The first day of school always has its challenges; making new friends, finding your classrooms, getting settled in a new schedule.
But at Noblesville West Middle School, where a shooting on May 25th shocked the town and the state as a whole, the return to school for the first time since the incident had the prospect of being especially difficult.
That's why on Wednesday, as the students and teachers returned to class for the first time, players and mascots from the Pacers, Fever, Colts, Indians, Fuel, Indy Eleven, and IndyCar were on hand to dole out high fives and words of encouragement for the pupils as they entered the building.