Eighth-graders have worked for the past two weeks transforming the Middle School Commons area for the Middle School Dance on June 12.

Eighth-graders have worked for the past two weeks transforming the Middle School Commons area for the Middle School Dance on June 12.

The Middle School Dance will take place Friday night, June 12 in the Middle School Commons area, and the excitement has gone beyond fever pitch.

Eight-graders Ruby Adrian, left, and Jenna Tully, right, prepare the extensive decorations that will transform the commons area into a fantasy undersea world.

For most Orcas Middle Schoolers, it is the first of a lifetime of dances ahead.

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