Los Gatos Children's Christmas Holidays Parade 2025 Guide
Los Gatos Children’s Christmas Holidays P a rade
Parade Operations
Rick Miller Parade Chairman
Nancy Rollett, Ex. Dir.
LGS Recreation
Emily Sprugasci, Mgr. LGS Recreation
Todd Badger
Recreation Manager
Al Soriano
LGS Marketing
Captain Clint Tada
Sgt. Kalepo Kauweloa
Jackie Rose
Los Gatos/Monte/Sereno Police Department
Nicolle Burnham, Dir.
James Harbin, Supt.
Steve Souza, Operations
Mike Vroman, Traffic Eng.
Patrick Dirks Radios
Jessica Ertell
Paul Gunsky Los Gatos Theater
Carol Musser
If you would like to participate and march in future parades or nominate someone for the Grand Marshal, go to LGSrecreation.org to down load entry forms or call 408-354-8700. Registration begins in September
To place an ad in this program contact Carol Musser, at ccmusser@aol.com. All proceeds benefit the parade.
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43. Rotary Club of Los Gatos
44. Los Gatos Morning Rotary
45. Kiwanis Los Gatos’ Student Leadership
46. The Dance Company of Los Gatos
47. R.J. Fisher Middle School - ID Unit/Banner
48. R.J. Fisher Middle School - Drum Major/Open
49. R.J. Fisher Middle School - Tall Flag Group
50. R.J. Fisher Middle School Marching Band
51. One Community LG
52. Art Docents of Los Gatos
53. Los Gatos Elementary Music
54. Joseph J. Albanese, Inc.
55. Violin Students of Diane Egli
56. Lakeside Elementary School
57. Hal Chase
58. LGCS Fastpitch Softball
59. Patchen Christmas Tree Farm
60. SPENGA Los Gatos
61. Dance Attack Performing Company
62. Holy Spirit School
63. Corinthian Ground Transportation
64. Mt. Eden Vaulting Club
65. St. Mary’s School - 1st Grade
66. The Wooden Horse
67. Archbishop Riordan High School - ID Unit/Banner
68. Archbishop Riordan High School - Short Flags
69. Archbishop Riordan High School - Drum Major/Mace
70. Archbishop Riordan High School Band
71. West Valley Collection & Recycling
72. Waste Connections
73. Los Gatos Elite
74. Los Gatos United Methodist Church
75. Grace Preschool
76. Los Gatos Thrives
77. AJ Robinson Health Screening
78. NC Boardshop
79. Los Gatos Little League
80. Canine Companions
81. BSA Scout Troop 358
82. Nancy Doize School of Dance
83. Los Gatos Rowing Club
84. Los Gatos High School Alumni Association
85. Shafer’s Income Tax & Real Estate
Happy Holidays
A Los Gatos resident for almost 50 years and an alumni of Los Gatos High School, Stephen L. Beveridge, DDS graduated from Northwestern University Dental school. He has been offering the highest quality dental services to the Los Gatos community for 30 years. He is a Crown Council Qualified Member, a member of ADA and CDA, 2017 President of the Santa Clara County Dental Society, a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and a Member of the Los Gatos Lions.
Dr. Erin Beveridge Cabuling grew up in Los Gatos and was a graduate of Los Gatos High School in 2007. She then attended Westmont College in Santa Barbara followed by Marquette University School of Dentistry in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is an avid learner and was awarded the Young Dentist of the Year award for 2018 through the Crown Council. She is a Crown Council Qualified Member, a member of the ADA, CDA, and the Santa Clara County Dental Society.
Lori Beveridge, founder of Couture Conditioning and an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, is a lifelong fitness advocate and practitioner. Lori’s training methods will inspire you and help you establish and reach your fitness goals. Her goal is to motivate individuals to achieve their goals, ranging from senior fitness to weight management to competitive endurance racing.
86.
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Rancho Maze Middle School - ID Unit/Banner
87. Rancho Maze Middle School - Drum Major/Open
88. Rancho Maze Middle School Band & Colorguard
89. Rancho Maze Middle School - Tall Flag Group
90. El Camino Health
91. Furry Friends Pet Assisted Therapy Services
92. Hillbrook School
93. CMT San Jose
94. Infinity Martial Arts
95. GSA Troop 62629 - Dave’s Ave. Daises
96. Los Gatos Roofing
97. Guide Dogs - San Jose
98. GSA Service Unit 610
99. Hollister High School - ID Unit/Banner
100. Hollister High School - Rifle Team (Candy Cane Team)
101. Hollister High School - Tall Flag Group
102. Hollister High School - Drum Major/Military
103. Hollister High School Scarlet Regiment
104. Los Gatos Parent Nursery School
105. BSA Cub Scout Pack 374
106. Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad
107. New Museum Los Gatos
108. Beyond Text Bookstore
109. Branham Hills Girls Softball
110. History Club of Los Gatos
111. Saint Frances Cabrini Spirit Team
112. Mariposa Montessori School
113. Dartmouth Middle School - Drill Team
114. Dartmouth Middle School - ID Unit/Banner
115. Dartmouth Middle School - Tall Flag Group
116. Dartmouth Middle School - Drum Major/Military
117. Dartmouth Middle School Symphonic Band & Color Guard
118. Los Gatos Masonic Center-Mt. Moriah Lodge #292
119. Asiya Shriners - Patrol
120. Asiya Shriners - Divan
121. Asiya Shriners - Antique Fire Truck
122. Asiya Shriners - Little Cars
123. Asiya Shriners - Arabians
124. Lauri Gray’s School of Dance
125. Foxworthy Baptist Church Christmas Choir
126. Valley Baton Club
127. Daughters of the American Revolution
128. John B. McCleve DDS
129. Rootstock Wine Bar
130. Rosko’s Ranch - Bike Brigade
131. Knights of Columbus
132. YMCA Adventure Guides - Big Bear
133. YMCA Adventure Guides - Wilderness
134. YMCA Adventure Guides - El Gato
135. YMCA Adventure Guides - Sierra
136. Union Middle School - ID Unit/Banner
137. Union Middle School - Drill Team
138. Union Middle School - Drum Major/Military
139. Union Middle School Tiger Marching Band
140. Union Middle School - Tall Flag Group
141. Good Samaritan Hospital
142. Jungle Dance Studios
143. Los Gatos NJB
144. Los Gatos Lynx Girls Lacrosse
145. Stampede Cheerleading
146. Gatas Run Club
147. Blossom Hill Wildcats
148. All-Pro Tae Kwon Do Academy
149. Westmont High School - ID Unit/Banner
150. Westmont High School - Drum Major/Open
151. Westmont Warrior Marching Regiment
152. Westmont High School - Short Flags
153. YMCA Adventure Guides - Tahoe Circle
154. Dance Academy USA - Jazz Performance Team
155. Dance Academy USA - Hip Hop Performance Team
156. Youth Science Institute
157. San Francisco Dance Company
158. Bay Area Fencing Club
159. Tian Guo Marching Band
160. Falun Dafa Meditation Exercise Team
161. Tesla Los Gatos
162. Sweet Sleigh - The Purple Onion
163. International Performing Arts of America
164. Holistica Arts
165. Kennolyn Camps
166. Rick Torres
167. Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar
168. Cinnamon Energy Systems
169. Franco Masoma Luxury Fashion
170. Rolling Hills 4-H
171. BSA Cub Scout Pack 556
172. SANTA’S SLEIGH
Parade grand marshal is popular lgHS teacher kurt Kroesche
By Judy Peterson
Celebrated English teacher Kurt Kroesche set down roots in Los Gatos in 2003, when he arrived in town for a job interview at Los Gatos High School. Kroesche, who grew up in the Pasadena suburb of San Marino, never looked back: He lives in town and raised two daughters here, both of whom are LGHS grads. “The thing I particularly love about the high school is it allows you to be part of something that’s bigger than yourself,” Kroesche said. “It provides so many spaces and places for so many of us to belong. That’s why (physics teacher) Rachel Peters and I started the swim team 19 years ago — we wanted to create a place where kids could belong.” Kroesche was a champion swimmer at Stanford: The 1989 Stanford grad is an All-American backstroker and a two-time NCAA team champion. “I love swimming in the ocean and being outdoors in the wilderness,” he said.
Kroesche, who has also received the LGHS “Educator of the Year” award multiple times, said he’s especially proud of the combined philosophy and ethics class that’s popular with seniors. “We talk about how to lead a good life and what it means to lead a good life,” he said. “I think people are looking for some kind of meaning or purpose, and hopefully the class gets the students thinking about that. I’ve always found LGHS students to be insightful and curious.” Kroesche’s talents go well beyond the classroom. For example, he’s a singer in the high school’s Teacher Band that performs at the annual “Fractured Follies” variety show. The show celebrates the end of the school year with comedy, skits, and singing and dancing. “It started out in 2000 as a fundraiser for cancer research,” Kroesche said. “We only had four or five teachers participating that first year, but today approximately half the staff participates. The kids really respond to the teachers having a good time.”
The criteria to be named Grand Marshal for the Los Gatos Children’s Christmas/Holidays Parade specifies that individuals must have made significant contributions to the town’s youth. Clearly, Kroesche has that in spades: He’s an innovative leader who views his extra-curricular activities as an “extension of the classroom” and whose heart was captured by the town that he says is a “real community.”
Past Grand Marshals
Advice for the life you lead
Proud to support our town’s holiday traditions
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