SBS Students Get Special Visitor

St. Bernard Elementary/Middle School is in the midst of its signature event, the annual magazine drive. Each year, students are charged with the fundraising endeavor, which is a significant means to generate operational funds for the private school.

Part of the motivating force for 2012, is a challenge to be one of three top selling classes, which if successful, will enable the classes to travel to the Erie Zoo. A special attraction at the zoo is the penguin exhibit, so the excitement is building for a trip to see a rare sight in our small part of the northern hemisphere.

“Upping the ante” a bit is the opportunity for the most successful seller in the school to take the reigns as principal for the day. Mrs. Kim Mooney, Principal, is excited to see the number of students taking this opportunity to support the school, so seriously. “The students take such pride in this effort. I am happy to encourage them to continue on through September 25th, the end of the sale, and develop the leadership abilities of the top seller. It will be a great learning experience for the winning seller to see behind the scenes of all that takes place in our school during the course of a normal day. Maybe it will encourage the student to pursue a career in education; and it will definitely be a leadership experience they will always remember.”

The students received a “life size” motivator in the surprise appearance of “Tux E. Doe”, a penguin who stopped to visit the faculty and staff of St. Bernard’s. Tux and Mrs. Mooney are pictured together encouraging the students to keeping selling magazines and stay in the running as one of three top selling classes to attend the Erie Zoo – and to offer a top seller the chance to be “principal for the day”.

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