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2023 40th Annual Granada Hills Holiday Parade
There is a slight nip in the air as it can only mean that it is time to dust off the flatbed, polish the harness, fluff the pom-poms, copy the sheet music, and start practicing the drills!
On behalf of the dedicated members of the entire Granada Hills Parade Committee, we wish to thank you for your interest and loyal support of the Granada Hills Holiday Parade.
The 40th Annual 2023 Granada Hills Holiday Parade is scheduled for Sunday December 3, 2023, kicking off at 1:30 p.m. RAIN or SHINE!
The John V. Ciccarelli Parade Awards Ceremony with light refreshments will follow immediately after the Granada Hills Holiday Parade at approximately 3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m at the Granada Hills High Charter parking lot near the main campus gate adjacent to the corner of Zelzah Ave. and Kingsbury Street.
NEW REQUIREMENT: Each parade entry is required to have one representative at the post-parade awards ceremony in order to be eligible to return the following year.
This year’s selected 2023 Official Granada Hills Holiday Parade Theme “HOLIDAYS IN CINEMA” is a fun opportunity to rekindle wonderful family viewing memories of many favorite Movies and Television Shows from the past 75 plus years, i.e., “It’s a Wonderful Life”, “The Grinch”, “White Christmas”, “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”, etc.
It is very important to note FULL FORWARD MOTION of all parade entries MUST be maintained as there is NO STOPPING IN FRONT of Parade Stand Judging location or any cable TV and announcers stands.
The Granada Hills Holiday Parade Committee takes great pride that it has never charged an parade entry fee and derives its financial support from its major sponsors: Granada Hills Community Foundation, Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce, Law Offices of Savin Bursk, 12th District Councilmember John Lee, Patriot Oil Trust Fund, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and local North Valley Neighborhood Councils, Civic Organization, and Business Sponsors.
However, due to escalating costs, we would like to ask for a voluntary tax-deductible donation of $35 payable to the Granada Hills Community Foundation. It would be much appreciated! There is a link to the Foundation’s PayPal account in the sidebar to the left of this post.
Looking forward to seeing you on a very festive and fun-filled Sunday Parade Day on December 3, 2023.
Sincerely,
Granada Hills Holiday Parade Committee
2022 39th Annual Granada Hills Holiday Parade Awards
John V. Ciccarelli Parade Founder Sweepstakes Awards
Grand Sweepstakes – The Rage Performing Arts Complex
Best Use Of Theme Sweepstakes –Girl Scouts Troop 48
Best Use Of Music Sweepstakes – Notre Dame High School
BAND AWARDS
High School Bands
Ist Place – Sylmar High School
2nd Place – Granada Hills Charter High
3rd Place – Panorama High School
Middle High School Bands
1st Place -Porter Middle School
High School Drill Team
1st Place – Panorama High School
2nd Place – Grant High School
3rd Place – Chatsworth Charter High
Middle School Drill Team
1st Place – Patrick Henry Middle School
Tall Flags -High School
1st Place – Notre Dame High School
2nd Place – Chatsworth Charter High School
3rd Place – Granada Hills Charter High School
Tall Flags -Middle School
1st Place – Patrick Henry Middle School
Drum Major – High School
Mace Category
Ist Place -Notre Dame High School
2nd Place -Sylmar High School
Baton Category
1st Place – Chatsworth Charter High School
2nd Place – James Monroe High School
Military Category
1st Place- Panorama High School
2nd Place – San Fernando High School
Corps
1st Place – Granada Hills Charter
Drum Squad
1st Place – Patrick Henry
2nd Place – Crown City
ROTC Color Guard
1st Place – North Valley Institute
2nd Place – Kennedy High School Navy JROTC
ROTC Marching Unit
1st Place – Kennedy High School Navy JROTC
2nd Place – North Valley Military Institute
COMMUNITY CATEGORIES
PARADE AWARDS
Scouts
Cub Scouts and Webelos
1ST PLACE – CUB SCOUT PACK 564
2ND PLACE – CUB SCOUT PACK 104
Daisys and Brownies
1st Place – Mission Rose Service Group
Juniors & Cadets
1st Place – Girl Scout Troop 70322
Mixed Girl Scouts
1st Place -Heart of The Valley
2nd Place Girl Scout Troop 196
3rd Place – Zawadi Troop 3246
Floats
Commercial Float
1st Place – Premier America Credit Union
Civic Floats
1st Place -Odd Fellows
2nd Place – Reseda Moose
3rd Place – BILY Parent Support
Youth Floats
Ist Place – Granada Hills Little League
Novelty
Adult Novelty
1st Place – Topa Topa Fly Wheelers
2nd Place – Cowboy Howard Scott
Youth Novelty
1st Place – St Bridget of Sweden
2nd Place – Califonia District 40 Little League
3rd Place – Dynamo Soccer Club
Mixed Novelty
Ist Place – Danube Elementary School
2nd Place – Sun Valley Magnet Cheer
3rd Place – Proud Armenians
Dance Teams
1st Place – Sampul Dance Academy
2nd Place – St Euphraisa School
3rd Place – Releve’ Students
Walking Groups
1st Place – Rising Eagle Youth Rugby Club
2nd Place – Kappa League Santa Clarita Chapter
of Kappa Alpha PSI
3rd Place – National Panhellenic Council
EQUESTRIAN AWARDS
Charro Group Mounted
1st Place – Charros Unidos de Reseda
2nd Place – Union de Charros
AUTOMOBILE AWARDS
Pre War Category
1st Place – Hunter Block
Post War Category
1st Place – Robert Bennett
Car Clubs
1st Place – Mustang Owners Car Club
2nd Place – FORD Model A Club of San Fernando Valley
3rd Place – Road Kings Burbank
IMPORTANT PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
Please remember that the Granada Hills Holiday Parade is a RAIN OR SHINE EVENT. There have been many years in which it rained the night before or the morning of only to have sunshine at the Parade Kick Off.
Please dress accordingly where possible – PARADE SAFETY is the most important consideration.
Do remember the following parade rules and tips and please take this opportunity to read and convey this information amongst all participants in your parade unit entry.
1. Forward Motion is to be maintained throughout the parade procession. No stopping in front of judges stands and TV camera filming.
2. Appoint a safety monitor within your parade unit to oversee all safety considerations. Walking Groups with vehicles should have the designated safety monitor walking on the rear left side of unit within rear view driver visibility to maintain supervision of the entire parade unit.
3. All drivers to drive with extra caution.
4. Della Carrol check in booth opens at 11am and closes at 12:30pm
5. Follow all specific parade formation and disbanding rules in your parade packets, they can also be found on the Granada Hills Holiday Parade Website: https://www.granadahillsholidayparade.org/parade-rules-and-regulations/
Most important is that all walking group parade participants; Scout Troops, Dance Teams etc. access the parade formation area by utilizing San Jose Ave. and Rubio to be dropped off and then walk across the park to the assembly area. Do not attempt driving on Chatsworth Street or Petit those areas already have assigned parade units.
6. It is very important that a representative of your unit be present at the parade awards ceremony immediately following the conclusion of the parade which will take place at Granada Charter High School located at the parking lot at Kingsbury and Zelzah Ave.
7. Portable fire extinguishers need to be on each float.
The Parade starts promptly at 1:30pm
Your cooperation is very much appreciated as we look forward to a fun and spirited Sunday Parade Day filled with many happy family holiday memories.
Sincerely,
The Granada Hills Holiday Parade Committee
Thank you to our 2022 Parade Sponsors!
Platinum Level Sponsors
DIY Home Improvement Center
Granada Hills
Patriot Oil Community Benefit Trust Fund
as Administered by the North Valley Coalition
Gold Level Sponsors
Law Offices of Savin Bursk
Kenn Cleaners
Hamer Toyota -Mission Hills
Pizza Cookery
Silver Level Sponsors
Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council
Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council
Premier America Credit Union
Republic Services
Bronze Level Sponsors
ABC Kids Dental
All Valley Rentals
Arpi Mechanical Air Conditioning & Heating
L.A. Councilmember John S. Lee -12th District
De La Salle Catholic School
CSUN University
Green Earth Dispensary
Nova Storage Mission Hills
Presto Pasta
RCoffee
Right Vision Optometry
Tamilla Jensen -A Professional Corporation
Rotary Club of Granada Hills
Providence Holy Cross Hospital
Save the Date for the next Parade!
Sunday, December 4th, 2022
On Behalf of the Granada Hills Holiday Parade Planning Committee… please mark your calendars for the 39th Granada Hills Holiday Parade scheduled for Sunday December 4th 2022.
This year’s 2022 Holiday Parade Theme is ”Home for the Holidays“, invoking many happy memories of returning home to families and loved ones, some of which include traveling far distances by different travel methods to be together in sharing favorite family holiday traditions including preparing holiday meals, decorating homes, opening gifts, in religious observance and enjoying all aspects of being “Home for The Holidays” and all reunited in the Spirit and Magic of the Holiday Season.
PLEASE TAKE SPECIAL NOTE ….all parade entries can apply online!
A hard copy of the 2022 Granada Hills Holiday Parade Application will still be made available in 2022 (and mailed to all past Granada Hills Parade Holiday Parade Entries since 2017 in the last week in September 2022) as we eventually transition to doing ALL Parade ENTRY Applications ONLINE utilizing the Granada Hills Holiday Parade Web Information Portal linked above.
We sincerely look forward to your spirited and happy participation in the upcoming 39th Annual Granada Hillls Holiday Parade Sunday December 4th 2022 .
Please feel free to contact Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce Adminstrator Liane Reynolds at email address email@granadachamber.com with any further questions or inquiries .
Sincerely,
The Granada Hills Holiday Parade Steering Committee
Alisa Altman
Tom Williams
John Ciccarelli
2021 Parade Awards
Founder John V Ciccarelli 2021 Granada Hills Holiday Parade Trophy Sweepstakes Awards:
Parade Grand Sweepstakes -Sampul Dance Academy
Best Use of Theme -Cub Scout 564
Best Use of Music – Notre Dame High School
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Music Categories
High School Band Category
1st Place – Granada Hills Charter School
2nd Place – Reseda Charter High School
3rd Place – John F Kennedy High School
Middle School Band Category
1st Place – Porter High School
High School Drill Team Category
1st Place – San Fernando High School 2nd Place Panorama High School 3rd Place – Granada Hills Charter School
Middle School Drill Team Category
1st – Place Patrick Henry Middle School
2nd – Place Olive Vista Middle School
Youth Band Category
1st Place – North Valley Military Institute
MACE Drum Major Category
1st Place – Notre Dame High School
2nd Place – North Valley Military Institute
Military Drum Major Category
1st Place – James Monroe High School
2nd Place – Reseda Charter High School
Drum Squad Category
1st Place – Patrick Henry Middle School
ROTC Marching Unit
1st Place – North Valley Military Institute
2nd Place – Kennedy High NAVY JROTC
ROTC Color Guard Category
1st Place – North Valley Military Institute
2nd Place -Kennedy High NAVY JROTC
3rd Place – Reseda NAVY JROTC
Tall Flags Sr. Category
1st Place – Notre Dame High School
2nd Place – Granada Hills Charter School
3rd Place – Reseda Charter High School
Tall Flags Jr Category
Ist Place – Patrick Henry Middle School
Community Awards
Cub Scouts Category
1st Place – Cub Scout Pack #307
2nd Place – Cub Scout Pack #104
Girl Scouts Mixed Category
1st Place – Girl Scouts Heart of The Valley Service Unit
2nd Place – Girl Scouts Mission Rose Service Unit
Girl Scouts Category
1st Place – Girl Scout Troop #196
2nd Place – Girl Scout Troop # 3246
Commercial Float Category
1st Place – Premier Credit Union
2nd Place – Whitaker Plumbing
3rd Place – Green Earth
Youth Float Category
1st Place – Cub Scout Pack #415
2nd Place – St Mary’s Assyrian Church
3rd Place – ROBODX
Civic Organization Category
1st Place – Odd Fellows Organization
2nd Place – Because I Love You
3rd Place – VFW Granada Hills
Adult Novelty Category
1st Place – Rinaldi Mommy and Me
2nd Place – International Society Krishna
3rs Place – Cowboy Howard Scott
Youth Novelty Category
1st Place – Patrick Henry Middle School Ukulele Band
2nd Place – St Bridget of Sweden
3rd Place – Granada Hills Elementary School Ukulele
Mixed Novelty Category
1st Place – Proud Armenians
2nd Place – Ballet Folklorico
3rd Place – Kappa League
Dance Teams Category
1st Place – Heritage Dance
2nd Place – Patrick Henry Middle School
3rd Place – Gotta Dance Studio
Equestrian Entries
Mounted Color Bearers Category
1st Place – San Fernando Rangers
Mounted Group Open Category
1st Place – Blue Shadows Drill Team
2nd Place -Rancho Rey Adobe
Charro (1) Category
1st Place – Union De Charros
Charro Group Open Category
1st Place – Rancho Jalisco
2nd Place – Charros United De Reseda Ranch
Novelty Costume Category
1st Place – Maggie the Donkey
Peruvian Paso Costume Category
1st Place – Martine Michele Muraco
AUTOMOBILE ENTRIES
Pre -War Classic Category
Ist Place – 1923 Model T
Second Place – 1931 Ford
Post War Automobile Classic Category
1st Place – 1955 Studebaker
2nd Place – 1957 Bel Air
3rd Place – 1965 Mustang
Car Club Category
1st Place – Flojo’s Car Club
2nd Place – Socal Mopar Club
3rd Place – Jurassic Park Autos
Motorcycles Category
1st Place – 818 Minibikes
2nd Place – Exquisite Autosports Motorcycles