PTC floats with "Holiday Madness"

Photo above: Students decorate the PTC float in the Automotive Technology lab just prior to the start of the parade.


Photo above: Parade participants line up with the float.

On Fri. Dec. 3, led by Student Senate leaders and President Musgrove, Pine Technical College students entered a float in the Pine City Area Chamber of Commerce's annual "Holiday Madness" parade. The float, decorated to the tune of "Deck the Halls of PTC," was driven by Pres. Musgrove and featured a giant, wooden cut-out of the PTC logo, lit with green and orange (college colors) holiday lights. Students participated and walked along with the float handing out PTC-imprinted pencils and candy canes.

"It was so much fun to participate in the parade," says James Hinrichs, PTC Student Senate Vice President. "This is an event where the college can showcase itself to the community, plus it's a chance for students to get involved in an event outside the college walls. It's socializing and community and college pride all wrapped up together," Hinrichs adds.

The college especially thanks the following parade participants -- a mix of PTC students, faculty members and administrators -- for making the PTC float the success it was (in alphabetical order): Christina Allred, Torfi Arnarson, Dave Defenbaugh, Doug Gregerson, Heather Hansen-Mead, Joe Haselbauer, James Hinrichs, Addison Koniar, Casey Leao, Robert Musgrove, Randy Nowling, Colin Roskos, and Seth Siladke.