Solon alum Ben Nigg, a captain with the University of Iowa’s Dance Marathon, leads a group of marathon volunteers Friday, Jan. 24, in the Solon High School (SHS) gymnasium. Nigg and his crew presented a dance routine to Solon students at an assembly Friday in support of the SHS Octagon Mini Dance Marathon, to be held this Saturday, Feb. 1, at the high school. (photo by Doug Lindner)