By raising more than $1,000 for books, students at Southwest Elementary School
rescued Principal Matt Dixson from the roof.
To raise money for the libraries in the individual
classrooms, students were invited to start bringing in their pennies, nickels,
dimes and quarters on Monday. Dixson agreed to “hit the roof” on Tuesday morning
if students hadn't raised at least $1,000 in change by the end of the day on
Monday.
They didn’t and he did.
The students added more change to the collection buckets on
Tuesday, and, by the end of the day, they had raised more than $1,000. The
people at Southwest hoped that, along the way, students learned such lessons as
"a little bit of change can go a long way," "every little bit
counts,” "small amounts can add up to lots,” and "no amount is too
small" (to save Mr. Dixson).
Dixson was able to come down in time to judge the
Multiplication Tournament and participate in other events at Family Night at
the Book Fair/PTA Meeting.
The event was held in conjunction with the school’s Book
Fair, and all money raised will go to help teachers add books to their
classroom libraries.
Information provided by:
Lori Clark, a Southwest parent and member of the PTA board
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