{"id":24328,"date":"2023-10-06T07:37:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T12:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/?p=24328"},"modified":"2023-10-10T07:25:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T12:25:50","slug":"homecoming-2023-rain-or-shine-wild-with-panther-pride-was-a-huge-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2023\/10\/06\/homecoming-2023-rain-or-shine-wild-with-panther-pride-was-a-huge-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Homecoming 2023: Rain or Shine, Wild With Panther Pride Was A Huge Success!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to students, parents, faculty and staff, volunteers, alumni, and friends of MPA who joined in to make this year\u2019s Homecoming festivities a wonderful time for all. After a week of celebration and school spirit, Friday and Saturday were festive days with MPA athletics, camps, and honoring MPA alumni.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24329 alignright img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/nclhx5yj.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/HOF.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/>Congratulations to this year&#8217;s inaugural Hall of Fame Inductees, who were honored at a banquet on Friday Night: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2023\/09\/08\/joe-kordosky-2023-hall-of-fame-inductee\/\">Joe Kordosky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2023\/09\/08\/bev-docherty-2023-hall-of-fame-inductee\/\">Bev Docherty<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2023\/09\/08\/mason-ferlic-11-2023-hall-of-fame-inductee\/\">Mason Ferlic &#8217;11<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2023\/09\/08\/caitlin-lock-coomes-01-2023-hall-of-fame-inductee\/\">Caitlin Lock Coomes &#8217;01<\/a>. Be sure to check out the digital display in the Lansing Sports Center lobby honoring their accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>Kudos to fall athletes who played hard through challenging weather conditions, including members of the soccer, volleyball, football, cross country, and tennis teams.<\/p>\n<p>School spirit was high throughout the week, with dress-up days, Upper School BBQ and Homecoming dance, face painting, a visit from the Panther mascot each day, two school assemblies, alumni reunions and tours, and much more!<\/p>\n<p>A special thank you to our volunteers who assisted with concessions, Lower School clinics, and so much more!<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #065b7e;\"><strong>Final Scores<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Volleyball won over St. Agnes: 22-25, 20-25, 25-18, 25-20,15-6<br \/>\nGirls Tennis took second place: lost 3-4 to Visitation, defeated Cretin Durham Hall 4-3<br \/>\nBoys Varsity Soccer won over Legacy Christian Academy: 2-1<br \/>\nGirls Varsity Soccer lost to Legacy Christian Academy: 0-4<br \/>\nBoys Football lost to Columbia Heights: 14-20<\/p>\n<p>Visit the full album of photos from Homecoming Day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moundsparkacademy\/albums\/72177720311636547\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to students, parents, faculty and staff, volunteers, alumni, and friends of MPA who joined in to make this year\u2019s Homecoming festivities a wonderful time for all. After a week of celebration and school spirit, Friday and Saturday were festive days with MPA athletics, camps, and honoring MPA alumni. 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