PHOTO GALLERY: Color Run Fun

Gloria Hgay and Ellen Hgay, students at OCHS and members of the National Honor Society, throw blue and red colored powder at two race participants during the OCHS National Honor Society Color Fun Run on April 25. Students and members of the National Honor Society received service hours for participating in the race, counting toward the 18 hours required per semester to maintain membership. (CHARLOTTE COCHRAN/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Henry Kitchen races toward the finish line at the OCHS National Honor Society Color Fun Run on April 25. Proceeds from the Color Fun Run benefitted the Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter. (CHARLOTTE COCHRAN/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Kennedy McNair finishes the OCHS National Honor Society Color Fun Run with a smile as Yadhira Moreno, OCHS student volunteer, throws red powder on her. “This is another way that we try to have students connect with their community, and give back,” said Jennifer Yauck, a science instructional coach and NHS adviser at OCHS. (CHARLOTTE COCHRAN/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Race participants approach the finish line at the OCHS National Honor Society Color Fun Run, on April 25, 2026. Some participants ran, while others walked the 1.5 mile path laid out by student volunteers and members of the National Honor Society. (CHARLOTTE COCHRAN/ THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Sophomore Jackson Turbeville won the OCHS National Honor Society Color Fun Run. Turbeville wrestles, plays football and runs track for the school. (CHARLOTTE COCHRAN/ THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Audra Turbeville and Melissa Fortney display their colorful shirts after racing in the OCHS National Honor Society Color Fun Run on April 25. Turbeville brought her son Jackson Turbeville, who was the race winner. (CHARLOTTE COCHRAN/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Ethan Wilson and Eli Austin, sophomores and members of the National Honor Society at OCHS, pass out water bottles and snacks at the OCHS National Honor Society Color Fun Run. “Having fun, setting up stuff, just being with my friends talking about it, it’s pretty fun,” Wilson said. (CHARLOTTE COCHRAN/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Khalissa Holland and Yadhira Moreno, sophomores and members of the National Honor Society at OCHS, volunteer by tossing the colored powder at the OCHS National Honor Society Color Fun Run, on April 25, 2026. “It’s very fun, having to do our volunteer hours and trying something new,” Moreno said. (CHARLOTTE COCHRAN/ THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Allison Kitchen, Henry Kitchen, Kelli Kitchen and Andrew Kitchen after participating in the OCHS National Honor Society Color Fun Run on April 25, 2026. Families from the community participated in the Color Fun Run together. (CHARLOTTE/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Kala McNair, Kennedy McNair, Eleanor McNair and Panda Jones show their colors after participating in the OCHS National Honor Society’s annual Color Fun Run on April 25. This year’s event raised funds for the Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter. (CHARLOTTE COCHRAN/ THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

The finish line at the OCHS National Honor Society Color Fun Run on April 25, 2026. Students who are members of the National Honor Society helped to mark out the 1.5 mile race path. (CHARLOTTE/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)