{"id":6877,"date":"2015-10-16T13:54:18","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T17:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/home\/?p=6877"},"modified":"2015-10-30T02:41:26","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T06:41:26","slug":"58th-annual-von-steuben-parade-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/home\/58th-annual-von-steuben-parade-in-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"58th Annual Von Steuben Parade in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/home\/files\/2015\/10\/gala.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6879\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/home\/files\/2015\/10\/gala-300x105.jpg\" alt=\"gala\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/home\/files\/2015\/10\/gala-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/home\/files\/2015\/10\/gala.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>On Saturday, September 19, 2015, 27 members of the NHHS German Club marched in the 58th Annual Von Steuben Parade in New York City.\u00a0 Chaperones included Herr Mark Kotulich, Herr T. Michael Fario, and Se\u00f1ora Sonia Melo.\u00a0 Two parents also attended: \u00a0Mr. Harman Westra and Mrs. Pamela Coyne.<\/p>\n<p>The parade is held each year on the third Saturday of September, which coincides with the official start of the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. \u00a0 After the parade, students ate an Oktoberfest-style lunch and sang German songs at an authentic German Restaurant, which was organized by Mrs. Joy LaBelle and Mr. Lenny Coyne.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Von Steuben parade honors the German-American General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730-1794), originally from Magdeburg, in Prussia (now Germany).\u00a0 Von Steuben fought with distinction in the Seven Years&#8217; War (1756-63) and offered his services to General George Washington and the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.\u00a0 Von Steuben was appointed Inspector General of the Army, prepared\u00a0a manual of military tactics, and reorganized and improved the Continental Army. He served as General Washington&#8217;s Chief of Staff in the final years of the war, and became an American citizen in 1783.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/home\/files\/2015\/10\/GermanClub2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6878\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/home\/files\/2015\/10\/GermanClub2015-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"GermanClub2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/home\/files\/2015\/10\/GermanClub2015-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/home\/files\/2015\/10\/GermanClub2015-1024x564.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, The German Club is running their &#8220;Oktoberfest&#8221; fundraising dinner on Thursday, <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Oct 29th<\/span><\/span> in the Cafe B Annex from <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">2:30-3:30 PM<\/span><\/span>. Please come out and be part of the\u00a0fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, September 19, 2015, 27 members of the NHHS German Club marched in the 58th Annual Von Steuben Parade in New York City.\u00a0 Chaperones included Herr Mark Kotulich, Herr T. Michael Fario, and Se\u00f1ora Sonia Melo.\u00a0 Two parents also attended: \u00a0Mr. Harman Westra and Mrs. Pamela Coyne. 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