Day 100 -- Western March Mustache Madness

Today I am thankful for the Western High School March Mustache Madness Competition.

For fun, some guy teachers participated in a mustache contest.  The categories for the competition were "Best in Show" (the most Tom Selleck-like mustache), "Most Original", "Most Disturbing", and "Most Pathetic".  The contestants were required to be clean-shaven on March 1st.  We've all been enjoying watching the mustaches evolve throughout the month of March, speculating on who was headed toward each prize.


The Western Men's Original Mustache Inspiration for "Best in Show"



Another Inspirational Mustache

To make matters even better, I was selected as one of the Super-Secret Mustache Judges, so I got to be in on the entire decision-making process.  Today, we nominated four male teachers in each category and sent before and after pictures of the nominees to the entire staff.  Then, we held an unexpectedly formal awards ceremony in the library after school.  One of my favorite people in the whole world gave a hilarious "Mustache Monologue" and then we announced the winners.  The art teacher had her students create four 3D trophies for the mustache masters.

There were many laughs.  It was a ton of fun and a breath of fresh air that our staff so desperately needed on this cold, hard March day.

Thank God for Western March Mustache Madness!

Lord, thank you for something FUN at school today and the chance to laugh with my colleagues.  Thank you for the Western March Mustache Madnesss competition and the way it changed the climate of our school during this dreary time of year.  In your name I pray, Amen.

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