Middle school students rewarded for excellent behavior.
By
Berkley Mason
| 4:34 p.m. October 13, 2016
East County
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Perhaps the students at Haile Middle School thought they were watching a takeoff on The Frog Prince when Louis Jackson, who supervises in-school suspension, kissed the FFA Chapter pig during the Oct. 13 "In It to Win It" celebration.
Jackson earned the right to plan a smooch on the strangely named "Batpig," who remained a pig after the kiss.
The kiss-the-pig competition was just one of many events held in the gymnasium. Students, teachers and administrators competed in a water bottle flipping contest, a frozen T-shirt challenge and a one-minute free throw shooting competition.
 The event was a way to reward students for their solid citizenship so far during the school year. Assistant Principal Robert Sloman said 94% of the students qualified to attend the event due to good behavior.Â
Seventh-grader Cemia Gough wins the hula hoop competition.
Louis Jackson, who oversees in-school suspension, gets ready to smooch Batpig, the FFA Chapter pig.
Math teacher Kristin Beck gets help student Ashlie Langlois as they try to pull apart a frozen T-shirt.
Student Jeremiah Keane spins 10 times before sprinting to the other side of the gym.
Principal Sharon Scarborough and physical education teacher Kent Delayer work together as a team as students watch them try to break apart the frozen T-shirt during an "In it to Win it" competition.
Teacher Andrew Gugliemini celebrates after the students finish the hula hoop competition at Haile Middle School.
Teacher Olga Pena tries to pull the frozen T-shirt apart.
Seventh-grade student James Mamlock pulls tissue out of the box during a competition at Haile Middle School.
Principal Sharon Scarborough puts every ounce of strength into unraveling the frozen T-shirt during "In It to Win It."
It was time for the wave at Haile.
Physical education teacher Andrew Gugliemini cheers on sixth-grader Joslyn Chapman during the hula hoop competition.
Batbig, the Haile FFA Chapter pig, attended the festivities.
Chris King, a teacher at Haile Middle School, warms up before his free throw challenge.
