C-R-O-W-D-E-D: Cheerleading competition brings business to Daytona Beach, for now
Read full article: C-R-O-W-D-E-D: Cheerleading competition brings business to Daytona Beach, for nowMore than 9,000 cheerleaders and dancers and 20,000 spectators are in Daytona Beach this week for the annual College Cheer and Dance National Championship.
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Daytona Beach’s Ocean Center seeing uptick in business after 2020
Read full article: Daytona Beach’s Ocean Center seeing uptick in business after 2020The Ocean Center in Daytona Beach is seeing an uptick in business over 2020. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The directors at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach called 2020 a total wash for business and said they even lost almost half of their employees. This weekend, though, 3,500 gymnasts are flipping through the center for the Gasparilla Classic meet. The center’s hotel room-night predictions for the fourth quarter of 2021 are almost double what they were for that period in 2020. Daytona city leaders said businesses hosting events for it can only operate at 60% capacity this year.
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Volusia County Schools shares 2021 graduation plans amid ongoing coronavirus pandemic
Read full article: Volusia County Schools shares 2021 graduation plans amid ongoing coronavirus pandemicVOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Volusia County Schools is sharing its plans for 2021 graduation ceremonies amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. [TRENDING: Disney World increasing capacity | 250,000 space fans to drive near Cape for launch | Meteor shower coming soon]The school district also livestreamed the graduations since fewer guests were allowed in due to COVID-19 restrictions. School district officials said the number of guests each 2021 graduate will be allowed to invite will depend on the CDC’s coronavirus guidelines at the time of the event. Before the coronavirus, the Ocean Center could hold 6,000 people for graduation. To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6′s coronavirus newsletter and go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.
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Volusia County parent starts petition for outdoor graduation ceremony
Read full article: Volusia County parent starts petition for outdoor graduation ceremonyVOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. Many seniors in Volusia County celebrated their graduation from high school by having car parades while they wait for the day to formally walk across a stage. Thats what Michael Walters daughter did who was a senior at University High School. Walters said he was against having this year's graduation ceremony at the Ocean Center and created a petition to change the venue. He needs 1,000 before it reaches the Volusia County School Board. Walters' daughter Nancy said she also wants her graduation ceremony to be moved and is happy that her parents are taking action.