Judges have "critical' eye for some parade participants

Participants of the Jefferson City Jaycees 2012 Christmas Parade wave and smile to the crowd Saturday evening. The theme for the parade this year was Rock and Roll Christmas.
Participants of the Jefferson City Jaycees 2012 Christmas Parade wave and smile to the crowd Saturday evening. The theme for the parade this year was Rock and Roll Christmas.

And the winners of Saturday's Christmas Parade in Jefferson City were:

• High School Bands - Fatima's Comet Pride Marching Band, 1st Place; Blair Oaks Marching Band, 2nd.

• Junior High Bands - Jefferson City Interparish Band.

• Commercial Floats - Central Bank, and Jefferson City Nursing and Rehab Center, tied for 1st Place; Community Health Center of Central Missouri, 2nd; Mac and Son Plumbing, 3rd.

• Noncommercial Floats - Calvary Lutheran High School, 1st Place; Jefferson City Elk's Lodge No. 513, 2nd; Nichols Career Center FFA, 3rd.

But, how did they get to be winners in this year's Jefferson City Jaycees Christmas Parade?