DATE: Thursday, October 9, 1997             TAG: 9710080301

SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN             PAGE: 10   EDITION: FINAL 

SOURCE: BY FRANK ROBERTS, STAFF WRITER 

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PORTSMOUTH BAND WINS FIRST PLACE IN PARADE

And, the winners are . . . .

The Oct. 4 Peanut Fest parade featured bands from throughout Hampton Roads, plus several floats.

Here is a list of the winners:

1st place band - I.C. Norcom High School, Portsmouth.

2nd place band - Nansemond River High School.

3rd place band - Churchland High School, Portsmouth.

Spirit Award - Windsor High School, Windsor.

Best float - Edmarc Hospice for Children.

Most Creative Entry - Greenbrier Christian Academy, Chesapeake.

Honorable Mention - Suffolk City School Bus Drivers.

Judges for the band competition were Lt. Cmdr. Mike Alverson, bandmaster for the Atlantic Fleet Band and Master Chief Petty Officer John Janot of the School of Music at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, both located in Norfolk. KEYWORDS: PEANUT FEST `97

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