TOWAMENCIN – Walking through the halls of North Penn, students are noticing a peculiar difference in one of their English teachers.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the new image of Mr. Michael Rio, a popular English substitute who usually shows off his famous trademark of impressive and abundant facial hair. But he\u2019s in rare form for the next two weeks; he\u2019s bravely decided to shave his prized beard, mirroring various literary icons for an English department fundraiser.\u00a0 The fundraiser is aimed at garnering money for the English department’s senior awards. These awards are for students\u00a0who have excelled in their English classes, and they provide a way for the school to recognize their accomplishments. Mr. Lucas Henry, the\u00a0chair of the English Department at North Penn,\u00a0facilitated\u00a0the fundraiser.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s a creative, fun way to raise money towards something that we always do but again it incorporated Mr. Rio, who\u2019s a fixture of the English department\u201d explained Henry. \u201cWe also tried to have an English tie-in with the famous literary figures\u201d<\/p>\n
During the contest, any faculty member or student could donate money to the beard choice they felt was the most outrageous, including Henrik Ibsen\u2019s, J.D. Salinger\u2019s, William Shakespeare\u2019s, and Mark Twain\u2019s.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt first I was a little hesitant\u2026\u201d said Rio, \u201cbut we finally came down to the final competition and I was up for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Whichever style had the most money put towards it by the end of the contest was the winner. In Rio\u2019s case, well, he had to please the crowds. For a day, he bore the enormous sideburns and shaved chin of Henrik Ibsen, but after a day, he thought it would be best to try the Salinger look, a simple clean shaven face. But this will be no easy task for Rio\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cI put money down for Twain\u2019s Mustache because I thought that would be weird, but normal enough to be seen in public. If I had the Ibsen for two weeks, I think being in public would\u2019ve been a bit strange\u2019 he said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be tough shaving every day and keeping it clean because it\u2019s something I\u2019ve never done before. I usually just let it grow\u201d\u00a0Rio said with a grin.<\/p>\n
All in all, the fundraiser went better than expected, raising close to $850 dollars for senior awards in the years to come.<\/p>\n
\u201cI give a good chunk of credit to Mr. Rio for just being a good sport about the whole thing\u201d said Henry.<\/p>\n
Henry was happy with the turnout for participation in the contest and Rio will now be sporting a new look for the next several days to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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