On Friday, January 28, the Monticello Pep Club had a pie-in-the-face fundraiser. Eleven students and two teachers competed to raise money in order to avoid taking a pie to the face. Each of the eleven students and two teachers were matched up against a friendly competitor to see who could raise the most money. The partner with the most money raised out of each pairing got to pie their corresponding competitor in the face.
The 13 participants of the event were each assigned a jar that was set out in front of the high school office for the week of the fundraiser. Each jar had a participant’s picture on it and was placed next to the jar of their “enemy for the week.” Monticello students contributed constant donations into these jars throughout the week in the hopes of a classmate taking a tasty dessert to the face.
The contestants of the fundraiser included fellow track coaches and MHS teachers, Mr. Ness vs. Mr. Welter. More contestants included Treyden Fox vs. Jacob Long, Ella Adams vs. Jackson Grambart, Spencer Mitze vs. Wade Carroll, and Jaxon Trent vs. me, Trevor Fox. The Swartz family was also in on the action as Matt, Thomas, and Catie all competed in a three-way race against each other, in which the winner got to pie the two losers in the face.
The pie-in-the-face fundraiser raised quite a bit of money for the school. In total, the high school made over $11,000, all of which was donated to St. Jude’s.
“I thought it was a great way to raise money, but it hurt,” senior Jaxon Trent explained. As a contestant in the fundraiser, he was unable to raise more money than his partner, resulting in a face full of a sweet treat for himself. Trent went on to elaborate on his pain, stating, “The impact left little to be desired when the pie connected with my sniffer.”
Sophomore Jacob Long agreed with Trent about the pain of taking a pie to the face when he added, “The pie got in my face, and it wasn’t extraordinary [tasting].” Long was faced up against sophomore Treyden Fox. Fox received a last minute donation of $2 to put him 28 cents above Long’s total. The 28 cent edge resulted in Long taking a pie to the face thrown by Fox.
Even though half the contestants ended up with whipped cream and pudding in their face, they still had positive comments to make. Long stated, “It was a great way to make money. Having students compete against each other is a good way to get students interested in school activities.”
Trevor Fox, Staff Writer foxtr22@sages.us
The Sage Informer 
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