NORTH PENN OLYMPIC DAY

Of course York Avenue, Knapp, and North Wales elementaries rocked the annual end-of-school-year event: Being a star makes you invincible.

Photos: 'Super Mario Bros.'-themed North Penn Olympic Day was Toad-ally teamwork

James Short

Photographer / Videographer

Tony Di Domizio

Managing Editor

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

York Ave Elementary School Olympic Day. Photo by James Short.

Ya-hoo! North Penn School District elementary students had no problem conquering Olympic Day on Friday.

The weather was hot and the teamwork was strong at the annual district athletic event, which district physical education teachers plan, organize and execute with a theme. Last year, it was Philadelphia sports team. This year's theme was "Super Mario Bros."

The events did not take up too mush-room on the outdoor fields at York Avenue, Knapp and North Wales elementaries, where students teamed up by blue, red, green and yellow to compete against their classes by exercising and playing games related to the video game franchise. Games had titles such as "Water World," "Plunger Relay," "Rainbow Road," and "Yoshi's World," where students, for instance, filled up water blasters to spray and knock down objects, or tossed yarn balls into bins, or "warp pipes," set up at varying distances.

Just like in Mario Kart, the fastest wins.

Check out our video and photos from the events at the three elementary schools.

YORK AVENUE

York Ave Elementary School Olympic Day.
By James Short

KNAPP ELEMENTARY

Knapp Elementary School Olympic Day.
By James Short

NORTH WALES ELEMENTARY

North Wales Elementary School Olympic Day.
By James Short

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James Short

James “Jimmy James” Short is a talented, self-taught photographer with over a decade of experience in photography and videography. A North Penn High School graduate, Jimmy has worked as a freelancer for various local and regional media outlets before joining North Penn Now and Wissahickon Now.

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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow and PerkValleyNow, and a staff writer for WissNow. Tony graduated from Kutztown University and went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Patch, The Reporter, and The Morning Call. He loves creative writing, action figure collecting & reselling, music, and films with Michael Keaton & Al Pacino.

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Of course York Avenue, Knapp, and North Wales elementaries rocked the annual end-of-school-year event: Being a star makes you invincible.

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James Short

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