QUOTES

"I'm taking the fifth" - Jason Boyle, 12th Grade

"I think that's pretty disgusting if you ask me. A good Gum Jar is a broken Gum Jar!" - Mrs. Bradshaw, Disciplinary Staff

"It's retarded, and so is the band teacher!" - Kelly Balfour, 12th Grade

"I'm gonna knock it over one day so she (the band teacher) has to pick up all the gum! YUCK!" - James Monahan, 12th Grade

"There's a garbage can for a reason!" - Emily Danko, Kevin Shanley, 12th Grade

"Yeah, it's kinda disgusting!" - Brianne Thompson, 12th Grade

"UGH!! GROSS!!! DISGUSTING!!!! OOH MAAAN!!! THAT'S JUST...."
-Mr. P, Disciplinary Staff

"That might provide a hint of Communism!" - Sean Gavin, 11th Grade

"Why do they do that? It's Gross!!!!" Matt Hughes, 12th Grade

"I have had a cough since eighth period band yesterday! It may be passing a disease!" - Laura Hazleton, 10th Grade

"I wouldn't put anything from my mouth in there!" - Adrienne Cupertino, 11th Grade

"It's GROSS!!! Possibly even Communist! Fidel Castro? Definitely!!!!"
-Christine Ross, 12th Grade

"She's nasty! So...so is the Gum Jar!" - Adrienne Quarry, 10th Grade

"They're both aliens from the planet of Gum!" - Bryson Cooper, 12th Grade

"Disgusting! A monstrosity in the band room!"- Amanda Capelli, 12th Grade

"Not good! It's unsanitary!"- Andrew Capelli, 9th Grade

"Repulsive!" -Mary Stewart, 10th Grade

"It disrupts the class!" -Leah Spinrad, 12th Grade

"When you put your hand in it, you're gonna contract a deadly disease!"
-Joe Sherman, 11th Grade

"It's the most disgusting thing I've ever seen IN MY LIFE!!!"- Kelly Wilson, 12th Grade

The band teacher's own creation...or is it?:

After collecting the opinions on the Gum Jar from students and staff at Goshen High School, Lindsay and I found it would be quite interesting to ask the band teacher HERSELF about the actual purpose of the Gum Jar. During our inquiry, we came up with some thought-provoking information: