“It was for a great cause”
Three Marble Falls Elementary school administrators were no worse for wear after being hosed off. (L-R) Renetta McCall, counselor, Jennifer Lockner, assistant principal, and Michael Haley, principal.
By Emily Hilley-Sierzchula
“It’s not every day you get to douse your principal in ice cream toppings,” a MFES student said after the madness was over Thursday and the three Marble Falls Elementary School administrators were being hosed off on the playground.
“They’ll have ants here for a decade,” said MFES fifth-grader Savannah Harris, looking at the three piles of syrup, whipped cream, toppings and even a cherry or two.
MFES principal Michael Haley, counselor Renetta McCall and assistant principal Jennifer Lockner endured an onslaught of students, eager to get their chance to transform their administrators into walking, talking ice cream sundaes.
“I didn’t know this was in my contract,” Lockner said with a good-natured smile as giggling students swarmed around her, bottles of syrup in hand.
Her fellow administrator was equally agreeable.
“It’s too much at one time, but it’s for a great cause,” McCall said. “This is wonderful.”
It was the grand finale of the Pennies for Patty campaign, in which students were challenged to raise at least $1,000 during September to go toward Marble Falls Middle School teacher and cancer survivor Patty McAlpin’s 3-day walk for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
She and her team of 14 women will be participating in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day in Dallas Nov. 7-9. Since March, the team has raised $15,000, much more than the minimum donation required for her team to participate in the walk.
“That’s a testament to they town we live in,” McAlpin said, adding the human sundae idea was “the perfect way to end.”
For the full story and photos, see Tuesday's Highlander.
