North Davis Preparatory Academy teacher Miguel Garcia jumps in the water at Fort Buenaventura State Park in Ogden Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. This plunge was major fund-raiser for 9th grade students who will be traveling to Spain in March to study for 10 days as a part of an NDPA educational opportunity.
Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
OGDEN — The promise of a trip to Spain was all it took to convince North Davis Preparatory Academy students and teachers alike to brave the frigid Weber River at Fort Buenaventura State Park in Ogden.
Organizers of the Polar Bear Plunge broke through the six to eight inches of ice on Friday so 75 willing members of the community could jump in Saturday morning. The event was a fundraiser for 25 ninth grade students from North Davis Preparatory Academy who will travel to Spain for 10 days in March. Any excess funds will go to support scholarships in upcoming years.
Molly Farmer is a reporter covering Utahs public education system for the Deseret News. She is a graduate of Utah State Universitys print journalism program and interned at the Herald Journal in addition to the features more ..
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