Sophomores Lauren Groneman and Marissa Steele prepare to throw shaving cream at Shawnee Mission Park Sept. 19.

Freshman Madi Graff strikes freshman Mary Morstadt with a handful of shaving cream Sept. 19 during Muckfest at Shawnee Mission Park. Every Shawnee Mission public school participated in the activities. “In the previous days, a senior told me that if I didn’t go there and get dirty, I didn’t really go,” Graff said. “So my goal was to smash it in her face and get as dirty as I could.”

At Muckfest, sophomore Marissa Steele smiles Sept. 19 at Shawnee Mission Park.

Wiping muck from her hands, freshman Kyra Gottfried participates in Muckfest at Shawnee Mission Park Sept. 19.

As she carries her classmate, juniors Jayla Brown and Lalli Luna run during the relay race at Muckfest Sept.19 at Shawnee Mission Park.

With mud flying through the air, seniors Chase Hamilton and Abbie Roberts try to dodge the muck Sept. 19 at Shawnee Mission Park.

Sophomore Kayla Nickle at Muckfest Sept. 19 at Shawnee Mission Park.