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Denny principal dyes hair 'Dolphin Blue' in challenge to encourage attendance, school pride
At Denny International Middle School, home of the Denny Dolphins, school pride is taken quite seriously, and by none as much as by its principal, Jeff Clark.
To encourage stellar attendance during the MSP state exams, Clark challenged students to improve their first-period attendance rates. If done, he dared the students, "I would be more than happy to dye my hair 'Dolphin Blue.'"
As more and more students rushed through the front doors to make it to class on time, more peroxide and blue Splat Hair dye was acquired to convert the normally ginger-hair Clark into a Dolphin from head to toe.
The inspiration came from a student who had experimented with the color herself and recommended the products he used.
Thursday, May 9 marks the final official day of MSP testing at Denny. All three-grade levels will be putting their mathematical skills to test. By the end of the day, all students will have been assessed in Reading and Math. Additionally, 7th-graders will have been tested in Writing and 8th-graders in Science.
Over the last several years, Denny's MSP results have seen increased student academic growth.
The results of this year’s exams will not be released until August.