Photos: Farnsworth Middle School hosts Mix it Up

Farnsworth Middle School in Guilderland hosted the Mix It Up at Lunchtime, that was launched in 2002 by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance project.

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Talking it up: Chyanna Canada, pointing, of the University of Albany women’s basketball lunches with a bunch of sixth- and eighth-graders at Farnsworth Middle School during the Mix It Up at Lunch Day on Tuesday. The annual event is meant to inspire kids to make new friends.

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Let’s play a game: Megan McCambly, a Sage graduate student in the School of Education, left, holds up a cellphone to play Heads Up! With Farnsworth Middle School students on Tuesday as part of Mix It Up at Lunch Day.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Smiles all around: Heather Forster, center, a basketball player from the University of Albany, shares a laugh with sixth-graders at a lunch meant to break social barriers. The Mix It Up at Lunchtime was launched in 2002 by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance project.