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Homecoming Tuesday: Birds of Badminton

Posted September 23, 2015 / Last updated September 23, 2015

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Freshman Josh Shanks (left) and senior Joe Dupré are jubilant after scoring a point.

Freshman Josh Shanks (left) and senior Joe Dupré are jubilant after scoring a point.

The Student Council has organized a stress-free Jesuit Country Club theme for Homecoming Week 2015 with daily lunchtime activities. Students launched the week of festivities on Monday, Sept. 21 with a shuffleboard competition in the Student Commons.

The Birds of Badminton invaded the Traditions Courtyard on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Well, a slight exaggeration. Blue Jays didn’t exactly swarm the badminton court set up for the matches that took place during lunch on Homecoming Tuesday. But the Blue Jays who participated in the doubles matches had a good time swatting that shuttlecock, aka: bird, birdie, shuttle. Matches were abbreviated with the first team reaching 7 points declared the winner. But the Birds of Badminton could care less about winning. The goal of this “bad” activity was to net some fun. And that they did.

Schedule of Lunchtime Activities

Monday – Shuffleboard
Tuesday – Birds of Badminton (View the Photo Gallery)
Wednesday – TBA
Thursday – Senior/Faculty Football on Will Clark Field
Friday – Pep Rally in the courtyard

Homecoming Game

Homecoming Week will conclude with a football game for the entire Jesuit community to attend. The Jays will open district play — and simultaneously stage their Homecoming game — against St. Augustine on Friday, Sept. 25. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Tad Gormley Stadium. Pre-sale tickets are $6 for adults and students and $3 each for children (ages 6-11). Tickets are on sale daily at the switchboard from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.  All tickets purchased at the gate are $8 each. Student and faculty IDs, as well as season passes, will be accepted at the gate for this district contest.

Galleries

Homecoming Week 2015 - Birds of Badminton, Sept. 22, 2015

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    Senior Dillon Fuchs (right) uses a deft touch to place the shuttlecock where pre-freshman Chris Charles can't return it.
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    Senior Patrick Rye serves.
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    Pre-freshman Kennedy Smith can't get the birdie over the net.
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    Freshmen teammates Michael Buisson (left) and Gus Bongiovanni are in sync as they click their racquet- weapons.
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    Chris Favalora puts the English on the shuttle.
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    Senior John Kemmerly shows his sophisticated racquet technique as his teammate, Mr. Alex Nay, watches sympathetically.
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    Freshman Josh Shanks (left) and senior Joe Dupre are jubilant after scoring a point.
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    Mr. Nay scores a point.
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    Badminton can be a rough sport as freshman Josh Shanks discovers.
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    Senior Felix Rabito drives the shuttlecock over the net as his teammate, Sammy Nettleton, watches transfixed.
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    Senior Mayank Mardia sends the shuttle right back as teammate Matthew Miceli watches transfixed.
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    Matthew Miceli pushes the shuttlecock as teammate Mayank Mardia watches transfixed.
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    Smash Mouth Rabito: Felix Rabito shows superb form as he smashes the birdie for a point. And he does it with his shoe lace untied.