TOWAMENCIN – After the North Penn bells went kaput for a period of January, one woman took it bravely upon herself to make everyone aware of class times. Mrs. Diane Romito not only did her job as the bell diligently, but also decided to spice up students days by impersonating the previous bell with phrases such as “ding dong ding” and “ding a ling, ding a ling.” She was so thorough with her job as the bell that the actual bell alarm paled in comparison. And as the pressure to buy a new bell system loomed over Principal Mr. Burt Hynes’ head, he knew there was only one choice to be made.

“Mrs. Romito did such a fantastic job as the bell for the time we needed her that there has been an official decision to replace all bells with her melodic voice. We have found that students are more motivated to move from class to class when there is a catchy jingle involved,” explained Hynes.

Many have questioned this judgment and wondered if she could really do as good of a job as the actual bell,  also possibly if students would be angered by this change. But Hynes had these issues more than covered, rebuffing those statements by saying, “I have full confidence in Mrs. Romito’s talents to timely announce class changes and become the bell as she pleases. Also I am fully aware that students may revolt this change and if that time comes we are prepared with a backup plan.”

He went on to explain that the backup plan for student revulsion is similar to the plan at Tenino High School that played Justin Bieber’s song “Baby” while students passed between classes. The only way to stop the song playing was to raise money for a foundation in Ghana. Comparatively if students are exasperated by Romito’s verbal bell they will have to raise the money to buy a new bell system. If this unique method of encouraging fundraising works, Hynes claimed that Romito may be used to bring in more funds in the future. From a diligent secretary to a secret fundraising secret weapon, who knows how far Romito’s musical talents will take her.