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| Class Collection Races | Moina Article by D Crosby | Mr Walton loses "hair" wager! |
"Bribery, Blackmail, & Spies"
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| $1617.00 (final) | AND THE WINNER IS....?! | $2189.00 (final) |
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To most students at Father Ryan, the chosen battles between classes to see who can sell the most magazines are merely a classic attempt to boost magazine sales. But this year, times are changing and the battles are heating up, not only between the students, but between the respective teachers. It may startle some to see how seriously some teachers actually take these battles. |  |
| The most heated battle may be between two English connoisseurs
at Father Ryan, Mr. Lancaster and Mr. Puryear. "I'm not trying to wage war with
anyone, but if Puryear wants a war, I'll give him one!" Those vivacious words
from Mr. Lancaster show the seriousness in which these two teachers are taking
this battle. As if a war of words is not enough, Mr. Puryear is talking of methods
of possible sabotage. "I may set up a spy to watch Mr. Lancaster's yellow envelope;
maybe even some spies in the halls". Mr. Lancaster's will to win is so strong
that he openly talks of such catalysts as bribery, threats, and blackmail to get
his students to sell magazines! “t is as essential for me to win this battle as
it is to win the lottery,” says Mr. Lancaster. "It would mean eternal victory
for me to win," asserted Mr. Puryear. Who would have thought it would mean so
much to these teachers to win?
So what do the students think of this new seriousness in the magazine-drive battles? "They have nothing better to do with their lives or maybe there are some inter-teacher conflicts that may need to be resolved," says C Stewart, 11, about why teachers would take such a fun thing so serious. Most students however seem to like them. "I think they are good and fun,” says J Boyd, 12, and J McCann, 11, expressed his thoughts on the subject as well, "The battles make something that would be dull, exciting." Overall, these battles seem to be a good thing. They keep the students selling magazines, and they give teachers some more tenacious competition between each other. As long as the teachers keep the fights clean, the tradition of the magazine drive battle will live for a long time at Fr Ryan. |
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The Walton Wager
 Since his 1st period theology class met his challenge to have over $1000 in magazine sales, Mr Greg Walton turned the clippers over to E Goins, the high salesperson, to shave his head during break on the Monday following the sale! | ||
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