Two third graders peer inside a microscope with help from their penpals.

Amy Turner Bull laid out more evidence for the students in the classroom, such as the suspects’ shoe prints. The perpetrator’s shoe would match the one found at the crime scene.

Addison Montoya (’27) and her penpal pose in front of their town themed project.

Nia Ou (’27) and her penpal study a piece of broken glass identified by the eighth marker at the crime scene.

Eva Ahrendes (’28) explains a part of her project to her focused penpal.

Some projects were interactive. Penny Brown (’28) helps her penpal open an envelope with the presentation’s fourth clue.

A third grader studies a clue found at the crime scene.

Anvita Lakhotia (’27) presents her Harry Potter themed project to her penpal.

High schoolers take their penpals around the crime scene and look for clues together.

Huseyn Huseynli (’28)’s penpal works hard to piece together a Fortnite-themed mystery.

Varnika Duggirala (’28) and Tanvir Kaur (’28) at the scene of the crime

Huseyn Huseynli (’28) and his penpal examining microscopic samples of the suspects’ hair.