Educators from across Vance County Schools will gather at McGregor Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 20 for the district’s Convocation Kick-Off. The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce is encouraging all its members to come out to cheer on the district’s teachers as they get ready for the 2024-25 school year.
“Plan to come out, bring some associates/employees with you, line up at McGregor, hold up your company sign, bring your business mascot, and show some loud hometown spirit for our teachers as they arrive on buses from their individual schools,” said Chamber President Sandra Wilkerson.
Individuals from the community and from area businesses should arrive by 8 a.m., Wilkerson said, to line up in the “cheer” line. Teachers will arrive by bus between 8:15 a.m. and 8:50 a.m. The event will begin at 9 a.m.
“The buses will drop off teachers and we would like to have a line of people to celebrate and cheer them on as they enter McGregor,” Wilkerson said. “For our educators to see a line of folks cheering them and celebrating their arrival would definitely be a lot of fun!”
If a business has a mascot, they could certainly dress up – We’re talking to YOU, Pete the Cat, Chick-fil-A cow, Sparky the Fire Dog, Mikey the Shark and any others who we always love to see, she said.