by Joshua Carr,

Patterson participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge on Sept. 5 to help raise money for ALS. ALS means amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It is also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, named after the Yankees baseball player who died of it in 1941.

Poly High School challenged our school to do the Ice Bucket Challenge and Mr. Benton, the school principal, accepted. To do the Ice Bucket Challenge you have to dump a bucket of ice water on your head and put a video of it on the internet to help raise money for ALS.  The Ice Bucket Challenge was a fun experience for the students and staff of Patterson High School.

Click to download video of Mr. Benton’s Ice Bucket Challenge