Robbinsville – When the Robbinsville High School homecoming parade rolls on Oct. 1, it will be led by one of the school’s true icons.
Longtime Robbinsville High School secretary Tina Carver will serve as the parade’s grand marshal. Carver has served as the high school secretary for nearly 30 years, seeing several generations of students pass through the school. She said that although she was excited to serve as grand marshal, she felt there were many people more deserving of the honor.
“I’m just very humbled,” Carver said. “There’s a lot of people that deserve this, so I’m just very fortunate to get to do this.
“There’s a lot of people in our county. I feel like there’s so many many that could’ve been chosen, so I just feel humbled to be chosen for that.”
She said getting to know the students was the best part of her job, and that she always looked forward to the homecoming festivities. This year’s homecoming theme is “Magical Knights.”
“They helped so many of our students over the years just get through,” said exceptional children teacher Cheryl Morgan, who is overseeing this year’s homecoming festivities. “She helps so many of them just make it through the day by being a friendly face.”
In addition to Carver, the parade will also feature the Robbinsville High School Homecoming Court and the district’s three teachers of the year: Brittney Tincher, Becky Brock and Lynn Lynn. Morgan said the grand marshal is selected by a vote of the homecoming committee.
“We had lots of qualified people that we’re definitely keeping on our list for future reference,” Morgan noted.
Morgan said the school was hoping for substantial community involvement in the homecoming parade, with anyone who wishes to do so able to enter a float or other vehicle. All floats should report to the school parking lot after 1:30 p.m., while participating trucks and emergency vehicles should report to the baseball field parking lot. The parade is scheduled to roll at 3 p.m.
“We’re hoping to get as many as possible,” Morgan said. “It’s been dwindling over the year, and last year – with COVID – it really dwindled. We’d like to see community involvement with the floats – and also the businesses, we would like them to decorate their storefronts and there’s a prize going out for that.”
Prizes will also be awarded for the top three floats at $100, $75 and $50, respectively. The best club float will also receive a $100 prize.
For more information on the parade, Morgan can be reached at (828) 479-9830, ext. 3355.