Brieanna Terppe of West Windsor will perform in the 87th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. A 2010 graduate of High School South, she is a member of the 2013 Marching Royal Dukes of James Madison University. Terppe, a senior majoring in health sciences, plays in the band’s clarinet section. The band is slated to lead the parade when it kicks off at 9 a.m.
The 485-member band is the largest in the school’s history. It includes more than 400 non-music majors representing 47 academic majors. This is the band’s third appearance in the parade, where it is one of only two college bands invited to perform.
Elsa Moroney, a sixth grade student at Grover Middle School, was instrumental in raising more than $400 through the school’s AMIGOS club (Addressing Middle School Issues by Giving Options to Students). After battling leukemia since she was three years old, she is now cancer-free and wanted to celebrate by raising awareness for childhood cancer victims.
Her guidance counselor, Dawn Gilchrist, and teacher, Kim Hoefinger, helped her organize an event for Alex’s Lemonade Stand. She asked students and staff to wear yellow and with the help of fellow students made yellow ribbon pins, yellow bracelets, and more than 12 gallons of lemonade.
