5/19/17 Douglas Elementary Sports Day by Chelsea Purgahn
Read MoreRoyland Black gives Tony Cooks, 9, direction during a football game during Sports Day hosted by Robert E. Lee students at Douglas Elementary School in Tyler, Texas, on Friday, May 19, 2017. The event was organized in part by teacher Mrs. Jones and her son Royland Black as a way to motivate and reward students for their hard work at the end of the school year. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Girls laugh as they play football during Sports Day hosted by Robert E. Lee students at Douglas Elementary School in Tyler, Texas, on Friday, May 19, 2017. The event was organized in part by teacher Mrs. Jones and her son Royland Black as a way to motivate and reward students for their hard work at the end of the school year. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Annaya Leon, 9, serves the ball during Sports Day hosted by Robert E. Lee students at Douglas Elementary School in Tyler, Texas, on Friday, May 19, 2017. The event was organized in part by teacher Mrs. Jones and her son Royland Black as a way to motivate and reward students for their hard work at the end of the school year. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Christina Ochoa, 10, runs with the football during Sports Day hosted by Robert E. Lee students at Douglas Elementary School in Tyler, Texas, on Friday, May 19, 2017. The event was organized in part by teacher Mrs. Jones and her son Royland Black as a way to motivate and reward students for their hard work at the end of the school year. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Michelle Quinones, 10, bumps the volleyball during Sports Day hosted by Robert E. Lee students at Douglas Elementary School in Tyler, Texas, on Friday, May 19, 2017. The event was organized in part by teacher Mrs. Jones and her son Royland Black as a way to motivate and reward students for their hard work at the end of the school year. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Girls dance during Sports Day hosted by Robert E. Lee students at Douglas Elementary School in Tyler, Texas, on Friday, May 19, 2017. The event was organized in part by teacher Mrs. Jones and her son Royland Black as a way to motivate and reward students for their hard work at the end of the school year. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Joselyn Arroyo, 10, picks a team member for a basketball game during Sports Day hosted by Robert E. Lee students at Douglas Elementary School in Tyler, Texas, on Friday, May 19, 2017. The event was organized in part by teacher Mrs. Jones and her son Royland Black as a way to motivate and reward students for their hard work at the end of the school year. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Boys play football during Sports Day hosted by Robert E. Lee students at Douglas Elementary School in Tyler, Texas, on Friday, May 19, 2017. The event was organized in part by teacher Mrs. Jones and her son Royland Black as a way to motivate and reward students for their hard work at the end of the school year. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Robert E. Lee students Randell Harden and Isaiah Davison react to an elementary school student's shot during Sports Day hosted by Robert E. Lee students at Douglas Elementary School in Tyler, Texas, on Friday, May 19, 2017. The event was organized in part by teacher Mrs. Jones and her son Royland Black as a way to motivate and reward students for their hard work at the end of the school year. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)