Jemison Intermediate and Elementary School students joined together Thursday afternoon and released more than 100 balloons in observance of Relay For Life.

“Most of the students have a connection to this by either a family member or a friend that has been affected by cancer,” said Louise Pitts, principal at Jemison Elementary. “It’s a way to say they are thought about. I thought this would be a good joint effort because the schools are so close together and some of the students have siblings in the other school.”