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Throughout this spring, three elementary schools in Sweet Home were practicing for a track meet where the schools would come together to compete for the fastest times, the longest jumps and the furthest throws. The three schools were the Holley Hawks, Hawthorne Hornets and Oak Heights Mustangs. These photos focus on the Mustangs. The track meet was on a Friday, May 29th on an 85 degree day. The kids had a great time, and the chaperones did a great job keeping the kids entertained. There were 3 high school students that helped put on the whole event and kept the kids continuously entertained. Along with the basic events, there was a bubble station, hula hoops, a "sharks and minnows" game, and a "parachute".

The sack race with Oak Heights Kindergarteners was a lot of fun and done in a blink of an eye.

1st graders racing a 100 m dash, Oak Heights students in yellow and orange, with a Holley kid on the blue shirt. Along the track ad stands their class mates would cheer them on, and offer high fives to help encourage the runners.

There were many events at the track meet, including races of 50 m, 100m, 200 m, and 4x100 relays, throwing a shot ball like a shot-put, and standing long jump. Along with the average track events there was also this water race (pictured here) which had teams racing to fill up their 2-Liter bottle with a cup of water. There was a lot of technique as well as sheer speed needed.

Of all the students during an Egg toss, this is the only team (Oak Heights) that caught the egg from about 20 yards away. Mr.A helps award the team the congratulations they deserve