Schools Crank Up The Fun
To Celebrate Coupons

April Gardner puts the finishing touches on Carter Middle School principal Thomas Watson's mohawk, during a coupon celebration on Sept. 28, 2018.

One crowd was buzzing with anticipation, while another was eerily quiet. But the purpose was the same: To celebrate another great year of coupon book sales.

The 30th Anniversary edition of the KCS coupon sale closed on Sept. 26, and across the district many schools held unusual celebrations to mark their success.

At Carter Middle School, a host of noisy students crowded into the gym on a Friday morning to watch principal Thomas Watson’s conservative haircut be transformed into a sharp-looking short mohawk.

While Watson sat at mid-court in a rolling chair, teaching assistant April Gardner --  who is also a licensed cosmetology instructor -- used clippers and hair spray to complete the makeover. Asked if she’d ever cut hair in front of such a large audience, she confirmed that “This is a first!”

New Hopewell Elementary principal Patricia Moore kisses a horse, as part of a coupon celebration on Sept. 28, 2018.

Later that day, students at New Hopewell Elementary School gathered outside of the school in a hush, as principal Patricia Moore rode around the lawn on a horse.

New Hopewell had originally planned to bring in a cow for Moore to milk if students met their goal, but muddy conditions nixed that idea. Instead, the principal -- who has owned horses in the past -- rode slowly in a circle as her students looked on.

Moore said she had emphasized the importance of being calm so that the horse didn’t get spooked. “I thought they did a great job of being silent,” she added.

For more examples of creative coupon celebrations, see the pictures below.

Top coupon sellers at Adrian Burnett Elementary School got the chance to "slime" teachers and administrators at the school. Seated, from left to right, are assistant principal Stephanie Prince; 3rd Grade teacher Rolen Blaine; principal Michelle Wolfenbarger; and kindergarten teacher Lauren Cheatham.

Christenberry Elementary teacher Amanda Thornton (right) braces for a cream pie in the face, as part of a school coupon celebration on Oct. 4, 2018. Teacher Amy Dockery, left, also took part in the celebration.

Sterchi Elementary principal Lynn White and assistant principal Jason Harris work from the school's roof, as part of a recent coupon celebration.