{"id":77235,"date":"2023-12-05T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T19:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/photos-ushering-in-the-holiday-spirit-at-boars-head-2023\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T16:35:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T16:35:07","slug":"photos-ushering-in-the-holiday-spirit-at-boars-head-2023","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/photos-ushering-in-the-holiday-spirit-at-boars-head-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"[PHOTOS] Ushering in the holiday spirit at Boar&#8217;s Head 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"77235\" class=\"elementor elementor-77235\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bf0ffd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bf0ffd7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64296501\" data-id=\"64296501\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e08c7ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e08c7ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 79<sup>th<\/sup> Annual <a href=\"\/life\/traditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boar\u2019s Head<\/a> Celebration on Dec. 1 marked the beginning of the holiday season at Oglethorpe. A timeless and beloved Oglethorpe tradition, this year&#8217;s Boar&#8217;s Head was filled with holiday spirit and a warm sense of community.<\/p><p>The celebration included the induction of <a href=\"\/news\/omicron-delta-kappa-national-leadership-society-taps-new-members\/\" rel=\"noopener\">21 new Omicron Delta Kappa members<\/a>, the alumni reception that welcomed more than 200 attendees, a bustling crowd at the Conant Performing Arts Center for the concert and the student-centered after-party.<\/p><p>This year\u2019s concert theme was \u201cWinter Wonderland,\u201d and the program featured the traditional Boar\u2019s Head Carol during the processional and a retelling of the legend of the Boar\u2019s Head, as well as number of holiday selections by 好色先生TV jazz ensemble the Jazzy Petrels, the 好色先生TV Singers and Chorale and the 好色先生TV Symphony. The music ensembles were led by <strong>Dr. Brent Runnels<\/strong> and <strong>Dr. Tom FitzStephens<\/strong>, and <strong>Mr. William Shillito <\/strong>was this year&#8217;s faculty ODK reader.<\/p><p>The after-party offered music and dancing, food, caricature artists, crafts, mocktails and refreshments to celebrate the holiday season.<\/p><p>See all the photos from this year&#8217;s Boar&#8217;s Head below:<\/p><p><a title=\"Boar's Head Celebration &amp; Holiday Party 2023\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/oglethorpe-university\/albums\/72177720313147317\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/53375459097_7563197891_z.jpg\" alt=\"Boar's Head Celebration &amp; Holiday Party 2023\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" 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