragan holiday classic

CLOWN UNITS

More than 1,000 Macy’s employees will take to the after graduating from Macy’s Clown U. in the following groups:

90th Parade Patriotic Clowns Birthday Party Clowns Pool Hall Clowns Breakfast Clowns Pop Flowers Celebration Clowns Pre-K Clowns Dog Walker Clowns Queen of Hearts with Clowns Funny Farm Racing Rabbits Funny Fire Brigade Clowns Rag Doll Clowns Half-Baked Holiday Clowns Santa’s Toy Box Clowns Hi-Roller Skating Clowns Silly Sailor Clowns Hoedown Clowns Silly Seaside Clowns & Bathing Beauty Holiday Clowns Sixties City Tourist Clowns Keystone Cops & Robbers Sleepy Clowns Malt Shop Clowns Slumber Party Clowns Nutty Crackers Ballet Clowns & Sugar Plump Springtime Clowns & Gnomes Fairies Turkey Tech Football Gobblers Nutty Professor Einsteins & Wacky Graduates Viking Clowns

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