Photo Gallery: BISD parade leads off Charro Days lineup

BROWNSVILLE — Led by Sesame Street and The Muppets puppeteer Bradley Freeman as Grand Marshal, the Brownsville Independent School District marched down Elizabeth Street Thursday afternoon as the BISD Children’s Charro Days Parade led off the lineup of parades for Charro Days 2022.

Every one of BISD’s 57 schools had a place in the parade, from floats to cheer leaders to high school marching bands, drill teams and dance teams. In all there were 124 entries in the parade.

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Parade Grand Marshal and Sesame Street puppeteer Bradley Freeman Jr. waves to the crowd Thursday at the head of the Brownsville Independent School District’s 2022 Children’s Charro Days Parade along Elizabeth Street. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Sam Rodriguez briefs parade participants on their order Thursday as everyone checks in at Sams Memorial Stadium for the Brownsville Independent School District’s 2022 Children’s Charro Days Parade. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
King Julius and sister Kailani Analee Perez sit with their parents to wait for parade start Thursday at the Brownsville Independent School District’s 2022 Children’s Charro Days Parade along Elizabeth Street. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Hanna Early College High School performers huddle together to stay warm as they wait for the parade start Thursday at the Brownsville Independent School District’s 2022 Children’s Charro Days Parade participant check-in at Sams Memorial Stadium. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Parade Grand Marshal and Sesame Street puppeteer Bradley Freeman Jr. poses for a photo with his former teacher BISD Theater Arts Advisor Aníbal Villarreal Thursday at the Brownsville Independent School District’s 2022 Children’s Charro Days Parade line-up at Sams Memorial Stadium. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Student from Ben Brite Elementary wave their bandanas in the air Thursday as they walk in the Brownsville Independent School District’s 2022 Children’s Charro Days Parade on Elizabeth Street. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
A float from the Career and Technical Education program drives up the street Thursday during Brownsville Independent School District’s 2022 Children’s Charro Days Parade on Elizabeth Street. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Parade attendees take photos and video as they watch different schools entries pass by Thursday during Brownsville Independent School District’s 2022 Children’s Charro Days Parade on Elizabeth Street. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Students from Benavides Elementary dance together Thursday during Brownsville Independent School District’s 2022 Children’s Charro Days Parade on Elizabeth Street. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Hanna Early College High School students twirl their skirts and ponchos as they walk in the parade Thursday during Brownsville Independent School District’s 2022 Children’s Charro Days Parade on Elizabeth Street. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Parade attendees Junebug and Hulk sport Charro Days outfits Thursday at Brownsville Independent School District’s 2022 Children’s Charro Days Parade on Elizabeth Street. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
A student from Bruce Aiken Elementary gets some help from an adult after her hat fell off her head while dancing Thursday during Brownsville Independent School District’s 2022 Children’s Charro Days Parade on Elizabeth Street. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Athletes from Oliveira Middle School straighten out their banner as they walk the parade together Thursday during Brownsville Independent School District’s 2022 Children’s Charro Days Parade on Elizabeth Street. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Watching from a house’s porch, attendees cheer as the Oliveira Middle School parade entry passes by Thursday during Brownsville Independent School District’s 2022 Children’s Charro Days Parade on Elizabeth Street. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
The Ortiz Elementary Cheerleaders shake their maracas as they dance up the street Thursday during Brownsville Independent School District’s 2022 Children’s Charro Days Parade on Elizabeth Street. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)

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