Parade And Ceremony To Be Held For Mount Vernon Knights Friday

Mount Vernon NY

07 April, 2022

6:49 PM

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MOUNT VERNON, NY — Mount Vernon is developing a reputation as a city of champions. The parade route used to celebrate conquering heroes triumphantly returning home is starting to feel like a familiar victory lap, but Friday's planned celebration somehow feels extra special. On March 19, the Mount Vernon Knights basketball team defeated Green Tech, 55-45, to become the 2022 Class AA New York State champions. The City of Mount Vernon will be holding a parade and ceremony on Friday to celebrate the team being the undefeated state champions. The Mount Vernon City School District and Board of Educators will meet with the athletes for breakfast at the high school at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m., a VIP motorcade will leave from Mount Vernon High School with the Mount Vernon Knights Basketball Team, faculty and city officials. It will visit each school across the city before the ceremony to be held at Mount Vernon City Hall. Among the signs held up to celebrate the players, each school will create its own special signs with the names of the specific team members who were former students. A brief ceremony will be held at City Hall around 3:00 p.m. for the team and their coaches. The route with estimated time of arrival at each location is as follows: 11:00 a.m. Mount Vernon High School11:10 a.m. Pennington School11:19 a.m. Traphagen School11:27 a.m. William H. Holmes School11:35 a.m. Board of Education offices11:45 a.m. Graham Elementary School11:53 a.m. Edward Williams Elementary School12:01 p.m. Benjamin Turner Middle School12:11 p.m. St. Paul's Historic Church12:19 p.m. Rebecca Turner Elementary School12:27 p.m. Cecil H. Parker School12:35 p.m. Denzel Washington School of the Arts at Nellie Thornton High School12:43 p.m. Grimes School12:51 p.m. Hamilton Elementary School12:59 p.m. Fleetwood Area1:07 p.m. Columbus School1:15 p.m. Mount Vernon STEAM Academy1:24 p.m. Lincoln Elementary School1:33 p.m. Nelson Mandela/Hosea Zollicoffer School1:45 p.m. Gramatan Ave. Business Area1:55 p.m. 4th Ave. Business Area2:15 p.m. Mount Vernon City Hall3:00 p.m. Mount Vernon City Hall Rotunda The starting point, Mount Vernon High School, is located at 100 California Road. The ending point, Mount Vernon City Hall is located at 1 Roosevelt Square N.