Everyone knows that administrators are connected to their buildings, but some have taken it one step further.

Administrators have once again allowed themselves to be duct-taped to the wall of their school in exchange for their students raising funds and goods for worthy causes.

At Arrowhead Elementary, students and staff were given the opportunity to purchase strips of duct tape for $1 each during the month of November. The campaign was very successful, with more than 200 students and staff members participating and bringing in more than $300 for the United Way. Guidance counselor Brittney West and assistant principal Dr. Alison Reddy were ready to get stuck.

“I’m happy to do whatever it takes to make our students smile,” Reddy said.

At Woodstock Elementary, Brandon Lugo, assistant principal, and Amy Hedrick, principal,  found themselves in a “sticky” situation after students at the school duct-taped them to a wall in the gym. The administrators agreed to this stunt if students could bring in enough canned food items for the SCA-sponsored food drive held before Thanksgiving. More than 700 food items were donated—the most in the past 10 years. Donated food was distributed to needy families in the school community.

Finally, at Kingston Elementary, principal Dr. Sharon Shewbridge was part of an important STEM lesson. Students pushed their math and science skills, teamwork, problem solving, and perseverance to the limit as they designed a workable plan for Shewbridge to hang duct taped to the wall. Barbie and Scotch tape served as their prototype. Staff donated several hundred dollars for duct tape; money that, again, ultimately went to the United Way.