2009


Theme: Pioneering Spirit – The Irish in Kansas City

GRAND PRIZE
Mike O’Connor Family

FAMILY
1 O’Rourke Sweeney
2 Rosedale Irish
3 Ronan-O’Toole

BUSINESS
1 North Kansas City Hospital
2 Bob Hamilton Plumbing
3 Renaissance Festival

ORGANIZATION
1 Harp and Shamrock (The Bob Reeder Fan Club)
2 Knights of Columbus
3 Irish Museum and Cultural Center

SCHOOLS
1 Our Lady of Angels Redemptorist Parish
2 St. Therese – Parkville
3 Christo Rey

BANDS
1 Lee A. Tolbert Marching Band
2 Emerald City Marching Band

DRILL TEAMS
1 Marching Falcons
2 Foreign Language Academy
3 Missouri Steppers

MEDIA
1 KCHZ 95.7
2 KBEQ Q104
3 WDAF FOX 4

TRADES
1 District Council #3 Painters, Drywall Finishers, and Glaziers Apprenticeship Program
2 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 124
3 Teamsters

CHAIRMAN’S CHOICE
Harris Family

SHOWMANSHIP AWARD
O’Shaughnessy Family

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
O’Riada Academy of Irish Dance
Willie Arthur Smith’s Marching Cobras
Kansas City St. Andrews Pipes and Drums