Pie in His Eyes (and mouth, nose, ears)

On Friday, September 30th, all students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 at Moore were given the oppotunity to throw a pie in the face of their Principal, Mr. Dimmick!  This was a reward for those students being able to help Moore achieve AYP status on last year's PSSA's in Math and Reading.  As a school, Moore reached AYP for the 4th consecutive year, and the 8th out of the last 9 years.

Mr. Dimmick challenged the students last Spring to "do the best they can" on the PSSA's, and if they achieved the AYP status for the school...they could "throw a pie in (his) face".  According to some, he even said he'd wear a dress for the event (although he doesn't recall saying that)!  He also stated that if they reached 100% proficiency on either Math or Reading, he'd shave his beard...and if they hit 100% on both, he'd shave his head.  Fortunately for him (and us), that did not happen - many don't think he'd look the same to us without his beard and hair!

The students seemed to enjoy the event, as did the many volunteers and teachers.  The teachers liked it so much, they decided to get into the fray by using what remained in the cans to coat Mr. Dimmick in whipped cream.  We're still trying to determine whether or not it was some form of payback for something he made the teachers do...but we all guess that if you have a chance to spray whipped cream on your boss, why not go for it!

All in all, it was a lot of fun for everyone...and even Mr. Dimmick said he'd "do it again" in order to help motivate the students to do their best and achieve AYP status for another year!

Congratulations to all, and great shot with your pies!