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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Back to School Expo announcement

Kingsport City Schools, TriCityMom.Com to Host Back to School Expo

 

KINGSPORT – Kingsport City Schools is pleased to host the first-ever Back to School Expo on Tuesday, July 27 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Kingsport Town Center.

 

The event, sponsored by TriCityMom.com, will provide an opportunity for parents and students to learn more about programs offered by Kingsport City Schools as well as extracurricular programs and activities offered throughout the community. More than 40 vendors are participating in this free event, and mall retailers will offer special discounts during the expo for back-to-school clothing, supplies and food.

 

Parents of Kingsport City School students will be able to learn more about school enrollment, student services, special education services, school meal payments, after-school programs, and academic initiatives. Other organizations featured at the Back to School Expo will include the Boys and Girls Club, Girls Inc., Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Kingsport Parks and Recreation, Holston Medical Group's Healthy U, YMCA of Greater Kingsport, Arts4Kids, Kingsport Public Library, Upward Basketball, Soccer & Cheerleading, Holston Valley Futbol Club, Kingsport/Sullivan County Health Department, Kingsport Fire and Police departments and many more.

 

The Back to School Expo will kick off at 3 p.m. with a special performance by the Dobyns-Bennett Drum Line, followed with an appearance by CBS recording artists and winner of the CBS Morning Show Singing Family Face Off, J4, at the Sears Court Stage. Additional entertainment will be provided throughout the event. On the mall's second floor, GameStop will feature a Mario Cart, Punch Out, and Dance, Dance Revolution tournament for kids.

 

For more information, or to register as a vendor, please contact the Kingsport City Schools Office of Community Relations at (423) 378-2123.

 

 

 

 

Amy Greear

Director of Communications

Kingsport City Schools

1701 E. Center Street, Kingsport TN 37664

(423) 378-2123 w.

(423) 914-9500 c.

agreear@k12k.com

 

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