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Thousands converge at annual festival
BYERINWILTGEN
Staff Writer
B right sunlight accompa
nied the brightly colored
streets of Thomasville
this Everybody’s Day, giving fes
tival-goers a rare chance to visit
the multiple craft, food and ven
dor stands lining Main Street
and neighboring alleyways
without fear of a downpour.
From crowds oooing and ah-
hhmg at the King BMX Stunt
Show to pink-haired children
trailing two or three balloons,
those who attended the 102nd
rendition of North Carolina’s
oldest festival actually found
themselves warding off the heat
with cardboard fans rather than
running from the rain. And the
good weather might have drawn
more people than usual. Though
Dough Croft, president of the
ThomasvlUe Area Chamber of
Commerce, said he didn’t have
exact numbers, he did admit
the streets seemed a bit more
packed.
“It was definitely bigger than
last year, in the tens of thou
sands,” Croft said. “It was a
great crowd, a great day We love
the idea that so many people can
come together In one place.”
Amidst the typical craft ven
dors, food-sellers, informa
tional booths and musical per
formances-, Everybody’s Day
extended to the Chair City’s
new PACE amphitheater, fea
turing concerts such as City
Manager Kelly Craver’s Street
Party Band.
The name says it aU — given
everything the festival has to of
fer, it seems there’s something
for everyone. Susan Barr, of
Thomasville, says she hot only
enjoys the food and free hand
outs, she also likes getting in
volved in area events.
“It just seems like the right
thing to do, to come out and sup
port our community,” she said.
Everybody’s Day boasted
about 130 vendors this year m
addition to rides and entertain
ment. The latter two, combined
with a few face-painting stands,
created a fun environment for
families with young children to
spend the day. David Kennedy,
of ThomasvlUe, brought his
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Thousands of people descended on Thomasville Saturday for the annual Everybody's Day festival, f 5
granddaughter to the festival,
and says he has done so for the
past few years.
“I come because of my little
grandbaby” he said. “It’s a good
famUy atmosphere.”
That wholesome, welcom
ing vibe gathered people of aU
ages, from Infant to elderly. Lee
Spencfer, of ThomasvUle, says
he loves that coUection of Indi
viduals. His favorite thing about
the festival, he says, is watch
ing the crowd and visiting with
friends and neighbors.
“It’s a fun day, and everyone’s
having a good time,” Spencer
said. “ThomasvUle’s a fun-lov-
Ing place.”
An event designed to welcome
the fall — though Saturday’s
weather may have disagreed
— Everybody’s Day gathers so
many people together not be
cause of any one particular fea
ture but because of its intrinsic
place in Chau- City life.
“There are lots of fall festivals
around the state,” Croft said. “It
kind of kicks off the fall season.
It’s such a local institution and
part of the fabric of the Thom
asvUle community It aU sort of
fits together.”
New East principal making smooth transition
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East Davidson Principal Billy Hunt is mak
ing a smooth transition from South, with
the help of former principal Cathi Smith.
BYERINWILTGEN
Staff Writer
For BUly R. Hunt Jr., a love
of teaching almost came as
geneticaUy as his hair or eye
color.
Hunt’s father — a one-time
educator at West Davidson
High School — retired after
35 years of teaching and stUl
can’t get the bug out of his
system. The elder Hunt stUl
teaches two classes at David
son County Community Col
lege.
Hunt, in a way, has foUowed
in his father’s footsteps, be-
gummg his 21st year in edu
cation this faU as the new
principal of East Davidson
High School.
“I guess you could say I had
teaching in my blood grow
ing up,” Hunt said, laughing.
“I’ve just always enjoyed be
ing around people, especiaUy
being around high school
kids. It’s just something I’ve
wanted to do.”
Hunt began his career in
education in 1990 at Lex
ington Senior High School,
where he put in 13 years
teaching business and coach
ing football and baseball. He
moved to South Davidson
High School in 2003 where he
served as assistant principal
for five years and principal
for two.
On July 1, Hunt replaced
Cathi Smith, who retired af
ter 11 years as East Davidson
principal and 34 years m edu
cation.
“It’s been just great,”
Hunt said. “It’s been a really
smooth transition for me,
coming from South David
son. The students here, the
community and the teachers
have been wonderful.”
Smith actually helped ease
the change, both for Hunt and
for the school, spending time
with the new principal over
the svunmer to show hun the
ropes. The extra months be
fore school started gave Hunt
some time to adjust to his
new surroundings.
“It gives you a little time
to get your feet wet and find
out a little more about the
school and the teachers,”
he said. “Quite a few teach-
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County looks
to raise SAT
participation
BY ELIOT DUKE
Staff Writer
Whenever Davidspn
County students take the
SAT they usually perform
very well. The problem,
however, is not enough of
them are taking the test,
and the Davidson County
Schools (DCS) system is
hoping to change that.
Recentlyreleasedscores
from DCS show that area
students are right on par
with the rest of the state
when it comes to the SAT,
averaging a 1485, which
is a combination of read
ing, math and writing.
Compared to sm-rouhd-
ing school districts, Da
vidson County holds the
second highest average
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Grant keeps
TMS kids on
the run
BY ELIOT DUKE
Staff Writer
In the movie “Forrest
Gump,” Tom Hanks’
character develops a love
for running as a child
that carries him through
his adult life.
Students at Thomas-
vUle Middle School are
getting an opportunity to
explore the world of run
ning thanks to a grant
that promotes healthy, ac
tive lifestyles through a
sport that doesn’t require
a baU, referee or field,
just a pair of shoes and
the willingness to get up
and do it.
TMS recently received a
$2,000 grant through ING
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