Polar Plunge team raises more than $46,000

A group of Fox Chapel Area High School and Dorseyville Middle School students recently raised the most money in Pennsylvania for the 2024 Cool Schools Polar Plunge. The Fox Chapel Area team raised $46,642 to support the Fox Chapel Area School District Special Olympics Unified Sports teams and Unified Sports teams across Pennsylvania. The teams promote inclusion through competitive experiences. This is the second consecutive year that the Fox Chapel Area team raised the most money out of all the school teams in Pennsylvania, and Fox Chapel Area broke its own record for the most money raised. The team raised $30,558 in 2023.

Approximately 150 Fox Chapel Area High School and Dorseyville Middle School students participated in the Pittsburgh Cool Schools Polar Plunge on February 23, 2024, at Acrisure Stadium.