2023 Sycamore Pumpkin Festival parade float winners announced

SYCAMORE – The results of the 2023 Sycamore Pumpkin Festival parade float winners have been announced by the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival committee.

Parade Float Awards

Best of Parade – Ideal Industries

Best Use of Theme – Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois - Double Tree

Wally Thurow Crowd Pleaser Award – Outlaw Jeeps and Jeep Girl Outlaws WI/IL

Organization Awards

First Place – Dimensions Dance Academy

Second Place – Opportunity House

Third Place – DeKalb County Swim Team

Non-Commercial Awards

First Place – Lutheran Church of St. John

Second Place – Kishwaukee Valley Art League

Commercial Awards

First Place – Sycamore Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry

Second Place – Communities by Granger

Third Place – Aurora Christian Schools Cornerstone Campus

Bands

Junior Division (Middle Schools)

First Place – DeKalb Huntley and Clinton-Rosette Middle School Marching Band

High School - Class 1

First Place – West Aurora Blackhawk Band

Second Place – DeKalb High School Marching Barbs

Third Place – Central High School Marching Rockets

High School - Class 2

First Place – Plano High School Marching Reapers

High School - Class 3

First Place – Genoa-Kingston High School Marching Band

Second Place – Indian Creek High School Marching Band

Third Place – Somonauk Marching Bobcats

Best Drum Major – Plano High School Marching Reapers

Best Percussion Unit – DeKalb High School Marching Barbs

Best Auxiliary Units – West Aurora Blackhawk Band