June 24, 2009 - School principals usually don’t have time to clown around at work, but Southgate Elementary students weren’t surprised recently when Principal Jerri Lynn Dedrick tricycled through the school wearing a bright red clown nose and oversized shoes and bow tie.

Dedrick promised to perform a stunt of the students’ choosing if the school raised $1,500 during its “Loose Change for Leukemia and Lymphoma” fundraiser. Once it was determined the money had been raised, Southgate students decided Dedrick should dress as a clown and ride a tricycle through the school. The money will be donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.