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Photo: No dampening of spirits

Keeping it civil: St. George’s School eighth-grader Hunter Hyde, representing the Confederate States Army, center, takes a direct hit of a water balloon from a classmate fighting for the Union Army, Callen Seibold, left, and water pistol spray from Tobias Peters-Bleck, right, during a re-enactment of the Battle of Gettysburg on Monday at the school, located on the Little Spokane River. U.S. history teacher Steve Gavin has conducted the annual end-of-school battle for the eighth-graders for 13 years. Gavin declared the battle a draw. (Dan Pelle)
Keeping it civil: St. George’s School eighth-grader Hunter Hyde, representing the Confederate States Army, center, takes a direct hit of a water balloon from a classmate fighting for the Union Army, Callen Seibold, left, and water pistol spray from Tobias Peters-Bleck, right, during a re-enactment of the Battle of Gettysburg on Monday at the school, located on the Little Spokane River. U.S. history teacher Steve Gavin has conducted the annual end-of-school battle for the eighth-graders for 13 years. Gavin declared the battle a draw.