Mayo Students Send Principal to Polar Plunge
Students recorded more than 500,000 minutes of after-school reading to send their principal into the Bay's frigid waters.
Mayo Elementary principal Kirk Greubel has a chilly weekend ahead of him thanks to the countless hours his students read to send him to the Polar Bear Plunge. In October, Greubel challenged his students to cumulatively read more than 500,000 minutes outside of school. As a reward, the principal agreed to take a dip into the Chesapeake Bay’s frigid waters. The student body responded immediately and ultimately read more than 5,000 minutes above their goal. What started as a simple program, has now really affected the entire student body, said the principal. “We were brainstorming reading incentives for the students and [the plunge] was just one of the ideas,” Greubel said. “It’s really turned into more than just that, though. It’s really …
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