- June 1, 2025
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Allison Bower and her son, Jonni Botti, a first grader, pose for a photo.
Izzy Merritt,9, jumps in celebration after her team wins a battle of tug of war.
Danielle and Weston Dimon are all smiles before the dance gets started.
Peyton Deeney, 9, proves to have great aim as he plays a ring toss game and catches the neck of a flamingo.
Nadira Rawana-McKelvey pushes around her son, Niall, 9, during a contest of "Happy Happy Lobster."
DeagenTerry pushes his classmate Joshua Callaghan in a game of "Happy Happy Lobster," modeled after the game Happy Happy Hippo.
Neveah Marino, 15, colors the hair of student Blake Cleveland, a preschooler. He picked red, his favorite color.
Savannah Francis combats her son, Levi,
Justice Merritt and his mom Shelley enjoy the night together.
Shellie and William Harnetty dance the night away.
Shelley Merritt looked around the crowd at Freedom Elementary School Sept. 23, in a hunt for her son, Justice, and gave a little shrug.
Although it was Freedom’s Mother-Son night, he was off playing with friends.
“I can’t get him away from tug of war,” she said.
But just a few moments later, he was by her side and two faced off for a jousting match — perfecting the night Merritt helped create as the school’s vice president of the Parent-Teacher Organization.
More than 200 people turned out for the event, which started with family photos, tug of war, carnival-style games, jousting and pizza before students and their moms hit the dance floor.
