Garden City Public Schools56 Cathedral AvenueGarden City, NY 11530

Coordinator of Public InformationCatherine Knight, Ed.D.516 478-1079

September 24, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Garden City Students March in the 61st Annual Steuben Day Parade in ManhattanBy Kirsten Schiffer, World Language teacher

On Saturday, September 15th, Garden City Middle School German language students marched in the 61st Annual German-American Steuben Day Parade in New York City. The students marched along 5th Avenue from 70th to 85th Street along with their teacher, Frau Schiffer, as well teacher chaperone Señora Porter and parent chaperone Mr. DeAlbequerque.

The parade was named after Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, a Prussian-born General who served under General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War. It is held every year on the third Saturday in September. The Steuben Day Parade was founded in 1957 by German-American immigrants who wanted to keep the traditions of their homeland alive. This year marked the 61st annual celebration of the great achievements of German, Austrian, and Swiss immigrants in the United States and has grown into the largest event of its kind in the U.S.

Each year, the Parade honors one or more Grand Marshals who are either American citizens with a German background or German citizens with a distinct relationship to America. This year’s Grand Marshals were Peter Beyer, Member of the German Bundestag, and Mr. Helmut Jahn, CEO of Jahn Architects.

After the parade, the Garden City students and their chaperones enjoyed gelato outside the Guggenheim Museum and visited the Ancient Playground in Central Park. It was, in a word – wunderbar!

Garden City Middle School students line up for the 61st Annual Steuben Day Parade.

Garden City Middle School German students marched in the Steuben Parade on September 15th.

One of our eighth grade students participated in the Plattsdeutsche Volksfest Verein float this year!