Seventh-grader Abigail Verner, left, sixth-grader Macy Comfort and fourth-grader George Coyle are covered in colorful cornstarch during a party Wednesday at John F. Kennedy Catholic School in Washington after the Color-a-Thon for 250 students in kindergarten through eighth grade and 64 preschoolers.

Fifth-grader Violet Briggs, left, dances with second-grader Alivia Kirby during a party Wednesday on the John F. Kennedy Catholic School after the Color-a-Thon for 250 students from kindergarten through eighth grade and 64 preschoolers.