One of the things I love about living in Crozet is the annual Christmas parade sponsored by the Crozet Fire Department, the most recent version of which was held this past Sunday. If you’ve never been, you really are missing a piece of small town America. The “floats” are from local girl and boy scout troops, the Crozet Lions club, Peachtree Baseball, Sam’s Hot Dog Shop, the rescue squad and, of course, the fire department. Much like it’s Macy’s counterpart, it all ends with Santa Claus, the big man himself, riding into the fire station to meet the kids, hand out free candy canes and hot chocolate and hear what all the little ones want for Christmas. Also present each and every year are dozens of current, future and past Henley Hornets. If nothing else, it’s totally Crozet.
Events such as the Christmas parade remind me what a great community we have. I strongly believe that a school such as Henley is a reflection of and a contributor to the development of our surrounding community. The values that we strive to instill in our students come through in the outstanding neighborhood events such as the Christmas parade. Our work goes so far beyond tests, grades, report cards and the like. We’re building responsible citizens who are going to be positive contributors to our community. Crozet would not be the same without Henley and Henley would not be the same without all of our community members. Your contributions and the values you instill in your children touch people’s lives in ways that you may never know. There is no way that we could do it without the strong support of our parents and other citizens. I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t want to be living anywhere else.
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