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PHOTO GALLERY : ODA Crossing the Mulch


  • By Yaryna Klimchak
  • | 4:00 a.m. May 23, 2013
  • Siesta Key
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PHOTO GALLERY : ODA Crossing the Mulch
Caitie P. and Ty G.
Caitie P. and Ty G.
Sebastian E. sends the kickball flying in the air.
Sebastian E. sends the kickball flying in the air.
Ryan C. does a karate kick as he crosses the mulch.
Ryan C. does a karate kick as he crosses the mulch.
Roxy G. gets ready to kick the ball during a second grade game of kickball.
Roxy G. gets ready to kick the ball during a second grade game of kickball.
Twins Roxy and Ty G.
Twins Roxy and Ty G.
Max F. came to Out-of-Door Academy in January without knowing any English after his family moved to Siesta Key from Germany. Today Max speaks English fluently.
Max F. came to Out-of-Door Academy in January without knowing any English after his family moved to Siesta Key from Germany. Today Max speaks English fluently.
Maria S.
Maria S.
Luca M. crosses the mulch as a symbolic gesture of entering the third grade.
Luca M. crosses the mulch as a symbolic gesture of entering the third grade.
Lily V. climbs a tree during the Crossing the Mulch celebration.
Lily V. climbs a tree during the Crossing the Mulch celebration.
Kendall D. climbs a tree.
Kendall D. climbs a tree.
Emiliana B. came with her parents to visit her brother.
Emiliana B. came with her parents to visit her brother.
Giovani G. Gets ready to kick the ball in a game of kickball.
Giovani G. Gets ready to kick the ball in a game of kickball.
Hannah W. crosses the mulch.
Hannah W. crosses the mulch.
James G. contemplates whom to choose for the game of duck duck goose
James G. contemplates whom to choose for the game of duck duck goose
Second graders Kate N., Samantha F. and Mili K.
Second graders Kate N., Samantha F. and Mili K.
Kendall D. crosses the mulch
Kendall D. crosses the mulch
Second grade teachers Stephanie Burns and Sean McDonald
Second grade teachers Stephanie Burns and Sean McDonald
Shannon Rohrer–Phillips and her son Blaire Phillips
Shannon Rohrer–Phillips and her son Blaire Phillips
Ty G., Drew H. and Susan P. play duck duck goose during the Crossing the Mulch celebration.
Ty G., Drew H. and Susan P. play duck duck goose during the Crossing the Mulch celebration.
Tyler B. sprints to first base during a game of kickball.
Tyler B. sprints to first base during a game of kickball.

 

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