During both lunches today, RBHS Student Council hosted a “pie the kings” activity in the main commons. Students could pay $1 to throw aluminum pie tins filled with whipped cream at the Courtwarming King candidates with the proceeds benefiting the Rainbow House, a child advocacy center.
“I don’t think [the pie throwing] went too far, per se,” Peck said. “I think people were just having fun and got a little carried away with it.”
Peck said the pie throwing itself didn’t hurt and doesn’t regret participating in the charity event. Before candidates were injured, Student Council member Julia LaHue said the intent of the activity was to raise money for the Rainbow House and get students involved in and excited about courtwarming week.
“Dr. Grant shut down the activity once a king got injured and deemed the hits too hard,” LaHue said. “A particular student was getting aggressive about the pie to the face and how hard they were hitting.”
During the second round activity with four new kings, LaHue and another Student Council member, junior Morgan Boussad, made sure to explain to each person who paid to pie a king the rules about throwing the pies softly. Before B lunch began, LaHue also made sure to outline what needed to change.
“[During B Lunch] the severity of the hits will be drastically different. The student that was too intense will be disqualified, and now the students can gently pie the kings or throw the pie from a few feet [away],” LaHue said. “Also we are switched to paper plates instead of tins.”
Although he always supervises B lunch, assistant principal David Egan made sure he had a presence around the activity because of the injuries during A lunch.
“I want to make sure I have a presence here specifically,” Egan said. “It was my understanding that a few participants took it a little too far and got very aggressive with how they were administering the pie in the face. I’m here to make sure it doesn’t go too far.”
“I had fun, I’m pretty sure the rest of the kings did, too, and obviously the people throwing pies did, as well,” Peck said. “I know there was a little bit of worry about how hard [the pies] were being thrown but I didn’t really have any problem with it. The money was going to charity, and everyone was [having] fun, so having it continue was fine.”
What did you think of the pie throwing?
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Courtwarming fundraiser results in injury
February 13, 2019
Senior Martez Manuel pies another candidate in the face as crowds react to the force of the throw. Photo by Ann Fitzmaurice.
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Maddie • Feb 24, 2019 at 10:33 pm
Although the event may have ended in some injury, it was for a great cause and I’m so glad that students got involved and donated. I don’t think it should have been as violent as it was but the idea was fun and I hope Student Council can make the event safer and we can do it again!
Alma Jarbou • Feb 14, 2019 at 12:28 pm
It’s so sad that people were purposely trying to hurt the kings, but It’s good that there weren’t any serious injuries…I hope they had fun though!