Rally in the Valley set to return for second year

Swannanoa Ingles to host parade recognizing Owen High School graduates

Fred McCormick
The Valley Echo
May 26, 2021

The Rally in the Valley, a parade recognizing Owen High School graduates, will return to the east parking lot of the Swannanoa Ingles for its second year on June 4. Photo by Fred McCormick

A community-organized celebration of Owen High School graduates is returning to the east parking lot of the Swannanoa Ingles, Friday, June 4.

The Rally in the Valley, which debuted in 2020 to recognize seniors who were unable to attend an in-person graduation ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be back for a second year. 

The event, which is sponsored by Ingles and features families and friends watching from their cars and trucks while a parade of graduates in decorated vehicles passes by, will begin at 6 p.m., the day before the Owen graduation. 

Organizers of the 2021 Rally in the Valley are seeking volunteers to help direct traffic at two sites on June 4. Photo by Fred McCormick

The Rally is organized by parents of graduating seniors, including Chloe Lundsford, Hope Burk, Courtney King, Brittany Krasutsky and Chelley Williams, who helped organize the event last year. The group is seeking volunteers who are willing to direct parking and organize the graduates at First Baptist Church of Swannanoa. Those interested in volunteering should call or text Lunsford at 828-273-3213.