Photos: Spirit of Dr. Seuss at Riverhead homecoming parade
East Main Street was infused with the spirit of Dr. Seuss at the Riverhead homecoming parade Saturday afternoon.
Riverhead High School students presided over Dr. Seuss-themed floats during the festivities, which began at 12:30 p.m. on East Avenue and East Main Street.
Leading the Class of 2014’s “The Lorax” float in a wheelchair decorated with blue and white garlands was 17-year-old Michael Hubbard, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2011.
Michael, who suffered third-degree burns over 40 percent of his body when a gel candle exploded in his backyard, was wheeled by a classmate as fellow members of the senior class walked beside him during the parade.
Other Dr. Seuss-themed floats included the Class of 2015’s “The Cat in the Hat,” the Class of 2016’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and the Class of 2017’s “The Foot Book.”
The freshman class proved to be the big winners in the float competition, the results of which were announced during the football game. The Riverhead football team defeated Walt Whitman, 28-0, to cap the homecoming festivities.
Numerous clubs and sports teams were represented in the parade, including the Riverhead High School marching band, Riverhead PAL football and the Riverhead High School cheerleading squad.
After a walk down Main Street, parade participants marched west toward Coach Mike McKillop Memorial Field to watch the Blue Waves improve to 5-1 in Division II.
