An Irving Tradition

Mr. Sak has been teaching at Irving School for awhile now, and Drew was lucky enough to have him for a teacher this year.

Mr. Sak has a tradition on the last day of school: at least one student from his class gets his head shaved. Drew came home a few days ago asking if he could be the one. I said yes and signed the permission slip.

Drew and Chris H. were all smiles as they showed off Mr. Sak's handiwork!

As Drew and I left Mr. Sak's classroom, we walked down the stairs near the 1st grade pod area. We ran into Ms. Gedvillas, Drew's 1st grade teacher. She looked at Drew and said, "Look at you - Mr. Sak did your hair! My boys had Mr. Sak shave their heads when they had him as a teacher."

Drew was all smiles as we passed the art room, where we saw Ms. Linne. "You must've had Mr. Sak this year! My brother had his head shaved when he was in Mr. Sak's class too!"

Tonight at the end of school year party at Rehm Park, several older boys approached Drew and said, "Mr. Sak did my hair too when I had him as a teacher!"

By the time Drew went to bed tonight, he realized that getting his head shaved by Mr. Sak was pretty special, and he's proud to be a part of such a cool Irving School legacy. What a great way to start the summer!