Be warned: The following slideshow contains images of adorable, costumed children, as well as graphic depictions of hand-holding, water balloon-throwing, and donut-dangling-from-a-yardstick eating. If you find any of these things irresistible, Cougar News strongly urges you to prepare to smile. Special thanks as always to Donna Wilcox and everyone who shared their photos.

Photos by Hayden F. ’20 and Donna Wilcox

We’ve had the Cougar Bowl, Color Wars, Dot Day, the Middle School Global Climate Strike March, the Gardner Theatre groundbreaking, Mika McDougall sharing the magic of hula with kindergarten, and we’ve only just begun. Here are some of this young school year’s greatest photographic hits.