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Southern teachers get chilly lesson

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 11/21/09

The twangs of Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" filled the air at a south county beach yesterday afternoon.

Paul W. Gillespie — The Capital As promised to students who donated 1,700 pounds of food to a food drive, Southern High School teachers take a plunge into the cold waters of Herrington Harbour South’s beach.
Southern High School teachers collected enough food from students to reach a 1000 point goal and jumped into the water at Herrington Harbor.
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The summertime tune wasn't in season, but teacher Jane Mineweaser hoped it would put her colleagues from Southern High School in the mood to jump in the bay.

It was November. It was cold. But they had to do it. Students had been promised that if they donated enough food to the Kids Helping Kids food drive, the faculty would brave a plunge.

"I keep trying to tell the students, I don't think the word 'jump' is appropriate," said Mineweaser, who, stereo blaring beach music, was...

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