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View the letter from President Obamafrom North Allegheny High School Bands

View the letter from the President of the United States thanking the North Allegheny High School Marching Band for their participation in the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Parade. View

Read About the Inaugural Memoriesfrom North Allegheny High School Bands

Read an extensive account of North Allegheny's trip to Washington, DC from the eyes of a high-schooler. Integrated with pictures and video. View

View News Coverage Listingfrom North Allegheny High School Bands

View a full list of news stories, articles, and video concerning North Allegheny's appearance in the 2009 Inaugural Parade. Please feel free to e-mail new articles or other media that should be added to the list. Thank you in advance for your help!

NA High School Marching Band Selected to Represent Pennsylvania in the 56th Presidential Inaugural Paradefrom North Allegheny Schools News Release

The North Allegheny School District is proud to announce that the North Allegheny High School Marching Band has been chosen to represent the state of Pennsylvania in the 56th Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. "A New Birth of Freedom" is the theme for the Inauguration. The theme commemorates the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The parade takes place on Pennsylvania Avenue, starting at the Capitol and ending at the White House.

The North Allegheny School District was informed of this honor last weekend and is waiting for additional details and instructions from the Presidential Inaugural Committee. It has been reported that nearly 1400 applications were received. The North Allegheny High School Marching Band is the only marching band selected from Pennsylvania and one of only 19 marching bands in the entire parade. Local dignitaries, elected officials, and other friends of the District who have heard the news have been calling to offer their congratulations.

In the News

• North Allegheny Prepares For Inaugural Parade
• North Allegheny Band Ready To Make History
• NA marching band is inauguration bound (Video)
• NA beams with pride at band's invitation to parade
• NA Band To March In Inauguration
• NA Band To Perform At Presidential Inauguration
• North Allegheny band bound for presidential inauguration
• North Allegheny Band Bound For Obama Inauguration
• NA Band To Perform In 56th Presidential Inaugural Parade
• North Allegheny band to march in Inauguration Day parade
• North Allegheny Marching Band Heads to Inauguration (Audio)
• PIC Announces First Wave of Organizations to Perform

Downloads

• Bus List(Password Protected) [1/17/09]
• Recent Info (Emailed)[1/16/09]
• Trip Agenda Packet[1/14/09]
• Inaugural Map[courtesy PIC2009.org]

Support the Band

The community is invited to make contributions to help defray the cost of the Band’s trip.

Checks may be made out to the North Allegheny School District with a note on the memo line that indicates “Marching Band trip to Inaugural Parade” and mailed to:

Countdown to Inauguration

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