The photo on the left was taken in my classroom. On the left is math instructor Mrs. Simmerman. In the middle is Mark "Munch" Bishop of ESPN 850 AM WKNR and on the right is physics/chemistry teacher Dr. Dave Munson. Our high school, Aurora, raised $3,500 total for three different charitable causes. One of those was the St. Augustine's hunger center on Cleveland's west side, which Munch talks about a lot on the air. Munch is a quality guy who has come in to talk to my class and really enjoys giving back to the community. Here, Munch is being presented with a "check" for $1,100. The actual amount he received was higher due to a $1 admission students paid to see the faculty at Aurora whip the students' butts in a game of basketball. The final score was something like 25-9. We played four 5 minute quarters with a running clock.
We don't hear enough stories about guys like Mr. Bishop getting involved locally. I want to make sure they get some publicity...at least on this little space in the virtual world.
On a different note but somewhat related...major props to Coach Doc Munson and the Aurora boys basketball team as they defeated the University School Preppers 53-52 January 2nd at Quicken Loans Arena. The Greenmen were down 24-7 in the first half and played composed and gutty basketball to take the game in the second half. Joe Taylor hit a game winning layup with less than a minute to play.
