Durango High School student Alyxx Ford, 17, donated the most money to throw a whipped cream pie into the face of DHS teacher Eric Skaggs on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Students gathered to wrap up a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and centered their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Durango High School student Alyxx Ford, 17, donated the most money to throw a whipped cream pie into the face of DHS teacher Eric Skaggs on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Students gathered to wrap up a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and centered their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Durango High School student Alyxx Ford, 17, donated the most money to throw a whipped cream pie into the face of DHS teacher Eric Skaggs on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Students gathered to wrap a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and center their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Durango High School student Alyxx Ford, 17, donated the most money to throw a whipped cream pie into the face of DHS teacher Eric Skaggs on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Students gathered to wrap a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and center their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Durango High School student Creek Braumsteim, 17, shaves the beard off DHS teacher Isaiah Branch-Boyle on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Students gathered to wrap a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and center their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. Top fundraisers had heads and beards shaved during the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Durango High School student Creek Braumsteim, 17, shaves the beard off DHS teacher Isaiah Branch-Boyle on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Students gathered to wrap a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and center their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. Top fundraisers had heads and beards shaved during the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Durango High School teacher Isaiah Branch-Boyle feels his skin after having his beard shaved off on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Students gathered to wrap a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and center their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. Top fundraisers had heads and beards shaved during the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Kayden, last names are not used, a Wish alumna from Grand Junction, speaks to Durango High School students on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Kayden had her wish of a blocking cattle chute and cattle blower to help with cattle showing that was granted last year. Students gathered to wrap a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and center their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Students and teachers give a standing ovation for Kayden, last names are not used, a Wish alumna from Grand Junction after she spoke to Durango High School students on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Kayden had her wish of a blocking cattle chute and cattle blower to help with cattle showing that was granted last year. Students gathered to wrap a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and center their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Durango High School student Creek Braumsteim, 17, gives DHS teacher Jack Kincade a mohawk haircut on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Students gathered to wrap a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and center their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. Top fundraisers had heads and beards shaved during the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Durango High School student Creek Braumsteim, 17, gives DHS teacher Jack Kincade a mohawk haircut on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Students gathered to wrap a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and center their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. Top fundraisers had heads and beards shaved during the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Durango High School student Creek Braumsteim, 17, gives DHS teacher Jack Kincade a mohawk haircut on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Students gathered to wrap a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and center their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. Top fundraisers had heads and beards shaved during the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Durango High School teacher Jack Kincade shows his mohawk haircut on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, that he got during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Students gathered to wrap a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and center their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. Top fundraisers had heads and beards shaved during the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Kayden, names are not used, a Wish alumna from Grand Junction, shaves DHS teacher Sarah Sanchez’s head on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Students gathered to wrap a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and center their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. Top fundraisers had heads and beards shaved during the event. Sanchez told the students that if they donated $200, she would shave her head. Students at the assembly ended up donating $1,000. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Kayden, names are not used, a Wish alumna from Grand Junction, shaves DHS teacher Sarah Sanchez’s head on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Students gathered to wrap a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and center their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. Top fundraisers had heads and beards shaved during the event. Sanchez told the students that if they donated $200, she would shave her head. Students at the assembly ended up donating $1,000. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Durango High School student Creek Braumsteim, 17, touches up DHS teacher Sarah Sanchez’s head shave on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, during the school’s Wish Week assembly. Students gathered to wrap a week of Kids for Wish Kids fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Schools around the state feature a Wish kid and center their fundraising activities around that child and their wish. Top fundraisers had heads and beards shaved during the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)