Friday February 14, Preschool students hosted a Mardi Gras themed parade in front of Fairhope High School for Operation Jubilee students. Preschool student Keegan Hall throws moon pies to the freshman boys. The float theme was “Under the Sea” and students dressed as sea animals. “They’ve been talking all day about their floats, what they were wearing and how they decorated them with their moms and dads,” said Christy Carson, pre-k teacher. (Kendall Kirchoff)
Friday February 14, Preschool students hosted a Mardi Gras themed parade in front of Fairhope High School for Operation Jubilee students. Preschool student Keegan Hall throws moon pies to the freshman boys. The float theme was “Under the Sea” and students dressed as sea animals. “They’ve been talking all day about their floats, what they were wearing and how they decorated them with their moms and dads,” said Christy Carson, pre-k teacher. (Kendall Kirchoff)
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Preschoolers, clubs lead parade for Operation Jubilee students

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Kendall Kirchoff, junior editor
February 24, 2026
Loading up… Junior FFA Officers load into their ATV with beads and other throws. They rode to the front of the school to line up with cheerleaders, Operation Jubilee volunteers (OJ) and band. (Kendall Kirchoff)
Come on Mom and Dad… Pre-K parents roll hand-crafted floats to the front of the school. Parents participated in the parade and threw beads with the kids. “The parade really shows the community and it’s good for the parents to see it and how the big kids respond to our littles,” Carson said. (Kendall Kirchoff)
Distributing throws… Junior Paige Benson hands beads to senior Wright Wilcoxon and junior Jaxon Koehler. These OJ volunteers helped supply beads to the rest of the volunteers. (Kendall Kirchoff) 
A quick break from class… Senior Lawson Landry catches candy from his classroom window. Landry and fellow classmates watched the remainder of the parade from their windows. (Kendall Kirchoff)
A silly escort… Resource officer David Miller throws toys out of his cop car to Operation Jubilee students. He drove in front of the parade to lead the members through the route. (Kendall Kirchoff)
Do whatcha wanna… Junior William Bogdanovich follows behind Officer Miller playing the drums. The band performed the song “Do Whatcha Wanna,” a classic Mardi Gras song performed in the local city parades. (Kendall Kirchoff)
Get ready…Operation Jubilee students wait patiently for floats to come by. They stood with their bags held out when they saw the preschoolers getting closer. (Kendall Kirchoff)
A helping hand…OJ President Addison Walsh puts beads on Scarlett Ashurst. At the parade’s conclusion, OJ students ran to hug their friends in the parade. (Kendall Kirchoff)
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