Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Pomona’s collaborative rose float “Jungle Jumpstart” won the top-honored Sweepstakes Award at the 137th annual Rose Parade, becoming the first student-made float to win the award in decades.
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Cal Poly Rose Float team announces theme submission
Cal Poly Rose Float has announced ‘Jungle Jumpstart’ as their 2026 Rose Parade float submission, which is based on the theme of teamwork and requires the dedication of two leadership teams and over 60 students to construct.
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‘Shock and Roll’: Cal Poly Rose Float announces their theme and design for their 2024 Rose Float
On Sept. 22, the Cal Poly Rose Float Club officially announced its 2024 float theme and design. The theme of the float is “Shock and Roll,” which features eels and manta rays playing music over a colorful reef. The design is a nod to the parade’s overall theme “Celebrating the World of Music.” Students chose […]
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Cal Poly “Stargrazers” float wins Animation Award at 2022 Rose Parade
Cal Poly Rose Float won the Animation Award at the 133rd Rose Parade Celebration on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, California. This is the first time the team has received this award since 1984, according to a Cal Poly press release. Cal Poly President Jeffery Armstrong, who attended this year’s parade, said the float is […]
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A Rose Float tale that went swimmingly
This year, Rose Float teams are diving in with the theme “Aquatic Aspirations.”
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Cal Poly Rose Float Team “Petals it forward” with 300 free flower bouquets to share
Cal Poly Rose Float Team handed out 300 bouquets in 45 minutes, taking part in a national day celebrating florists.
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Cal Poly Rose Float will be out of this world
Cal Poly Rose Float builds the only student-designed float in the entire Pasadena Rose Parade, and the team just announced an other-worldly theme for 2019’s design. And yes, there will be aliens playing accordions. Since 1949, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Pomona have collaborated on the creation of the annual float for […]
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They did it again
Cal Poly Rose Float team wins award for “Most Beautiful Non-Commercial Float” yet again.
The Cal Poly Rose Float team’s “Sweet Shenanigans” float won the Lathrop K. Leishman trophy for most beautiful non-commercial float at this year’s New Year’s Day Rose Parade in Pasadena. This is the second year in the row they’ve won this award.John Catalano, the Cal Poly Pomona Rose Float program lead, was elated but surprised to receive the award.“I wasn’t expecting that one, but I was pleasantly surpr
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Growing the rose float from the ground up
Since 1949, Cal Poly students have teamed up with students from Pomona’s campus to build a rose float each year for the Pasadena Rose Parade. This year’s construction is underway.