2007 Prescott Valley Days Parade
Shinpu-Ren students chose to represent their school in this years Prescott Valley Days parade with a theme that represented the “Shinpu-Ren or Gods Divine Wind” Tsunami wave from legendary stories of the first Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274-1281. Fortunately since the parade theme was Hawaiian vacation the selected theme blended in even better than expected.
The float itself was a 14 ft. tall Paper Mache tidal wave with two Karateka fighting just underneath. Students worked for weeks on end plastering soggy newspapers up over the chicken wire frame. An evil looking Samurai was hand painted into the water on the backside of the wave. Smaller students lined the front of the float to wave to parade goers. The float was skirted by grass and covered in ferns and cherry blossom flowers.
Students wore flower lei’s around their necks and had a great time following the float along performing kata’s and kicking drills and handing out candy. At the end of the day students were presented by the Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce Representative the Youth Division SECOND place trophy.
The float itself was a 14 ft. tall Paper Mache tidal wave with two Karateka fighting just underneath. Students worked for weeks on end plastering soggy newspapers up over the chicken wire frame. An evil looking Samurai was hand painted into the water on the backside of the wave. Smaller students lined the front of the float to wave to parade goers. The float was skirted by grass and covered in ferns and cherry blossom flowers.
Students wore flower lei’s around their necks and had a great time following the float along performing kata’s and kicking drills and handing out candy. At the end of the day students were presented by the Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce Representative the Youth Division SECOND place trophy.
