Veronica Cash tried to delay the inevitable, but the Three Oaks Elementary School (TOES) second-graders would have none of it.

It was, after all, her idea.

“Slime Ms. Cash!” they chanted. “Slime Ms. Cash!”

Their grade level had the highest participation rate in the school for the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart campaign, so they earned front row seats to the slime fest.

“We just thought about what we could do to get the kids excited to raise more money,” explained Cash, a TOES PE assistant, as she waited to get slimed. “After we got close to our original goal of $21,500, I told them, ‘If we get to $25,000, you guys can slime me.’”

The honor of sliming Cash went to Sophie, a TOES third-grader who raised the most money for Jump Rope for Heart, more than $1,700. The entire school had raised more than $28,000 as of Nov. 20.

Assisting Sophie was TOES PE assistant Kathy Fitzpatrick who made the slime and who was still getting used to her new hairstyle. She had her head shaved during the school’s morning announcements the day before.

More on that shortly – there was a bucket of slime to pour. And the second-graders were still chanting.

“Slime Ms. Cash! Slime Ms. Cash!” they chanted louder.

“Here it is — camel snot, worms and eyeballs,” announced Fitzpatrick, confessing aside that raspberry jello and spaghetti were the real ingredients.

Sounds of disgust quickly turned to glee as Sophie and Fitzpatrick slowly tipped the bucket over Cash’s head. The last laugh, however, went to Cash, who jumped from her chair to give out slime hugs to shrieking students.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“The students have raised more than $28,000,” said Fitzpatrick. That surpassed the benchmark she set in order to shave her head for the cause.

“Mr. Warren’s highest total was $25,113,” Fitzpatrick said of a previous TOES PE teacher. “Because, you know, I’m a little competitive, I said that if we can reach $25,200, I would be happy to shave my head.”

She added that this year’s campaign has personal meaning for her. “My brother had a heart attack last year and had quadruple bypass surgery. He’s doing great, so I decided to do it for him,” said Fitzpatrick.

Her own hairdresser, Renee, visited TOES Nov. 19 to cut her hair during a live broadcast of the school’s morning announcements. “Mrs. Sidone wanted to do it,” noted Fitzpatrick. I said, ‘You can do the first swipe, but I’m not trusting you with the rest of it.’”

She asked to have the shape of a heart shaved in the back.

What does Fitzpatrick think of the new style?

“It’s not too bad. My husband is getting used to it,” she said. “It would be nice if would grow back blonde, curly and make me 80 pounds lighter.”

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