Teacher Jamie Rogers goes to work on Principal James Polansky.
Walt Whitman's students and administrative and teaching staff, under the sponsorship of the Robotics Club, recently participated in a fundraiser with a unique approach. "How much would you donate to find cures for childhood cancers if I were to shave my head bald?
" Each year, thousands of volunteers ask this question, and tens of thousands provide generous donations. Funds are directed to childhood cancer research and to improving long-term quality of life for childhood cancer survivors.
At Whitman, cleanly shaved heads belonged to Jamie Rogers, Brian Dreher, Michael Moccia, Keith Goldman, Kieth Lundquist, Robert Bilicki, Jacob Goldblatt, Jason Freed, Sean Martin, Peter Kliphuis, Jimmy Vaughn, Alex Delorenzo, Sean Tremblay, Kris Rastu, Matthew Foley, Justin Sherriden, Isaac Alverez, Evan McPartland, Michael Farina, Natalia Chiemi, Brian Jaworski, and Robert Vincenti (barber).
And the icing on the cake? Principal James Polansky. In all $5,444.31 was raised, with all proceeds going to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the world's largest volunteer-driven fundraising event for childhood cancer research.