DRAKE'S GOT SPIRIT✨📣: J.F. Drake Middle School brought the energy to Duck Samford Stadium today for its annual school-wide pep rally, filled with friendly competition, school spirit, and a special recognition! • 🏟️Students and teachers went head-to-head in football tosses, tug-of-war, field goal kicking, and relay races while the band kept the tunes pumping and cheerleaders rallied the crowd! • 🏈Adding to the excitement, Auburn High School's Varsity Football and Varsity Flag Football teams joined the festivities to promote their upcoming matchups against Smiths Station! Flag Football takes the field today at 5:30 p.m., followed by Varsity Football tomorrow at 7 p.m., with both games taking place at Duck Samford Stadium. • 💙A highlight of the celebration was the announcement of social studies teacher Jessica Miller as Drake Middle School's 2026–2027 Teacher of the Year! • ✅A 2009 Auburn University graduate, Mrs. Miller earned her master's degree from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2013. Her teaching career includes schools in Opelika, Montgomery, Huntsville, and Madison before she joined Auburn City Schools in August 2020. • 🎉Congratulations, Mrs. Miller, on this well-deserved recognition, and thank you to everyone who helped make this year's pep rally a memorable celebration of school spirit and community!