Swim Team Parade Celebrates Successful Season by Sophia Brandt

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The past two years have had their share of parades in the high school, celebrating WPIAL births for varsity football and track. Today, on a chilly March afternoon, the school celebrated an undefeated season for both boys and girls teams by having the band and Avonettes parade through the halls around 2 PM.

Avonettes Rachel Berg and Katie Lorch lead the parade with Mr. Guess surveying the steps ahead. The band recently returned from marching around the Magic Kingdom and having workshops in EPCOT at Disney World over the weekend.

Photo by Sophia Brandt — Mr. Mancini lines up his 8th period Honors US History class for the parade.

Mr. Shiver's study hall joins other math and science classes as they await the parade to end the school day. — Mr. Shiver’s study hall joins other math and science classes as they await the parade to end the school day.

For the second straight year, multiple swim team members are set to compete in the majority of WPIAL races on Thursday, March 3 and Friday, March 4th on Pitt’s campus.

A view from inside the parade with photographer Sophia Brandt, also a swim team member, capturing Mrs. Sebolt's Foods class welcoming the parade — A view from inside the parade with photographer Sophia Brandt, also a swim team member, capturing Mrs. Sebolt’s Foods class welcoming the parade

Joining the percussion section was Ms. George, playing the alto pan.

“It was a really fun season, ” said Junior Anastasia Wagner, set to swim in four events at WPIAL’s. “This is the closest the team has been to each other – everyone is friends with each other and our camaraderie made the team much more fun as a whole. It was really awesome to have talented swimmers. Fun to be around – to know individuals have the chance to go to states is good. We weren’t just celebrating our own success. We were celebrating everyone else’s, too.”