Thanksgiving parade, Macy's style

Parker fourth-grade students Leeland and Drake pull their balloon-topped aquarium float past parade announcers Michelle Haupt and Holly Blanchard. (Photos by Roger Sims / Linn County Journal)

Fourth-grade students at Parker Elementary School on Tuesday, Nov. 26, put on a Thanksgiving parade mimicking the well-known annual event sponsored by Macy's in New York.

Working in teams of two, students researched a subject they were interested in and then fashioned a "float" out of cardboard to pull around the gym floor for the whole school (plus a few parents) to see. Each float drew applause from spectators.

Rheaden and Grace's float celebrates country pop star Morgan Wallen.

Students from both fourth-grade classes gather for a group picture along with their floats.