Centennial Band to Perform in Philadelphia

Published November 20, 2008

The Centennial High School Marching Band will spend this Thanksgiving in the City of Brotherly Love. They were selected to perform in the 2008 6ABC/IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Cougar Marching Band will join other bands from across the nation as they entertain thousands of spectators along the parade route. The annual parade is billed as the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade in the country, having started in 1920.

The students will pack their bags and depart for Philadelphia on Tuesday, November 25. Following the Thanksgiving Day Parade, the band will travel to Teaneck, New Jersey for a celebratory dinner and dance. The Cougar Marching Band will also spend a day and a half sightseeing in New York City. Some of the stops will include Central Park, Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall. The band is scheduled to return to Franklin on Sunday, November 30.