Mr.+Williams'+Beard+2015

Final Leaderboard Total Pledged: $1400
 * Mr. Williams' Beard 2015 **

//This was the year that the Halo Beard finally broke through. I released it as a choice because I just didn't fancy the idea of another baseball beard. How was I going to shave "NY Mets" into my beard? My favorite, new, original look was the Cat Whiskers. I've also wondered what the Lips (Kissing Lips) Beard would look like. Once the Halo Beard won, I thought I might as well make a statement for cancer research - thus the pink halo and shirt (I'm pretty sure DSHS teacher Bill Wheeler gave me this idea).//


 * 1) [[file:noshavenovember/halo_beard.jpg|Halo Beard]] - $570 - on the board (with my approval) is the hideous "halo beard". This was allowed when I felt the fundraiser had stagnated. Remember, the Halo Beard has two possible looks. One is the upper chin halo shown by the previous link. But here is the lower neck halo. Either way, I will be dying my hair and beard black. I can easily do the vacant facial look associated with the lower neck halo.
 * 2) NY Mets Logo - $320 - Wow!!! Clearly this is the work of a Mets fan who wants to revel in their World Series appearance/drubbing of the LA Dodgers in the divisional round. Last year's SF Beard was challenging...this could break all records. Not sure I can do the NY skyline
 * 3) Cat Whiskers - $265. This was the leader until late November...sweet look. I will figure out a way to extend the whiskers past what they will be by December 1st.
 * 4) 49ers/Giants/Kings - $100 - A late entry and another sports theme. I can't do the Giants again. I just can't. I think both the 49ers and Kings would be hard. I wouldn't really mind wearing either.
 * 5) Flower Beard - $45 - beautiful I think I would add eyebrows.
 * 6) Kissing Lips Beard - $30 - there is no image for this, but it's been requested before. I call it the "hair lips" look.
 * 7) Argyle Beard - $25 - classy prep beard!
 * 8) Super Mario - $20 - I'm excited to see this. It would have to be a full character beard.
 * 9) Batman Beard - $20 - don't know the style, but I will find out. I'm assuming this is different than the Batstache.
 * 10) Mr. Bean Look -$2
 * 11) $ Sign Beard - $1 - I've seen this one before and it is sweet.
 * 12) Trump Beard - $1 - I was thinking this might have something to do with his hair, but no, this would require me to shave TRUMP into my beard.


 * November 7th, 2015 || [[image:2015_1.JPG width="320" height="424" align="center"]]

I've been growing this year's beard since October 29th (the last shave day). So if this year's version seems a bit ahead of schedule it might be. There's been a lot of interest and of course, press coverage (The HUB). Got to love a small town headline: "Teacher Grows Beard". Look at those crazy eyes. ||
 * November 20th, 2015 || [[image:2015_2_1.JPG width="289" height="439"]][[image:2015_2_2.JPG width="320" height="424"]] Things got off to a quicker start than normal and then slowed down. They appear to be picking up again with the Cat Whiskers taking on the NY Mets. On 11/19, I officially alllowed the "Halo Beard" (2012, 2013) into the contest. And on 11/22, someone got this look going on the leaderboard. ||
 * November 30th, 2015 || [[image:2015_3_1.JPG width="240" height="316"]][[image:2015_3_2.JPG width="240" height="317" align="right"]]

Really, this contest took another turn on the morning of 11/30. Cat Whiskers and Halo gained ground over break, but then someone else gave to the NY Mets look. But as of now, the Halo has opened up another lead.

Will this be like last year? A last minute donation? || We decided to wait until 12/4 for the final shave so that more DSHS students could view the final shave. There was a Art History field trip on 12/1. Jay Brockman came up with the idea of dying it pink for cancer awareness. ||
 * December 4th, 2015 || [[image:2015_final.JPG width="480" height="638" align="center"]]