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(Whatley) It's my job to look across the country
and identify music programs, institutions,
who value music education and
who are among the finest in the country.
It is with great pride and it gives me great
pleasure to announce that for the first time
in this institution's history, Stephen F. Austin
State University Lumberjack Marching Band
has been selected to represent this institution,
(laughing)
this community
(laughing)
and the great state of Texas
(laughing)
and perform in New York City in the
2015 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
(loud cheering can clapping)
(Student 1) I'm excited because my sister gets to go now, yeah!
(Student 2) I think, this is awesome, I can't wait!
(Student 3) So, from London to New York with the band
what could be better!
(Whatley) This year we got over 175 marching
band applications.
For the 2015 parade we selected ten marching bands.
You guys are one of ten!
(Campo) What a dream come true for us to be
able to go to New York City and march in the
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
We are very, very excited and proud of the band
all the work they've done to get there.
Hey, London was great, absolutely wonderful and
what a great trip that was for us,
but to do it at Macy's when we have 50-million
people in America watching and having the band
and the university get that kind of recognition,
I think, it's just an outstanding opportunity for us and
we are really looking forward to it.