Sacajawea Middle School takes home top prize at Junior Lilac Parade

The Sacajawea Middle School band and drill team took the top prize in Saturday’s Junior Lilac Parade in downtown Spokane. The group took home the event’s “grand sweepstakes” prize after it was judged the best among 31 bands that performed in the parade, said Jane Bateham-Smith, who serves as the parade’s judging chair. The prize allows Sacajawea to represent the Junior Lilac Parade in Saturday’s Spokane Lilac Festival Parade. The group determined to have best followed this year’s theme, “Dancing in the Streets” was the Chase Middle School band and auxiliary units. Besides the bands, 18 drill teams and marching units also competed, as well as 16 other groups. Here are the other winners: Elementary school bands First place: West Valley Elementary Second place: Northwest Christian Elementary Bands with sixth, seventh and eighth graders, up to 90 members First place: Centennial Middle School Second place: Deer Park Middle School Third place (tie): Colville Middle School Third place (tie): Sandstone Middle School Bands with sixth, seventh and eighth graders, more than 90 members First place: Olympic View Middle School Second place: Evergreen Middle School Bands with seventh and eighth graders, up to 60 members First place: Horizon Middle School Second place (tie): Garry Middle School Second place (tie): Jenkins Middle School Bands with seventh and eighth graders, 61 to 80 members First place: Chase Middle School band Second place: Tumwater Middle School Bands with seventh and eighth graders, more than 80 members First place: Northwood Middle School Second place: Mountainside Middle School Elementary marching unit First place: Grant Elementary Dancers and Drummers Second place (tie): Hamblen Elementary Drill Team Second place (tie): University Elementary PTO Cheer Team Middle school marching unit, up to 20 members First place: Salk Middle School drill team Second place: Jenkins Junior High drill team Middle school marching unit, more than 20 members First place: Chase Middle School drill team Second place: Glover Middle School drill team Other organization First place: Mt. Spokane High School Equestrian Team Second place: Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers