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Happy 5th Birthday, Lightning!
![Student Lightning Birthday Carroll Community College](https://www.carrollcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/a-student-lightning-birthday-carroll-community-college.jpg)
On Tuesday, September 26, Carroll Community College celebrated the 5-year birthday of its mascot, Lightning. The well-attended event, held in the Babylon Great Hall, featured birthday cake, a variety of party games and photo ops with the beloved lynx decked out in a sparkly blue blazer.
Here are a few pictures memorializing the feline-focused festivities:
![Student Engagement with Lightning Carroll Community College](https://www.carrollcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/student-engagement-lightning-carroll-community-college.jpg)
![Student with Lightninig Carroll Community College](https://www.carrollcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/student-with-lightning-carroll-community-college.jpg)
![Lightnings birthday cake Carroll Community College](https://www.carrollcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/lightning-cake-carroll-community-college.jpg)
![Dr. Ball at Lightning Birthday Celebration](https://www.carrollcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/dr-ball-lightning-birthday-carroll-community-college.jpg)
![Dr. Ball with Lightning Carroll Community College](https://www.carrollcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/dr-ball-with-lightning-carroll-community-college.jpg)
![Group waving at Carroll Community College](https://www.carrollcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/group-waving-carroll-community-college.jpg)
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