Senior Courtney Crombie uses a Nerf gun to eliminate rivals during the Hunger Games tournament. Photo by Meghan Poff.Seniors Tierney Flaherty and Curtis Applebaum add their handprints to the tarp along with those of the other FCDM participants. Photo by Meghan Poff.Freshmen Michelle Jecker, Mandy Ellis, and junior Emily Naville paint their hands for the FCDM handprint tarp. Photo by Meghan Poff.Junior Lane Hartman leaps over senior Nick Wagner, eliminating him from the Hunger Games tournament. Photo by Meghan Poff.Junior Lane Hartman chases senior Courtney Crombie. Photo by Meghan Poff.Freshmen Cami Ferguson, Reed Plunkett, Nate Badgett, and Sarah Easton dash for their Nerf weapons at the start of the Hunger Games tournament. Photo by Meghan Poff.Juniors Hunter Poff, Rachel Nguyen, Dylan Copenhaver, and Lane Hartman discuss strategy before the Hunger Games tournament. Photo by Meghan Poff.
Senior Brittany Harris launches a ball from the catapult at the upstairs carnival booth. Photo by Meghan Poff.Senior Andrew Sung does a roll over senior Allen Truong during the dance-off by the DJ booth. Photo by Meghan Poff.Senior Allen Truong shows off his signature dance moves. Photo by Meghan Poff.Senior Mike Springer dances by the DJ booth. Photo by Meghan Poff.Junior Erin Patterson does the “wobble” along with other students. Photo by Meghan Poff.National Guardsman Eric Morath helps freshman Emily Jecker strap into a harness for the inflatable bungee pull. Photo by Meghan Poff.Seniors Jerry La Crosse and Lucy Cathcart attempt to knock one another down with inflatable poles. Photo by Meghan Poff.Sophomore Logan Bishop races through an inflatable obstacle course. Photo by Meghan Poff.
Members of the morale committee get pumped up only minutes before the beginning of the opening ceremony. Photo by Meghan Poff.Sophomores Lindsey Suer and Mackenzie Wortham enter the gym for the opening ceremony. Photo by Meghan Poff.Committee members form a tunnel for participants to run through before the opening ceremony. Photo by Meghan Poff.Committee members show their spirit as students enter the gym. Photo by Meghan Poff.Senior Lane Mehling enters the gym along with other FCDM participants. Photo by Meghan Poff.Junior Grant Vellinger and Dance Marathon coordinator Matthew Townsend get the crowd excited at the opening ceremony. Photo by Meghan Poff.Sophomores Olyvia Hundley, Grace Neal, and Annie Sung prepare to learn the morale dance. Photo by Meghan Poff.Seniors Josh Becht and Trevor Smith take a knee during the opening ceremony. Photo by Meghan Poff.Denise Taylor tells her story at the opening ceremony. Taylor’s daughter was hospitalized at Riley Hospital. Photo by Meghan Poff.Juniors Emily Naville and Chad Lawrence hang up signs near the registration tables. Photo by Meghan Poff.Dance Marathon coordinator Anne Martin practices the morale dance before the opening ceremony. Photo by Meghan Poff.Seniors Scarlett Hartlage and Kelsi Dempster place their handprints on a tarp to commemorate their participation in the marathon. Photo by Meghan Poff.Senior Reese Tarr signs up at the registration table. Photo by Meghan Poff.
The FCDM Moral Committee gets into the spirit for the FC Dance Marathon. Photo by Jonathan Blaylock.FCDM participants register before the opening ceremony, which started at 2 p.m. Photo by Jonathan Blaylock.Sophomores Paige Muntz and Anjei Sivamohan gets their picture taken at the photo booth next to the gym. “I heard about (FCDM) when I was a freshmen and I wanted to help out and help Riley’s Hospital and I been stuck every since,”said Muntz Photo by Jonathan Blaylock.Sophomore Anjei Sivamohan puts her hand on the FCDM banner. “It’s a fun way to help others and it’s a good way for the school to come together,”said Sivamohan. Photo by Jonathan Blaylock.FCDM participants add their handprints to the banner throughout the afternoon. Photo by Jonathan Blaylock.Schedules are posted throughout the performing arts area to let everyone know what will happen throughout the day. Photo by Jonathan Blaylock.FCDM sets up banners to help everyone remember who this event is about. Photo by Jonathan Blaylock.Activities are set up throughout the performing arts area. Photo by Jonathan Blaylock.FCDM members set up tables for different activities. Senior Mallory Grantz helps out giving tattoos for anyone that wants one. “I help out because I’ve had family members whose been sick and I would want to know they’ll get the help they need just like Riley gives,” said Grantz. Photo by Jonathan Blaylock.Visual arts teacher Kerry Jones and parent volunteer Lisa Schweinhart help out at the “Make A Stuff Puppy Pillow” station for kids at Riley’s Hospital that would like to have a stuff animal. Photo by Jonathan Blaylock.
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