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From left: Kindergartener Ashley Helder and preschooler Maddie Reuter were eager to pet Elvis the Horse from the state police (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Noelle Tatum was all smiles meeting First Sgt. William Donahue and Elvis the Horse of the state police (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Kindergarteners Lucas Mackay and Brandon Hagmaier were amazed with the gear the Gloucester County S.W.A.T. team brought on June 6 (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Mckenna King and his sister Emma crafted paper bags for Little Hands of Help (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

From left: Quintin, Mila and Cherie Mikell spend quality time with crisis therapist dog Alma (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Ptl. William Donovan, K-9 Boomer and Sloane Riepen were all smiles during Mantua’s ‘Big Night Out’ (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Michael Regan, Brody Jauchera and Guiliana Mauro played tug-of-war against their classmates (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Second-grader Kelsey Eckart participated in an Alka-Seltzer science experiment (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Second-grader Cade Kovalevich learned about fossils from Rowan University’s Fossil Park workers Natalie Foxhill, Alison Moyer and Sharon Lawrence (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Abigail Campbell is pictured receiving a face painting from Jaidan Destefano (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

A teacher is pictured shooting a T-shirt out of a cannon from the roof of J. Mason Tomlin School (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Students gathered in droves to attempt to catch a T-shirt during the roof toss (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Teachers and the Mantua Township Fire Department sprayed kids with water during the water run (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).

Teachers and the Mantua Township Fire Department sprayed kids with water during the water run (Krystal Nurse/The Sun).
The Mantua Township School District hosted their third annual ‘Big Night Out’ on June 6 at J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School to celebrate character education, the students, staff and community’s continuous efforts to helping the district thrive. Raffles, food trucks, local vendors and various activities took place that night.