<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0B4FiN_0vmrEk9F00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0B4FiN_0vmrEk9F00" width="1200" height="800" ></figure>The Homecoming parade will now be part of a celebration MCHS is calling Pack the Point‭. ‬There will be a new parade route‭, ‬starting location and a party at Miller Point on Oct‭. ‬6‭.‬The parade will start at Veterans Memorial Park and will end by the Freshman Campus‭. ‬Afterwards everyone will walk to the river‭ ‬by Windhill Pancake Parlor where there will be a celebration with food trucks and live music‭.‬Assistant Superintendent Carl Vallianatos talks about changes to the parade route and the new starting point‭.‬“We’re going to start at Veterans Park and we’re going to go towards the Freshman Campus‭,‬”‭ ‬says Vallianatos‭. ‬“It’s going to finish at the Freshman Campus‭, ‬and then we’re going to walk over and have an afternoon of fun‭.‬”Live music and food trucks will also be attending the parade along with the community and MCHS students and staff‭.‬“There’s gonna be five‭, ‬four or five food trucks‭,‬”‭ ‬continues Vallianatos‭. ‬“Obviously‭, ‬the Riverwalk‭. ‬Shops are there‭, ‬restrooms are there but we’re going to have the whole park‭, ‬the amphitheater‭. ‬We’re going to invite all of the parents‭, ‬students and everyone out‭. ‬Then once everyone gets there‭, ‬the DJ is going to stop‭. ‬We’re going to have our rally and our coronation‭.‬”Student Council President Grace Hunt talks about the meeting spot and what will happen after the parade‭.‬“Following the parade‭, ‬we will walk over and meet the McHenry Community in downtown McHenry‭,‬”‭ ‬says Hunt‭, ‬“by the Little Shoppes area for the Pack the Point event and the Homecoming Rally‭. ‬There is where Homecoming court will be crowned and other community announcements will be shared‭.‬”After the parade‭, ‬there will be a celebration at Miller Point with food trucks and live music‭.‬“We’re going to have a live band called Forever Flannel‭,‬”‭ ‬Vallianatos added‭. ‬“It’s a 90s alternative band‭. ‬They’re gonna play till 4:00‭. ‬So at 12:30‭, ‬people probably get over there at about one or 1:15‭ ‬and then we’ll have three hours of listening to music doing our parade‭, ‬or it’s gonna be a parade‭, ‬then rally and coordination‭, ‬and then the live band and food trucks‭.‬”Members of the Student Council have planned to set up carnival games to play after the parade along with the live music and food‭ ‬trucks‭.‬“The Student Council is planning to get involved and have Carnival Games at the event for the community to interact with and promote the Homecoming theme‭,‬”‭ ‬says Hunt‭, ‬“but this plan is still in the works‭.‬”The setup for the floats will also be at Veterans Park‭. ‬Clubs and extracurriculars like cross country‭, ‬newspaper‭, ‬football and swim will be walking in the parade this year‭.‬“It’s all going to be around‭. ‬It’s actually just going to be on two of the streets that are right next to Veterans Memorial Park‭, ‬kind of facing south‭,‬”‭ ‬says Vallianatos‭. ‬“And then the parade is just going to start once everybody’s kind of gathered‭, ‬and their trucks and their floats are ready‭, ‬and that’s where‭, ‬you know‭, ‬we’re just going to go right down‭. ‬We’re going to go right on Pearl Street‭, ‬and then down Green Street‭.‬”</div></body>

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McHenry hopes to Pack the Point for Homecoming

The Homecoming parade will now be part of a celebration MCHS is calling Pack the Point‭. ‬There will be a new parade route‭, ‬starting location and a party at Miller Point on Oct‭. ‬6‭.‬. The parade will start at Veterans Memorial Park and...