SLHS Band Earns Spot in Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade!
The South Lakes HS "Spirit of Reston" Marching Band was selected to represent the state of Virginia in the 2017 Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade. The band traveled to Honolulu, HI in December of 2017, where students marched in the parade commemorating the 76th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and honoring veterans of World War II.
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Thank you to our Sponsors & Supporters for making the trip possible! |
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The cost of taking the band to the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade was significant - for the band as a group and for individual participants. Total cost is over $280,000!!
Thanks to you, our sponsors and supporters, 119 of our students enjoyed the trip of a lifetime! In addition to marching in the televised parade, the band performed a tribute concert at the USS Missouri. Our students had many amazing experiences - they stood on the deck of the USS Missouri - site of the Japanese surrender; gazed up at the names of those lost and peered down at their watery resting place at the USS Arizona memorial; hiked up Diamond Head to experience beautiful views of Honolulu below; enjoyed the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of Polynesian culture at the PCC; and swam in the Pacific Ocean and played on Waikiki Beach with some other best friends. Thank you to all the individuals who made donations, bought doughnuts purchased items at our rummage sale, bought raffle tickets or baked goods, allowed us to sell concessions at your events....the list goes on and on! Thank you, also, to the local businesses who helped sponsor the trip with your donations. We couldn't have made it without you! |
About the Parade
The Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade is held annually in Honolulu, Hawaii on the anniversary of the WWII attack on Pearl Harbor. The parade honors and pays respect to Pearl Harbor survivors, veterans, active duty military and their families.
