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Gallery: Students compete in annual Junior Junior Olympics

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Students in green clothes and bandanas write on each other

Before the games begin, Olivia Gu uses green face paint to write her instructor group’s name on Leo Beirne’s arm. Photo by Simrah Khan.

Girls toss water balloons to each other
Beatrice Sopko catches a water balloon. Photo by Caroline Zeng.
A girl wearing blue looks off into the distance
Kaylee Cheng prepares to compete in the Junior Junior Olympics. Photo by Chloe Eng.
A group of students dressed in pink pull a rope
Zach Hornfeld (left), Maia Weissman, Sarah Schwartz and Aadhya Yanamadala get ready for tug of war. Photo by Simrah Khan.
A girl wearing purple looks off into the distance
Abi Paterniti rests on the grass during a break. Photo by Chloe Eng.
Two girls holding on two each other with their legs tied together
Isabella Abadie (left) and Fiona Kiely line up to begin a round of the three-legged race. Photo by Evelyn Kraber.
A girl with a yellow bandana runs
Naomi Hsu sprints to the finish line during dizzy bat. Photo by Evelyn Kraber.
A group of girls smiles and yells
Members of Ceci Rodgers’ team huddle up to strategize for their next game. Photo by Simrah Khan.
Students dump buckets of water on each other
Cherubs pour water on each other to cool off after Junior Junior Olympics. Photo by Evelyn Kraber.
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