Remember the CHS Homecoming parades when they would actually let school out early that Friday afternoon and everybody walked down to Franklin Stree to watch the parade. The class rivalry between the sophs. jr and senior classes was legendary. The CHS band led by Mr Karhu was always great. I still have fond memories of the prehomecoming bon fires and snake dances that went from Greenwood Avenue to downtown and ended up at Shoneys. Or those great nighttime Christmas Parades with lots of floats and bands and then going to Woolsworth afterwards to warm up. Great memories no one can ever take away, but we must share them so others know what we remember from our youth. ----- Original Message ----- From: <AUNT10@aol.com> To: <TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [TNMONTGO-L] More 'not necessarily genealogy' > In a message dated 7/12/2003 11:49:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > sjellis@charter.net writes: > > > If you lived in Clarksville and ever went to a parade, > > you almost have to remember The Burt High Strutters! This was the most > > talented group of young people----their dance routines put others to shame! > > What happened to them? Where are they today---did any go on to further > > their dancing skills? Better yet---"WHO" were they? Who was their coach? > > These people were to Burt High School what the Jubilee Singers are to Fisk > > University! (What I'd give to see a parade with a 'real' float and the Burt > > High Strutters---and Ft. Campbell's Military Band! > > Ditto! Now those were parades to remembered! Any parade would have > been/would be proud to have the Burt High Strutters! They were dynamite! And the > bands were great too!!! But as a child, the best parade was the Christmas > Parade which ended with Santa and then shopping afterwards!!! that was a long > time ago!!! > diann > >