If you give 10 rolls of duct tape to a room full of feisty middle
school students, they're probably going to ... tape you to a wall. And
then throw pies at your face.
God
bless Matt Lesar, principal at
Forest Park Middle School. He actually let them do it. I can't say I
was surprised — every time I step into the school, Matt seems to be
bouncing around the hallways with a big smile on his face. I never
doubted he'd be up for a laugh or two, even at his own expense.
"This isn't as fun as I thought it was going to be," Lesar said
Friday morning as whip cream pies were being flung at his face. But
it's all for a good cause, he reminded himself. The students raised
more than $2,000 for Hoops for Heart, an organization that helps fight
heart disease and stroke.
"Leave him up there for the rest of the
day!" one of the seventh-grade girls jokingly said to a friend. The
students succeeded in securing Lesar to the wall, using nearly every
inch of the 1,200 feet of tape they were given.
Nikon D2H, 17 mm, 500 ISO, f2.8, 1/250, WITH FLASH, Manual
Matt Lesar, principal at Forest Park Middle School, Franklin, gets
taped to the wall Friday, May 23, 2008, by top fundraisers for the
Hoops for Heart challenge. Forest Park students raised more than $2,000
for Hoops for Hearts, which helps fight heart disease and strokes.
Using 10 rolls of duct tape, the students succeeded in securing Lesar.
As he hung from the wall, the students then threw numerous pies in
Lesar's face.
Nikon D2H, 17 mm, 500 ISO, f2.8, 1/250, WITH FLASH, Manual
Matt Lesar, principal at Forest Park Middle School, Franklin, gets
taped to the wall Friday, May 23, 2008, by top fundraisers for the
Hoops for Heart challenge. Forest Park students raised more than $2,000
for Hoops for Hearts, which helps fight heart disease and strokes.
Using 10 rolls of duct tape, the students succeeded in securing Lesar.
As he hung from the wall, the students then threw numerous pies in
Lesar's face.
Nikon D2H, 20 mm, 500 ISO, f2.8, 1/250, WITH FLASH, Manual
Matt Lesar, principal at Forest Park Middle School, Franklin, gets
taped to the wall Friday, May 23, 2008, by top fundraisers for the
Hoops for Heart challenge. Forest Park students raised more than $2,000
for Hoops for Hearts, which helps fight heart disease and strokes.
Using 10 rolls of duct tape, the students succeeded in securing Lesar.
As he hung from the wall, the students then threw numerous pies in
Lesar's face.
Nikon D2H, 145 mm, 500 ISO, f2.8, 1/250, WITH FLASH, Manual
After he was taped to the wall, Matt Lesar, principal at Forest Park
Middle School, Franklin, gets slammed with whip cream pies Friday, May
23, 2008, by top fundraisers for the
Hoops for Heart challenge. Forest Park students raised more than $2,000
for Hoops for Hearts, which helps fight heart disease and strokes.
Using 10 rolls of duct tape, the students succeeded in securing Lesar.
