Simi Valley Days Parade Awards

More than 150 entries featuring 4,500 participants marched in the Simi Valley Days Parade on Saturday. Here are the award-winning entries:

BANDS

Band Sweeps: Thousand Oaks

Musical Sweeps: Thousand Oaks

1st place: North Park Middle School

2nd place: Royal High School

3rd place: Simi Valley High School

Drum Major--Mace

1st place: Thousand Oaks High School

2nd place: Simi Valley High School

3rd place: Royal High School

Drum Major--Military

1st place: North Park Middle School

2nd place: Littlerock High School

3rd place: Camarillo High School

Auxiliary Units

1st place: Royal High School

2nd place: North Park Middle School

3rd place: Thousand Oaks High School

Drill Team

Sweepstakes Trophy

Royal High School

Drill Team--High School

1st place: Camarillo High School

Drill Team--Junior High School & Elementary Schools

1st place: Grace Brethren

Majorette Solo Twirler

1st place: Rancho Simi Star Spangled Twirlers

Majorette Team Twirling

1st place: Rancho Simi Star Spangled Twirlers

Small Flag

1st place: Grace Brethren

EQUESTRIANS

Drawn Wagon

1st place: Dennis Swearenden

Western Working Man

1st place: Dean Seymour

Mounted Group--Senior

1st place: Big Al’s Raptor Rescue

2nd place: California Desperados

Mounted Group--Junior

1st place: Tapo Simi 4-H

2nd place: Bridlepath Pony Club

Mounted Color Guard

1st place: Ventura County Sheriff Mounted Color Guard

Fancy Western Side Saddle

1st place: Sharon Lindsay

2nd place: Casey Salas

Fiesta

1st place: Las Mujeres

2nd place: Best Little Hair House

Junior Equestrian

1st place: Jennifer Lindsay

FLOATS

Civic & Service

Mayor’s Trophy: Sonrise Christian Center

1st place: Simi Settlers

2nd place: Raptor Rehabilitation and Release Program

3rd place: Corriganville Preservation Committee

Commercial

Theme Trophy: T-Top Plumbing

1st place: Best Little Hair House

2nd place: Golden Body Tanning Salon

3rd place: Coldwell Banker Town & Country

Civic & Service

Director’s Trophy: Simi Valley YMCA--Indian Programs

1st place: Tapo Simi 4-H

2nd place: Good Shepherd Lutheran School

3rd place: Loyal Order of the Moose Youth Awareness

AUTOS

Antique

1st place: Jim’s Tire Man

2nd place: Walt Bender

3rd place: Conejo Valley Model A Ford Club

Classic

1st place: Ray Wells

Street Rod

1st place: Joan Delman

2nd place: Roam’n Relics

Fire Trucks

1st place: Ventura County Professional Firefighters Assn.

Car Clubs

1st place: Simi Valley Corvettes

2nd place: Pure Excellence

3rd place: Roam’n Relics

MARCHING GROUPS

Chairman’s Trophy: Cochran Street Baptist School

Bicycle Units

1st place: Sycamore BMX

2nd place: CB Construction

Clowns

1st place: Harshberger Clown Family

2nd place: Sheridan Adams

Civic & Service

1st place: Happy Squares

2nd place: Kid Zone & the Good News Bears

3rd place: Boots & Slippers

Scouts

1st place: Cub Scout Pack #3643

2nd place: Boy Scouts of America, Simoroaks District

3rd place: Cub Scout Pack #3633

Elementary Schools

1st place: Big Springs

2nd place: Garden Grove

3rd place: Berylwood

Pep Squads

1st place: Royal High School Cheerleaders

Youth Dance Teams

1st place: Rancho Simi Dance Team

2nd place: Dance Creations

3rd place: Rancho Simi Parks and Recreation District Hip-Hop Funk

MILITARY UNITS

Color Guard--Cadet

1st place: Civil Air Patrol #1986

2nd place: Civil Air Patrol #61

3rd place: USNSCC, Ben Moreell Battalion

Color Guard--Veteran

1st place: Vietnam Veterans of Ventura County

2nd place: Veterans of Foreign Wars

Color Guard--Armed Forces (Active and Reserve)

1st place: United States Marine Corps

2nd place: Marine Corps League

Marching Cadet

1st place: Civil Air Patrol #1986

2nd place: USNSCC, Ben Moreell Battalion