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Out-of-Door Celebrates Homecoming

This year’s Homecoming theme, “Once Upon a Time” was embraced by students and faculty and carried throughout the week leading up to the big game.
The annual spirit week dress-up days included “Tiara Tuesday” and Villain Vednesday,” there was a castle-shaped bounce house at the family picnic, the Homecoming dance was decorated like a fairy tale, and this year’s T-shirt logo sported a fantasy-inspired castle silhouette. Additional dress-up days included trendy “VSCO Thursday” and a "blue-out" on Friday for the big game.

The pep rally on Friday afternoon had the new Fox Field House shaking with cheerleaders, a cheer contest - sixth grade and seniors were winners - football players, and Thor getting the students psyched up for Friday night's game and Saturday's dance with an impressive dance compilation. The family picnic was great fun for the whole family with huge bounce houses and inflatables, face painting, and a fantastic dinner served in the Petrik Thunderdome. After the picnic, it was awesome to see all of the ODA fans and families dressed in blue fill Thunder Stadium for the Homecoming game where the Thunder soundly defeated Carrollwood Day School.

Saturday morning the TAC hosted 80 golfers at the Thunder Athletic Club Golf Tournament held at beautiful Esplanade Golf & Country Club in Sarasota to benefit the TAC and ODA’s student-athletes. Participants thoroughly enjoyed a round of golf on the links followed by a luncheon, silent auction, and awards ceremony. The weekend was rounded out with Saturday evening’s “Once Upon a Time” themed Homecoming dance in the Black Box Theater. Students had a great time dancing the night away at the semi-formal event.
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