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Highlands students dunk teachers to benefit the Foster Love Project

Tawnya Panizzi
Tawnya Panizzi
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Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Highlands High School dean of students Jef Funtal, wearing a big fish head covering, is dropped into the dunk tank for the first time on Thursday, May 25, 2023 after a student nailed the target with a ball at Highlands High School. Funtal was one of about 13 faculty and staff who signed up to get soaked to help the school’s chapter of the National Honors Society with their annual fundraiser, dubbed Spring Sanity.
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Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Todd Bengel, a social studies and economics teacher at Highlands High School, wades in the water of the dunk tank with a smile after being dunked by students on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at the high school. Students could pay $1 to dunk a high school faculty or staff member raise funds for The Foster Love Project. The fundraiser, dubbed Spring Sanity, is organized by the school’s chapter of the National Honor Society. About 13 members of the school staff and faculty signed up to get soaked.
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Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Highlands High School Dean of Students Jef Funtal wipes his face after getting soaked by students in the dunk tank on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at the high school in Harrison. The dunk tank was part of the annual Spring Sanity festival for students, which is organized by the school’s chapter of the National Honor Society to help raise funds for a local nonprofit.
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Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Highlands High School senior Brock Burchette winds up a throw at the dunk tank during the annual spring sanity festival for students outside in the school’s courtyard Thursday, May 25, 2023. The annual spring event is a fundraiser organized by the high school’s National Honor Society chapter to help raise funds. This year the proceeds are helping the Foster Love Project, a nonprofit that provides support for foster families that’s based in Pittsburgh. The Spring Sanity fundraiser continues on Friday, when students will be able to spend $5 to enter a dodgeball tournament.

Spring Sanity was unleashed Thursday at Highlands High School, and students got to take their best shot at teachers — by dunking them in a 5-foot water tank.

The teens took a break from Keystone testing and final exams for a two-day, fun-filled outdoor event in the courtyard. Spring Sanity runs through Friday and includes a schoolwide dodgeball tournament.

Students paid $1 for three chances to dunk teachers and administrators, who included new Principal Mike Toole.

Sponsored by the National Honor Society, the event doubles as a fundraiser to benefit the Foster Love Project.

The Pittsburgh-based group provides help for children in foster care and to the families caring for them.

The group has served 460 families in the Pittsburgh region by distributing more than 1,800 emergency bags with all the comforts of home.

Tawnya Panizzi is a TribLive reporter. She joined the Trib in 1997. She can be reached at tpanizzi@triblive.com.

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