Dodgeball Showdown: Ferndale High School Staff vs. Ferndale Police

The Eagles Pledge presents a Dodgeball Showdown, pairing the Ferndale High School staff and administration ("The Mean Machines" led by captain FHS Principal Herb Ivory) against the Ferndale Police ("If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball" led by captain Chief Tim Collins).

This event is open to the public and is scheduled for Thursday, March 29 in the Ferndale High School Gym (881 Pinecrest) beginning at 6 pm. Tickets are $5/adult and $3/student.

Jimmy King, from the University of Michigan Fab Five, will be a guest official at the Dodgeball Showdown.

The teams will play best of five games.

This event benefits the Eagles Pledge. The Eagles Pledge is a small group of parents, community members and administrators with the initiative to provide or facilitate financial resources and support services to help graduates of Ferndale High School pursue their dream of a post-secondary education. Patterned after the successful Kalamazoo Promise, the long-term goal of The Eagles Pledge program is to establish a similar scholarship initiative for our own community. The short-term goal, is to award as many scholarships as possible to Ferndale High School graduates each year. The Eagles Pledge awarded four scholarships in 2011, a $500 to a senior, and three $250 to juniors.

More information on the Eagles Pledge can be found on the website www.eaglespledge.org and on the Facebook page: Eagles Pledge.

Information provided by Ferndale Public Schools