Operation B.A.L.D which was initiated to honor language arts teacher Jennifer Ingram, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in  October, raised $5,668.81 for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

Emmanuelle Tamaroff, French teacher, promoted the charity by promising her students that they could shave her head if they raised $1,000.  Her class ended up raising $900, and Tamaroff said that she couldn’t be more proud.

“I felt great. It was great. I felt like I could do something to support Mrs. Ingram and make her feel like I care,” Tamaroff said.

Even though Tamaroff’s class didn’t reach the full $1,000, she still let them shave her head in the Commons during lunch.

“It’s liberating. I will keep my hair short,” Tamaroff said.

Eight other teachers also shaved their heads or got short haircuts.