East Atlanta’s Burgess-Peterson Academy participated in this year’s 13th annual East Atlanta Strut parade on Sept. 18. In support of the school’s gardening theme, pre-K through fourth-grade students prepared for the parade by hand making their costumes: butterflies, bugs, flowers, grapes, ladybugs, bumble bees and peaches. The fifth-graders were gardeners. Parents showed school support by walking the parade route wearing the school’s spirit shirt.
On the day of the parade, the judges included Atlanta City Council Members Natalyn Archibong and Carla Smith and Dr. Andrea Dunnings of East Atlanta Animal Clinic. Award trophies were presented in several categories such as art car, marching band, best kids group and also two wild card Judges Choice awards for extraordinary strutting by a group of any kind. This year, Burgess-Peterson Academy won the 2010 Judges Choice Award!
“It was our first appearance in this event, and the students and parents had a great time!” said Burgess-Peterson Principal Robin Robbins. Neighborhood Charter School also participated in the a parade.