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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Cal Poly brings ‘Nessie’ to life at the 2025 Pasadena Rose Parade
Cal Poly made a splash this morning in Pasadena at the 2025 Rose Parade with their float, “Nessie’s Lakeside Laughs.”
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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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Cal Poly’s space-themed float wins Extraordinaire Award at 2019 Rose Parade
Cal Poly Rose Float won the Extraordinaire award for their “Far Out Frequencies” float at the 130th New Year’s Day Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. This is the first time Cal Poly has received the award. For eight consecutive years, the float constructed by both Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Pomona has […]
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Cal Poly Rose Float awarded ‘Most Outstanding Innovation’
The Cal Poly Rose Float team made their 70th appearance at the Rose Parade.
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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