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Elementary Schools Assemble for 2023 Junior Olympics
Six students take off at the beginning of the distance event

Among the longest-running traditions in Lower Merion School District is the Junior Olympics, which has been a part of the elementary physical education curriculum for more than six decades. Each spring, fourth-graders at all six elementary schools work through a track & field unit in their gym classes. After completing the unit, students from Belmont Hills, Cynwyd, Gladwyne, Merion, Penn Valley and Penn Wynne gather at Lower Merion High School’s Arnold Field for a fun-filled and competitive culminating affair as they compete for ribbons and school pride in events such as the High Jump, Long Jump, 60 Yard Dash, the 4x100 Relay, Distance Run, Softball Throw and Tug-of-War!

To view images from this year’s event, click through the slideshow below! (And thanks to Sarah Joyce for the extra Penn Valley photos that are a part of the slideshow!)

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Penn Valley students hold up their Tug of War ribbons
Penn Valley staff members at the Junior Olympics
A student gets a high five at the Junior Olympics
Students round the first bend at the Junior Olympics
Three Penn Valley students pose for a picture at the Junior Olympics
Principal Mitchell plays some rocks, paper, scissors at the Junior Olympics
Six students line up for the distance run at the Junior Olympics
Mr. Mudd and a student hold up ribbons from the Tug of War
Students round the second bend at the Junior Olympics
Six students take off at the beginning of the distance event
Six students take off at the beginning of the distance event
A shot of Penn Valley students in the stands
A shot of Belmont Hills students in the stands
A shot of the bleachers filled with students
A shot of Gladwyne students in the bleachers
An image of Gladwyne students in the stands
Students race down the homestretch in the distance run
Gladwyne students in the bleachers
Merion students await their turn in the tug-of-war
Gladwyne students give their all in the tug-of-war
Gladwyne students use all their strength in the tug-of-war
A pair of smiling Merion students at the Junior Olympics
Gladwyne students pull as hard as they can during the tug-of-war
A trio of smiling Gladwyne students at the Junior Olympics
A pair of Belmont Hills students at the Junior Olympics
Students participate in the tug-of-war
Gladwyne students get ready for their turn in the tug-of-war
Cynwyd students channel their strength in the tug-of-war
Belmont Hills put up a fight in the tug-of-war
Gladwyne and Belmont Hills face off in the tug-of-war
A Penn Valley student flashes a big smile at the Junior Olympics
Belmont Hills bulldogs participate in the tug-of-war
Gladwyne students participate in the tug-of-war
Principals Klaiber, Mitchell, Ellers and Bernatowicz pose for a pic
Students participate in the high jump event
A student photographer from Penn Wynne gets some action shots
Students participate in the high jump event
Students participate in the high jump event
Students participate in the high jump event
Students wait for their turn in the high jump
Students participate in the high jump event
Students participate in the high jump event
An image of Gladwyne students in the bleachers
Jam-packed bleachers on Arnold Field
Arnold Field's bleachers filled with students
A Cynwyd and Merion student hold up their long jump ribbons
Students line up after the long jump event
Students participate in the long jump
Students participate in the long jump
Students participate in the long jump
Students participate in the long jump
Gladwyne students stand arm in arm on Arnold Field
Merion students participate in the tug-of-war
Students participate in the tug-of-war
Penn Wynne students in the bleachers
Students give high fives after a successful long jump attempt
A pair of students hold up their ribbons from the long jump
Students participate in the tug-of-war
Students participate in the tug-of-war
Penn Wynne's section of bleachers
Two friends loosen up a classmate in the bleachers
Principal Klaiber and three Belmont Hills Bulldogs
Principals Ellers, Mitchell and Bernatowicz pose for a pic
Students participate in the tug-of-war
Penn Valley students in the bleachers
Merion students hold up their ribbons
Students participate in the tug-of-war
Merion students hold up their tug-of-war ribbons
Smiling Penn Valley staff and student
Penn Valley students hold up their ribbons in the bleachers
Penn Valley students reach out for high-fives from the bleachers
A Penn Valley student holds up a ribbon from the relay
Penn Valley's student section holds up their hands as they cheer
Four Penn Valley students pose for a picture on the track
A Penn Valley student cheers from the bleachers
Penn Valley students cheer from the bleachers
A fired up Penn Valley student
A trio of smiling Penn Valley students
One student shouts while another laughs uncontrollably
A student stays hydrated at the Junior Olympics
A pair of Penn Valley students smile for the camera
Proud Penn Valley student points to his shirt
Five Penn Valley students pose for a picture
A pair of Penn Valley students hold up their tug-of-war ribbons
A student proudly displays a first-place ribbon
A pair of students show off their pearly whites

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