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Thursday, March 28, 2024

VHS seniors perform with rocker Joan Jett in Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

Five Villages High School Golden Girls performed with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Thursday morning in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Shelby Brown, Amber Melton, Michaela Botelho, Chelsea Morgan and Hannah Crenshaw,  all seniors at the Villages High School, performed as Joan Jett sang, “Any Weather.”

The five were part of a dance and cheer team that included their elite peers from around the nation.

You can watch a video of the performance at the link below:

http://villages-news.com/vhs-seniors-perform-joan-jett-nyc/

The girls arrived in the Big Apple earlier this week and have been taking in all of the sites, including One World Trade Center and riding the New York City subway.

For the past several years, the Golden Girls dance and cheer team has sent girls to New York City to participate in the famed New York City parade.

Earlier in the week, they appeared on the “Today” show.

You can see a clip from their “Today” show appearance in the Featured Video section of www.villages-news.com or at the link below:

http://villages-news.com/golden-girls-part-squad-today/ 

 

 

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