2018 Stevens Alumni parade  
   Photos by Stephen C. Fitch '76



1. The Class of 1998 won the Wayne S. Gray Memorial Trophy. They chose Peter Pan as the theme for their float.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




2. The Class of 1978 won the Clara Hornick Trophy. They chose Beatlemania as the theme for their float.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




3. The Class of 1993 won the Alumni Memorial Trophy. They chose Rock of Ages as the theme for their float.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




4. The Class of 1968 won the Frederick W. Carr School Spirit Trophy. They chose the Broadway musical You're A Good Man Charlie Brown as the theme for their float.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




5. The Class of 1983 won the George Disnard Memorial Trophy. They chose Grease as the theme for their float.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




6. The Class of 1963 chose The Phantom of the Opera as the theme for their float.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




7. The class of 1963 chose The Phantom of the Opera as the theme for their float.  Class member David Zerba masterfully painted the design.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




8. The Class of 1998 chose Peter Pan as the theme for their float, which won the Wayne S. Gray Memorial Trophy.  Hoisted atop the mast of their pirate ship is the infamous skull and crossbones flag.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch   




9. Peter Pan has laid out his "Lost Boy Rules," which are prominently displayed on the mast of the pirate ship designed by the Class of 1998. The float won the Wayne S. Gray Memorial Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch  




10. The St. Mary's Class of 1968 celebrated their fiftieth anniversary in 2018. The theme of their float was "Lights on Broadway."  Adorning their float are original Cavalier hats worn by band members many years ago.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch  




11. Celebrating their fiftieth anniversary in 2018, the St. Mary's Class of 1968 chose "Lights on Broadway" as the theme of their float, which incorporated original Cavalier hats worn by band members many years ago.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch  




12. The St. Mary's Class of 1968 celebrated their fiftieth anniversary in 2018.  The theme of their float was "Lights on Broadway."  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




13. Names of class members are displayed on the St. Mary 's Class of 1968 float.  A star following a name indicates the individual has passed away.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




14. Medallions form the shape of the number 50, which is how many years have passed since the St. Mary's Class of 1968 graduated.  Names on the medallions represent actual classmates.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




15. The name on each medallion on the St. Mary's Class of 1968 float represents an actual classmate.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch





16. Charlie Brown and Linus gaze at fallen stars, each one representing a classmate who is no longer with us. Charlie Brown and Linus were part of the Peanuts gang that adorned the Class of 1968 float, which won the Frederick W. Carr School Spirit Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch





17. Balloons in the shape and design of cardinals adorned the Class of 1968 float that won the Frederick W. Carr School Spirit Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




18. Celebrating their fiftieth anniversary was the Class of 1968, who chose the Broadway musical You're A Good Man Charlie Brown as the theme for their float, which won the Frederick W. Carr School Spirit Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




19. Snoopy is feeling right at home, seen perched atop his doghouse with his friend Woodstock nearby.  The Peanuts pair adorned the float designed by the Class of 1968.   The class, celebrating their fiftieth anniversary, won the Frederick W. Carr School Spirit Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




20. Perhaps the most famous characters created by Charles Shultz, Charlie Brown and Snoopy, adorn the float designed by the Class of 1968, who chose the Broadway musical You're A Good Man Charlie Brown as the theme for their float.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




21. Balloons in the shape and design of cardinals adorn the float designed by the Class of 1968, which won the Frederick W. Carr School Spirit Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




22. Class of 1968 class members apply finishing touches to their float prior to the start of the 2018 Stevens High School Alumni parade.  Their float won the Frederick W. Carr School Spirit Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




23. Members of the Class of 1978 perform as the Beatles on their Beatlemania-themed float, which won the Clara Hornick Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




24. Beatles George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon (l-r) are represented on a yellow submarine made famous years ago by the legendary quartet.  The Beatlemania-themed float, which won the Clara Hornick Trophy, was designed by the Class of 1978.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




25. George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon (l-r) , aka the Beatles, are represented on a yellow submarine made famous years ago by the legendary quartet.  The Class of 1978 designed the Beatlemania-themed float, which won the Clara Hornick Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




26. Rock of Ages was the theme chosen by the Class of 1993, whose float won the Alumni Memorial Trophy.    Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




27. Vinyl records, once popular when students from the Class of 1993 were still in high school, adorn the Rock of Ages float designed by the Class of 1993.  Winner of the Alumni Memorial Trophy, the float's sound system played a recording of the "Rock of Ages" soundtrack that featured such popular songs as "Juke Box Hero," "Sister Christian," "Wanted Dead or Alive," "I Want to Know What Love Is," and Hit Me With Your Best Shot."  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




28.  Adorning the Class of 1993 float is a flag representing Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album that was released in 1973 and became the third-best-selling album of all-time (based on sales).  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




29. This image of a silhouetted guitar player adorns the Rock of Ages float designed by the Class of 1993.  The float won the Alumni Memorial Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




30. Stevens High School provides the perfect backdrop for the Stevens High School Alumni Association logo.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




31. This bewitching image adorns the float designed by the Class of 2008, who chose Wicked as their theme.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch         





32. The Class of 2008 chose Wicked as the theme of their float.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    





33. A chalkboard timeline adorns the Wicked-themed float designed by the Class of 2008.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    





34. Members of the Class of 1983 pose for pictures beside their Grease-themed float, which won the George Disnard Memorial Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




35. Members of the Class of 1983 pose for a group photo aboard their float, which won the George Disnard Memorial Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




36. Members of the Class of 1983 await the start of this year's Stevens High School alumni parade.  Their Grease-themed float won the George Disnard Memorial Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




37. Class of 1978 classmates perform as members of the legendary Beatles on the Beatlemania-themed float, which won the Clara Hornick Trophy.  The float featured a soundtrack of Beatles songs that played throughout the parade route.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




38. The Beatlemania-themed float designed by the Class of 1978 featured two bubble-making machines, which spewed copious amounts of bubbles into the air.  Captured in the reflection in this one is the west side of Broad Street just south of the Stevens High School.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




39. Colored tissue paper was cleverly used to produce the theme name of the float designed by the Class of 2008.   Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




40. A parade spectator takes a selfie with the Stevens High School mascot prior to the start of the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




41. Leslie Peabody took on the persona of villain Capt. Hook aboard the Class of 1998 Peter Pan-themed float that won the Wayne S. Gray Memorial Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




42. Members of the Class of 1968 wore T-shirts with this design that incorporated silhouettes of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, perhaps two of the most famous Peanuts characters created by Charles Schulz.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch       




43. A large squid has found a perch atop this yellow submarine, part of the Beatlemania-themed float designed by the Class of 1978.  A cardinal keeps a watchful eye from the periscope.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




44. Carriage driver Travis Streeter (wearing sunglasses) awaits the start of the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Travis operates Streeter Woods Farms, a family-run farm in Orford, New Hampshire, that offers carriage and sleigh rides pulled by two Belgian draft horses Burt and Prince (l-r).  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




45. New England Patriots cheerleaders Morgan and Michelle (l-r) and Pat, the team mascot, pose with members of the New Hampshire Police Association Pipes and Drums prior to the start of the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




46. Eleven-year-old Paige Simonds, daughter of Sullivan County Sheriff John P. Simonds, awaits in her father's cruiser for the start of the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  For the past 16 years, a Sullivan County Sheriff’s cruiser has been at the front of the parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    





47. Class of 1978 member Leslie MacPherson poses in front of the Beatlemania-themed float designed by her classmates.  The float won the Clara Hornick Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




48. Leslie MacPherson (Class of 1978) poses in front of the Beatlemania-themed float designed by her classmates.  The float won the Clara Hornick Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




49. Members of the Class of 1973 gather for a group photo prior to the start of the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade. Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    





50. The Stevens High School Marching Band performs on Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade. Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




51. Members of the Stevens High School Marching Band perform on Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




52. Parade grand marshals Jimmie and Brenda Baker wave to spectators and alumni along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




53. Travis Streeter (wearing sunglasses) guides his two Belgian draft horses Burt and Prince (l-r) along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School Alumni parade. Riding in the carriage are Stevens High School alumni officers.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




54. New England Patriots cheerleaders Morgan and Michelle (l-r) participate in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




55. New England Patriots team mascot Pat poses with spectators on Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




56. Homecoming Queen Chelsea Melna waves to spectators on Broad Street as she rides alongside Homecoming King Brendan Bean.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    

 


57. A Claremont Speedway pace car travels along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School Alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




58. Milo, the New Hampshire Motor Speedway mascot, poses on Broad Street alongside one of the speedway's official pace cars in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




59. One of New Hampshire Motor Speedway's Official Pace Cars travels along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




60. Members of the Class of 1954 ride in a modified 1927 Model T Ford belonging to the performing act Leapin' Lena based in Newport, New Hampshire.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




61. Members of the Class of 1968 ride on their float along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade. The float, adorned with an abundance of Peanuts characters, won the Frederick W. Carr School Spirit Trophy.  The class was celebrating their 50th anniversary.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    




62. Members of St. Mary's Class of 1968 ride on their float along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade. The class was celebrating their 50th anniversary.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    

 


63. A member of the Yankee Doodle Band performs along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  The American Legion group, based in Rensselaer, New York, represents Fort Crailo Post 471.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch      




64. A member of the Yankee Doodle Band performs along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Based in Rensselaer, New York, the American Legion group represents Fort Crailo Post 471.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch      





65. Members of the Class of 1973 ride their Oklahoma-themed float along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch





66. Members of the Class of 1978 ride on their Beatlemania-themed float along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  The float won the Clara Hornick Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




67. Members of the Class of 1978 ride on their float along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade. The Beatlemania-themed won the Clara Hornick Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch





68. Members of the Class of 1983 ride on their Grease-themed float along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  The float won the George Disnard Memorial Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch





69. Members of the Class of 1993 ride on their Rock of Ages-themed float along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  The float won the Alumni Memorial Trophy.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch





70. The New Hampshire Police Association Pipes and Drums perform along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch





71. One of several Cairo Mini-Monsters vehicles performs along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




72. The Colchester Continentals Fife & Drum Corps performs along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  The group, based in Colchester, Connecticut, was formed in the late 1800, disbanded around the time of WWII, and reformed in 2004.  Their uniforms represent clothing worn in the late 18th century.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




73. Members of the Vermont Civil War Hemlocks march in formation along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch





74. Members of the Class of 1998 ride on their Peter Pan-themed float along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  One of the classmates is hoisting the Wayne S. Gray Memorial Trophy that the class was awarded.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




75. Members of the local Firehouse Six Dixieland Band perform along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch





76. Members of the Bektash Mini Kar Patrol perform along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




77. A member of the Boston Windjammers plays the glockenspiel on Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch





78. Members of the Class of 2008 ride on their Wicked-themed float along Broad Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch





79. Spectators line Pleasant Street in Claremont, New Hampshire, as they await the arrival of the Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch





80. Members of the Stevens High School marching Band perform on Pleasant Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch




81. Grand marshals Jimmie and Brenda Baker ride in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade. Photo: Stephen C. Fitch





82.Travis Streeter (wearing sunglasses) guides his two Belgian draft horses Burt and Prince (l-r) along Pleasant Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  Riding in the carriage are Stevens High School alumni officers.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch    





83. A member of St. Andrew's Pipeband of Vermont plays his bagpipes on Pleasant Street in the 2018 Stevens High School alumni parade.  The group, formulated in 1976, has the distinction of being Vermont's longest continuously operating pipe band.  Each year, they perform in parades, competitions, concerts, and other special events.  Photo: Stephen C. Fitch