Sticking it to the teachers
HEIDI DESCH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years, 4 months AGO
While duct-taped to the wall, Muldown Elementary Counselor Camille Deitz gives students high-fives Wednesday morning as they pass by in the hallway at the school. Students got to tape two counselors and two administrators to the wall in celebration of their efforts during the Muldown Fun Run. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Muldown Principal Linda Whitright laughs with students while being duct-taped to the wall of the school Wednesday morning. Students got to tape two counselors and two administrators to the wall in celebration of their efforts during the Muldown Fun Run. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
While duct-taped to the wall, Muldown Elementary Counselor Kelly Talsma reads from a book held up for her by a student Wednesday morning in the hallway of the school. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Muldown Assistant Principal John Coyne smiles as students Wednesday morning while he is duct-taped to the wall of the school. Students got to tape two counselors and two administrators to the wall in celebration of their efforts during the Muldown Fun Run. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Muldown Elementary student Coy Moss talks with Principal Linda Whitright, left, and Counselor Kelly Talsma while both are duct-taped to the walls of the school Wednesday morning. Students got to tape two counselors and two administrators to the wall in celebration of their efforts during the Muldown Fun Run. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Muldown Elementary student Marley Barge, in pink, smiles while getting ready to put duct tape on Principal Linda Whitright Wednesday morning at the school. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
DEPUTY EDITOR, FEATURES Heidi Desch is the Deputy Editor at the Daily Inter Lake, overseeing coverage of arts, culture, lifestyle, community, and business. Desch leads reporters in developing stories that highlight the people, traditions, and events shaping Northwest Montana, guiding content across print and digital platforms. With more than 20 years of journalism experience, including serving as managing editor of the Whitefish Pilot, Desch is a graduate of the University of Montana School of Journalism. She has received multiple Montana Newspaper Association awards, including part of the team leading the Daily Inter Lake to Best Daily Newspaper in Montana Award and the General Excellence Award in 2024 and 2025. IMPACT: Heidi’s work connects readers with stories that deepen the understanding of the community beyond daily news. | June 11, 2019 1:14 PM
Muldown Elementary School students laughed and smiled Wednesday as they got to duct tape four educators to walls of the school as a reward for their fundraising efforts.
Students lined up, placing one silver strip of tape at a time, tapping Principal Linda Whitright, Assistant Principal John Coyne, Counselor Kelly Talsma and Counselor Camille Deitz to walls in the main hallway of the school.
The students recently ran 15,643 laps in the Muldown Fun Run to raise more than $40,000 for the school. Their reward was to tape up the adults, who joked with the students and if their hands weren’t taped down gave out high-fives for the roughly 45 minutes it took to cover them in tape.
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