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Students 'brave the shave' to raise money for cancer research

Dozens of students at Old St. Mary's School had their heads shaved at an all-school pep rally as part of a St. Baldrick's Day event. Students at several schools 'braved the shave' to raise money for pediatric cancer research.
A students at Old St. Mary's School has his head shaved during an all-school pep rally as part of a St. Baldrick's Day fundraiser March 16, 2018. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A students at Old St. Mary's School has his head shaved during an all-school pep rally as part of a St. Baldrick's Day fundraiser March 16, 2018. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Students cheer on theor classmates who are having their heads shaved at Old St. Mary's School during a St. Baldrick's Day event on March 16, 2018. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Students at Old St. Mary's School hold strips of tape they will use to attach a teacher to the wall at a St. Baldrick's Day event March 16, 2018. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Students at Old St. Mary's School watch their classmates have their heads shaved as part of a St. Baldrick's Day event on March 16, 2018. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Old St. Mary's School athletic director Andrew Ramker is taped to a wall as part of a March 16, 2018, St. Baldrick’s Day event. Students could purchase a piece of tape for $5 to benefit the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which supports childhood cancer research. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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