Left-to-right: Bay Middle School principal Sean McAndrews, Rocky River athletic director Jeff Schultz, Rocky River Middle School principal Samuel Gifford and Bay athletic director Mark Smithberger agreed to have their heads shaved if students met their goals for Cleveland Food Bank.

Bay Village and Rocky River students joined forces to collect more than $25,000 and thousands of food items for the Cleveland Food Bank.

Bay High students sold t-shirts, with profits going to the cause, and they made sure there would be a "sea of blue" at the Hoops for Hunger event corresponding with the Bay High vs. Rocky River High basketball game on Friday, February 19. The game and event were televised by SportsTime Ohio, a cable television station whose president is Bay High alumnus Jim Liberatore.

Bay Middle School students planned a day where they could wear silly hats to school (for a price), and sold chances to throw a pie at a teacher. Both schools pushed hard for a high level of food and dollar collections that would make sure an administrator from each high school and middle school would have to live up to their promise of having their heads shaved if the combined unit total (dollars and food items) added up to 20,000 units.

The schools exceeded that goal, presenting a $25,000 check and thousands of food items to the Cleveland Food Bank.

Karen Derby is the Public Information Officer for the Bay Village City School District.