VIDEO: Three local schools in St. Patrick’s Day Parade downtown

1:35 PM: The St. Patrick’s Day Parade is just wrapping up downtown – and the three local school bands that marched in it turned out to be the only school bands in the parade. First, Chief Sealth International High School:

patscshs2

(Added: Video)

Then Denny International Middle School:

patsdenny2

(Added: Video)

And West Seattle High School:

patswshsflags

(Added: Video)

One more West Seattle sight – the Seattle Police Mounted Patrol, which is based next to Westcrest Park in Highland Park:

The parade began with sights and sounds best known for summertime parades, the SPD Motorcycle Drill Team

patscycles1

… and the Seafair Pirates, whose first two cannon blasts are on our short Twitter video:

This year’s Grand Marshal was SPD Chief Kathleen O’Toole.

patsmarshalls

(Added above: Photo with, from left, Chief O’Toole, husband Dan, local journalist Casey McNerthney, and retiring Congressmember Jim McDermott.)

5:35 PM: Updated with video of all three marching bands. Yet to come: Photos to replace the early ones we added from our as-it-happened tweeting.

9:22 PM: Photos added, as well as substituted for the bands’ Twitter images that we had originally included.

1 Reply to "VIDEO: Three local schools in St. Patrick's Day Parade downtown"

  • Tammy March 14, 2016 (2:30 pm)

    Chief Sleath, you make me proud!

Sorry, comment time is over.