Wichita Christian Cheerleaders to Perform in Macy's Parade
Five Wichita Christian School cheerleaders will march in the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Philanthropy
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Five cheerleaders from Wichita Christian School will perform in the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2026. The students and their mothers have raised more than $2,000 for the trip over roughly a year of preparation.
Why it matters
The trip highlights a school program that has sent 24 cheerleaders to the parade over the past 14 years, with students funding their own participation. The milestone 100th parade gives local families a chance to follow the performers on national broadcast.
More than $2,000 has been raised by the cheerleaders and their mothers, to be split among three of the girls. Wichita Christian School has sent 24 cheerleaders to New York over the past 14 years, while the total cost of the trip was not reported.
The players
Wichita Christian School
A private school in Wichita Falls that provides students the opportunity to perform in the Macy's parade while requiring them to fund their own participation.
KFDX
A television station carrying the parade broadcast to viewers in the Wichita Falls area.
The details
Junior Makenna Barger, senior Kennedi Belton and sophomore Jocelyn Miller are among the five cheerleaders traveling to New York. The girls learned their routines over the past year and held bake sales to fund the trip, as the school provides the opportunity while students cover their participation.
Timeline
Approximately one year before the parade: cheerleaders began preparing and fundraising.
Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2026: performance in the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Thanksgiving Day, 8:30 a.m. to noon: parade broadcast on KFDX.
Milestone Moment
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a centennial that makes national-stage appearances like this one especially notable for local performers. The Wichita Christian contingent extends a 14-year pattern of the school sending cheerleaders to New York.
Viewers in the Wichita Falls area can watch the Thanksgiving Day parade on KFDX from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Local families can follow the Wichita Christian cheerleaders during the broadcast.
The takeaway
Students who fund their own participation in national events often rely on family and community support, as this group's bake sales and fundraising illustrate. Readers interested in similar youth programs can look for school-based opportunities that combine performance with community fundraising.
What happens next
The parade takes place on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2026, with the broadcast running on KFDX from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Further reading
For more on local giving efforts, see Philanthropy coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Texomashomepage.com - KFDX, KJTL.
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