Math teacher Doug Darley, standing at left, encourages eighth-graders participating in a tug-of-war contest during New Palestine Junior High School’s Spirit Day on May 25. Spirit Day is a tradition at the school. For it, the student body forms into teams that choose themes and costumes and compete in various contests. The event typically takes place in December in the school gymnasium; this school year, it was postponed to May and moved outdoors.
