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