OUTLET: WVEC

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) —  The Virginia Beach Community Development Corporation is gearing up for its second annual “Back-to-School Prep Rally.”

The event, featuring guest speaker Dr. Aaron Spence, superintendent of Virginia Beach Public Schools, is meant to get students and families in Hampton Roads excited and ready for the next school year.

Local celebrities, high school and college bands, cheerleaders and dance troops will perform for the crowd, while attendees enjoy refreshments and enter to win prizes including tablets, tickets to local family events and gift cards.

The event will be held Saturday, August 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.

To register, click here.