On Wednesday, October 8, 2019, many gathered at McNally Amphitheater at Fordham University. The NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade Inc.™ announced the Best in Formation Award winners from the 2019 Parade. 

NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade Inc.™ is pleased to announce because there were so many groups the judges had a hard time deciding from all the great candidates.  The winners represent a wonderful cross section of groups that are committed to continuing this tradition that has been going strong since 1762.

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Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians 
1.)  LAOH New York State Board 
2.) LAOH Orange County Board 
3.) LAOH Suffolk County Board 

Ancient Order of Hibernians 
1) Myles Scully Div 1 AOH Westchester Co  
2) AOH New York State Board          
3) AOH Suffolk County Board and Division 8

Colleges and Universities
1)  Fordham University Gaelic Society
2) Molloy College Gaelic Society
3) Manhattan College Gaelic Society 

Schools  
1) Cardinal Spellman High School  
2) St. Francis Prep High School     

Emeralds Societies
1) Port Authority Police Emerald Society  
2) Police Emerald Society of Westchester  
3) NYS Courts Emerald Society    

Fraternal Organizations
1)  Irish American Society of Nassau, Suffolk, Queens 
2) Friends of Erin, Montauk, NY    
3) Power Memorial High School Alumni, NY  

Counties
1) County Kerry P & B Association of New York 
2) County Donegal Association of New York 
3) County Cork P & B Association of New York

Specials
1) Saint Vincent’s Hospital School of Nursing Alumni, NY & Basilica of Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral
2) Irish Dancing & Music Association of North America
3) Pleasant Grove High School Dance and Kick Line, Utah     

Military Schools/Organizations
1) U.S. Navy Honor Guard – US Naval Submarine School “Silver Dolphins”, Groton, CT  
2) Xavier High School, J. R.O.T.C.
3) An Garda Síochána, Ireland

BAND AWARDS

CATEGORY	1ST PLACE	2ND PLACE	3RD PLACE
MUNICIPALE PIPES AND DRUMS	NYC Police Department Emerald Society Pipe Band	Pipes and Drums Police Emerald Society of Westchester	Sanitation Emerald Society Pipe Band
ORGANIZATIONAL PIPES AND DRUMS	Roisin Dubh Irish Pipe Band	Monaghan Pipe Band	The Sword of Light Pipe Band (Local 3 IBEW)
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE PIPES AND DRUMS	Iona College Pipe and Drum Band	Manhattan College Pipe and Drum Band	St. Anthony’s High School Band, Huntington, NY
METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL ENSEMBLE BANDS	Xavier High School “Blue Knights” Cadet Band	Cathedral High School Marching Band	Cardinal Spellman High School Band
ELEMENTARY & JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ENSEMBLE BANDS	St. Raymond School Band, NY	Our Lady of Peace Lynbrook, NY	St. Joseph’s By the Sea, NY
COLLEGE, MUNICIPALE & OTHER BRASS BANDS	NYC Police Department Marching Band,	United States Merchant Marine Academy Regimental Band, NY	Tappan Zee Bridgemen, NY
FIFE & DRUM CORPS	Young Colonials Fife and Drums, NY	NY Ancients Fife and Drum Corps	Nutmeg Volunteers Fife and Drum Corp

If you are a winning group and took pictures at the presentation at Fordham University the other day and want to see them posted please feel free to forward the pictures to thomasjheaney@gmail.com and we will get them up online.