Braden River Elementary administrators soak up summer learning success

Students who finished summertime packets got to throw sponges at the principal and assistant principal.

  • By Jessica Salmond
  • | 11:41 a.m. September 4, 2015
  • East County
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What is a better reward than getting to sling wet sponges at your principal?

As a special treat, the 354 students at Braden River Elementary School who completed their summer learning packets got to take turns throwing the soaked sponges at Principal Hayley Rio and Assistant Principal Samantha Webb Friday morning. Last year, the school had 570 children enrolled, so more than half of the students successfully completed the optional summer learning program. They also received a t-shirt that goes with the elementary school's 2015-2016 year theme, Space: "Explore, Discover, Inspire."

"We thought they deserved to be rewarded," said Lisa Camuto, senior secretary at the school. 

Robert Zhang thows his sponges at the principal.
Robert Zhang thows his sponges at the principal.
Principal Hayley Rio and Assistant Principal Samantha Webb prepare to get soaked.
Principal Hayley Rio and Assistant Principal Samantha Webb prepare to get soaked.
Tristen Birkley gets ready to sling a sponge.
Tristen Birkley gets ready to sling a sponge.
Assistant Principal Samantha Webb gets a little revenge while returning sponges to the water bins.
Assistant Principal Samantha Webb gets a little revenge while returning sponges to the water bins.
Isabella Vargas launches a sponge at her administrators.
Isabella Vargas launches a sponge at her administrators.
Principal Hayley Rio gets whacked by a sponge.
Principal Hayley Rio gets whacked by a sponge.
Avery Fulk gets ready to throw a sponge.
Avery Fulk gets ready to throw a sponge.
Assistant Principal Samantha Webb catches a sponge thrown by Cynai Young.
Assistant Principal Samantha Webb catches a sponge thrown by Cynai Young.
Principal Hayley Rio explains the sponge toss guidelines.
Principal Hayley Rio explains the sponge toss guidelines.
Principal Hayley Rio and Assistant Principal Samantha Webb didn't come to the sponge toss unarmed—they brought some water shooters to squirt at the students.
Principal Hayley Rio and Assistant Principal Samantha Webb didn't come to the sponge toss unarmed—they brought some water shooters to squirt at the students.

 

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