Students throw pies at principal to benefit United Way

Central Middle School principal Mark Kiehne takes a direct hit from a whipped cream pie thrown by a fifth-grader Thursday during a lunch-time activity that raised $373 for the United Way. Students could dish out the flying desserts for $1 per plate. Sixth-graders threw pies at assistant principal Rex Crosnoe. Both will return for another round today and will also take turns in a dunking tank next week. Kiehne said the United Way is donating money to fund transportation for the school's after-school tutoring program, Cub Club. With extra transportation, attendance for the program has increased, he said. It is averaging about 120 students per day. Cub Club is held for an hour after school for three days a week.