Ava Butler, 11, participates in the "minute to win it" portion of the fifth grade's Field Day Wednesday at Fairview Elementary School. To win, Butler had to move a cookie from her forehead to her mouth using different facial expressions.
Ethan Meyer shows off his pet American alligator, Wya, on Tuesday. Wya is the seventh American alligator he has owned. Meyer, who has a collection of rare reptiles, has suffered more than 50 snake bites and been stung more than 10 times by scorpions.
​A color guard student at Battle High School catches a flag toss during a field competition at the University of Missouri.
Members of the all girl rock band Five % Glass watch other performers at the CoMo Girls Rock Camp Showcase at MoJo's on June 15. Girls who attend the week-long camp for rock bands, write an original song, and perform them at the end of the week.
Jaida Ford, 4, waits near the front of the line to hear President Barak Obama speak Wednesday at the University of Central Missouri. She and her family had their spot in line since 8:30 a.m.
President Barak Obama delivers remarks on his plan for the economy Wednesday at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Students were chosen to stand on bleachers behind him as representatives from the University of Central Missouri.
Jordan Collier's big sister helps her get ready for a beauty pageant. Jordan has been participating in pageants since she was a baby.
Jordan Collier's niece plays with a crown that her aunt won. She will be starting in pageants soon, Jordan said.
​Color guard students practice at Temescal Canyon High School in Lake Elsinore, CA.
The view from a NASA research aircraft as it flies over Los Angeles freeways to research air quality in the area.
​Tiffany Jones, a student at the University of Missouri who graduated a year early with a degree in sociology, spends time with her two-year-old daughter Trinity before bed. Jones is now pursuing a double Masters degree.
Jack Jones carries a horse out of the truck to attach it to a carousel for the Boone County Fair. Jones began working with this carnival when he was 22 and says he will do so for the rest of his life. "I'll die out here," Jones said. "It's in my blood."

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