Detroit Fifth Grader’s Dream Float to Make Its Debut in America’s Thanksgiving Parade

Detroit Fifth Grader’s Dream Float to Make Its Debut in America’s Thanksgiving Parade

A fifth grader from Detroit is about to see her dream come to life in a way she never imagined. Lyric Weathers, a student at Schulze Academy for Technology & Arts, won the grand prize in The Skillman Foundation’s 34th Float Design Contest, and her design, titled “Cultures are Around the World,” will be featured as a stunning new float in the 99th America’s Thanksgiving Parade® presented by Gardner White on Nov. 27. Lyric’s float, created from he…

What I Found Interesting: November 18, 2025

A Detroit, Michigan fifth-grader’s float design debuts in America’s Thanksgiving Day parade, birds showing signs of recovery, and how speaking multiple languages seems to slow aging are a few of the interesting stories I’ve read and enjoyed in the past month. I hope you enjoy them, too! What I Found Interesting Lyric Weathers was one of hundreds of 4th to 8th grade Detroit students who submitted drawings to the 34th Skillman Foundation Float De…

Detroit 5th Grader Lyric Weathers designed our 2025 Thanksgiving parade float

by: The Skillman Foundation | Nov. 19th, 2025 Detroit fifth-grader Lyric Weathers was named the grand prize winner in The Skillman Foundation’s 34th Float Design Contest today at a special unveiling event at the Parade Company in Detroit attended by students, parents and educators from the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Images are available here. Source