WCHS represented at Macy’s Parade today

By ROB NUNLEY

WCHS seniors, from left, Krista Payne, Whitney Dodd and Tasia Zavogiannis will be participating in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday in New York City.

Senior cheerleaders Whitney Dodd and Krista Payne, along with senior Pioneerette Tasia Zavogiannis, left Saturday for New York City, and can be seen tomorrow morning on NBC’s broadcast of the parade, which traditionally kicks off the holiday season.

The trio will be performing with the Universal Cheerleading Association and Universal Dance Association cheerleaders, in conjunction with Mike Miller and Associates of Texas. The group, which has featured WCHS cheerleaders and dancers often through recent years, are the only cheerleaders involved in the yearly parade.

Dodd and Payne were invited to be part of this year’s festivities after being named “all-stars” at their UCA camp earlier this year at UT-Knoxville. Zavogiannis earned the same honor at the UDA dance camp, which was held at Tennessee Tech.

The parade begins at 78th St. and Central Park West, proceeding to Columbus Circle and turning onto Broadway. The parade marches down Broadway and turns west on 34th St., just past Macy’s Herald Square, before winding up at 7th Ave.

NBC’s live coverage of the parade begins at 8 a.m. local time, and continues until 11 a.m. Viewers hoping to catch a glimpse of the local participants should be tuned in at approximately 9:30.