http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/tags/stunt/default.aspxTags: stuntenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/02/07/principal-vicari-pulls-awesome-stunt-to-boost-grades.aspxThu, 07 Feb 2008 20:33:00 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:69768Kelly Mills1http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=69768http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/02/07/principal-vicari-pulls-awesome-stunt-to-boost-grades.aspx#comments<p><a href="http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/principal-vicari.jpg"><img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/principal-vicari.jpg" alt="principal" align="right" border="0" height="189" hspace="4" width="198" /></a>What can I say? I&#39;m a sucker for serious dedication to kids and a flair for showmanship. In an effort to boost grades and win better behavior from students, Principal Bob Vicari has basically made students offers they couldn&#39;t refuse: Improve, and I&#39;ll take one for the team. In his six years as a middle school principal, he&#39;s rewarded students for meeting his challenges by lettting them peg him with water balloons and smash pies in his face, and he&#39;s moved his office to the roof--twice.&nbsp;</p><p>So how do you top that? Well, <a href="http://www.sptimes.com/2008/02/07/Southpinellas/Principal_eats_a_bug_.shtml" target="_blank">this time he promised to eat bugs</a> if students stepped up. And actually a record number of them made the honor roll, so he chomped down live crickets three times, one for each grade. &quot;I was told you have to floss afterwards because the legs get caught between your teeth,&quot; he quipped to students. It&#39;s truly a nice story to read, and he sounds like a helluva guy.&nbsp; <br /></p><img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=69768" width="1" height="1">educationschoolmiddle schoolprincipalbugspreteensschool administrationstuntbob vicari