Liberty’s P.E. teachers gave students a chance to opt out of that days scheduled work out plan for a game of dodgeball on Friday, April 20 as a fundraiser for teacher Mr. Flores.

“As many students know one of our beloved teachers, Coach Flores, had somewhat of a medical emergency a couple weeks back, and he’s missed a lot of work because of it. So to kind of supplement his income we thought it would be a good idea to have somewhat of a benefit for him, and we did that with a dodgeball fundraiser,” Coach Wheeler said.

Mr. Flores, who is the head softball and baseball coach, will be absent the rest of the year due to a sudden illness and the money raised will help fund his absence leave.

With an fee of just $5, approximately 300 students throughout the day got to play a few rounds of dodgeball, and listen to music instead of attending their regular P.E. classes. The students contributed $1,500 to help out with Mr. Flores’ spending needs while he is out of work.

“It was really fun, because I got to help out a teacher. I care about the teachers here, they help us learn,” Chase Roellig said.

“What the students have done has been an overwhelming success,” Coach Jolliff said.