Taylor Hicks, 12, right, smiles as she shows other sixth grade students how to hula hoop.
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A student sits on the gym floor after removing the ankle straps for a rope game involving jumping.
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Clara Barned, 12, right, practices her double Dutch jump roping.
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Precia Soram, 11, center, jokes with her friends as she and other classmates practice hula hooping.
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Dillon Karr, 11, center, and William Xi, 11, center right, navigate their way through a less traditional rope jumping game.
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Halie Monhollen, 12, center, takes on multiple hula hoops.
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Jimmie Jackson, 11, taped up a heart with the name of someone he knew who had suffered a heart attack.
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