The runway at the Marathon International Airport may be closed for a few more days, but the hangars at Million Air are far from dormant. Ahead of Marathon High School’s homecoming festivities beginning Oct. 9, the company’s hangar has served as home base for the school’s sophomore and junior class float-building activities.
Tasked with choosing a different decade to represent on their wheeled display, the Class of 2027 will construct a 1950s drive-in movie theater scene, while the Class of 2028 will pair an Eddie Van Halen guitar replica with Donkey Kong, Pac-Man and more in a celebration of the 1980s.
Floats will hit the streets for the homecoming parade at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, beginning at Knight’s Key and ending at Sombrero Beach Road. A homecoming football showdown against Mount Dora Christian Academy is set for Friday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m., with the homecoming dance the following evening.
