The Allen Eagle Escadrille is a high school marching band from Allen, Texas

Allen, Texas

Allen is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States, a northern suburb of Dallas. As of the 2010 census the city had a total population of 84,246.-Geography:According to the City of Allen, the city has a total area of...

. The Escadrille, which consists of the Allen High School

Allen High School (Allen, Texas)

-Athletics:-Football:The Allen Eagle football program has had five playoff berths and two bi-district championships in six seasons. In 2006 the varsity football team finished its season as the District 9-5A Champions by beating Plano East in the last game of the regular season, 22-17. Its only loss...

 Band, Allen Colorguard, and the Allen drill team, is the biggest marching band in the world with over 700 members in 2011. The Allen Eagle Escadrille has marched overseas in 1994, and large parades to include Macy's Thanksgiving Day

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, often shortened to Macy's Day Parade, is an annual parade presented by Macy's. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States along with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit, and four years younger than...

 and the Tournament of Roses Parade

Tournament of Roses Parade

The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day , produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.The annual...

 The Allen Eagle Escadrille has always had grades 9-12 march during their marching season up to 2011, where now only grades 10-12 march.

Awards and honors

The Allen Eagle Escadrille has received many honors, including the Sudler Shield Award in 2004, attendance at the 1994 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland, and played at the 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City

New York City

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. On January 2, 2006, the escadrille marched in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California

Pasadena, California

Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...

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The Allen Eagle has also received "Sweepstakes" Division I ratings at the Marching Band University Interscholastic League

University Interscholastic League

The University Interscholastic League is an organization that creates rules for and administers almost all athletic, music, and academic contests for public primary and secondary schools in the American state of Texas....

 Competition for over the past 20 years. Recently, the escadrille made the finals at the Carrollton Tournament of Champions in Carrollton, Texas

Carrollton, Texas

-Climate:*On average, the warmest month is July.*The highest recorded temperature was 112°F in 1980.*The average coolest month is January.*The lowest recorded temperature was 1°F in 1989.*The most precipitation on average occurs in May....

 and the Plano East Marching Invitational in Plano, Texas

Plano, Texas

Plano is a city in the state of Texas, located mostly within Collin County. The city's population was 259,841 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Texas and the 71st most populous city in the United States. Plano is located within the metropolitan area commonly referred to as...

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