The sixth grade class of Saint Dominic Academy pulls a bus Wednesday from the athletic fields up the hill behind the Auburn school. It’s an annual first-day-of-school team exercise. This year’s class has 36 students. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

The sixth grade class of Saint Dominic Academy pulls a bus Wednesday from the athletic fields up the hill to behind the Auburn school. It’s an annual first-day-of-school team exercise. This year’s class has 36 students. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Sister Christianna Hamman and teacher Ernie Gagne get the ropes ready Wednesday for the bus pull at Saint Dominic Academy in Auburn. The pull is a school tradition, Gagne said. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal