Detroit Lions Academy back to school event photos
View photos from a back to school event at the Detroit Lions Academy, in partnership with Meijer and UDIM.

A Detroit Lions Cheerleader and volunteers welcome students to school during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Detroit Lions Cheerleaders and volunteers from Meijer welcome students to school during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Detroit Lions Cheerleaders and volunteers from Meijer welcome students to school during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Holly Campbell delivers backpacks to students during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Holly Campbell delivers backpacks to students during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Volunteers from Meijer and the Lions deliver backpacks to students during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Volunteers from Meijer and the Lions deliver backpacks to students during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Detroit Lions Cheerleaders deliver backpacks to students during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Detroit Lions Director of Business Development Adam Felix delivers backpacks to students during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

A student tries the Code 313 activation during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

A student tries the Code 313 activation during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students try the Code 313 activation during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students try the Code 313 activation during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students sample flavored milk from UDIM during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students participate in a cooking demonstration during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students participate in a cooking demonstration during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Lions Legend Cyrill Weems (45) helps a student set out serving trays during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Lions Legend Cyrill Weems helps a student set out serving trays during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students play cornhole during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students participate in a Code 313 activation during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students play cornhole during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students participate in a cooking demonstration during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students participate in a cooking demonstration during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Que and Lions Legend Cyrill Weems (45) help serve the students food during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students line up to try their finished dish during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students play pickleball during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students play pickleball during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students participate in a Code 313 activation during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students participate in a Code 313 activation during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students participate in a Code 313 activation during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students participate in a Code 313 activation during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students participate in a Code 313 activation during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

A student shows off his milk samples from UDIM during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students play pickball during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students participate in a Code 313 activation during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

A Student participates in a Code 313 activation during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Lions Legend Cyrill Weems (45) and a student set out serving trays during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students get ice cream from a Meijer food truck during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students get ice cream from a Meijer food truck during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students grab a sweatshirt as the leave the pep assembly during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students grab a sweatshirt as the leave the pep assembly during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Detroit Lions Honolulu Boom welcomes students to a pep assembly during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students are greeted by Detroit Lions Cheerleaders as they enter a pep assembly during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students are greeted by Detroit Lions Cheerleaders as they enter a pep assembly during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

A Detroit Lions Cheerleader hands out giveaways to students during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students cheer as Detroit Lions Honolulu Boom performs at a pep assembly during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Lions Legend Martell Webb (85) is introduced during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students play dodgeball against teachers and Detroit Lions staff members during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

A student throws a dodgeball during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

A student plays dodgeball against the teachers and Detroit Lions staff during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students play dodgeball against teachers and Detroit Lions staff members during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students get ready to throw dodgeballs during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

The winning dodgeball team poses for a photo with Lions Legends Dave Rayner (3), Martell Webb (85), Detroit Lions Mascot Roary Meijer and Detroit Lions Staff during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

A student receives a signed photo for being on the winning dodgeball team during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)

Students hold up signed photos after wing the dodgeball game during a Back to School Event at the Detroit Lions Academy on Sept. 18, 2025 in Detroit. (Mike Ferdinande/Detroit Lions)