Principal Michael Davis climbs out of a dunk tank Monday morning at an end of the year activity dubbed “Shots for Success” at Walton Elementary School in Auburn. Students were given extra chances to dunk the principal and other teachers depending on how much they had improved on their Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) tests. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Caleb Sardella presses the target on the dunk machine Monday to dunk Walton Elementary School Principal Michael Davis. The year-end activity was designed to celebrate students’ participation in the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) tests. Sardella was given permission by a teacher to press the round target.  Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Kindergartner Owen Jones winds up to throw a fast ball Monday at the dunk tank target to drop Walton Elementary School principal Michael Davis into a tank of cold water. Students were awarded extra tries to dunk the principal and teachers based on how well they did on Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) tests. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Kentley Williams peers up Monday morning at Walton Elementary School Principal Michael Davis. Davis had offered himself up as a target for the end-of-the-school-year activity. Students who had met certain achievements on the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) tests were given extra chances to dunk the principal. Williams had earned two shots to dunk the principal. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal