Bieber torture: High school students encourage donations by playing his hit 'Baby' nonstop



Justin Bieber might be all the rage with the tween crowd, but these high school kids will pay big bucks to make him stop.

At least that’s the finding of two students at Evanston Township High School in Illinois, who used a song by the teen idol to force donations.

The campaign was the brainchild of Student Council President Charlotte Runzel and student rep to the Board of Education, Jesse Chatz.



Baby, whoa: Justin Bieber's hit 'Baby' helped Evanston High School students Charlotte Runzel and Jesse Chatz raise $1,000 for their after-school hangout

The duo worked together in an effort to raise money for BooCoo, a cultural centre and café near the school that is popular with Evanston students.

To raise their goal, the teens made a deal with school officials to allow them to play Bieber’s song 'Baby' over the PA system between classes until they collected $1,000.

Miss Runzel and Mr Chatz said they made their song choice carefully.

Mr Chatz told the Chicago Tribune: 'As student council, we decided that ['Baby'] would be the most annoying without being over the top.'

He added: 'I could pick out more annoying songs, but I think that’s right at the limit of annoying and not too annoying.'

The teens admitted that they were inspired by Glenbrook North High School, where student leaders pulled a similar fundraising stunt .

Fundraisers: Charlotte Runzel, left, and Jesse Chatz, right, worked together in an effort to raise money for BooCoo, a cultural centre and café near the school that is popular with Evanston students

Except the Glenbrook students used 'MmmBop,' the 90’s hit from the brotherly boy band Hanson.

The campaign began on Monday, with the song played eight times by the end of the school day.

While some students were seen covering their ears in disgust, others embraced it.

Evanston senior Darius Williams told the Tribune: ‘I found myself singing in class… I don’t even like Bieber.'

Song choice: Jesse Chatz said that Justin Bieber's 'Baby' is 'right at the limit of annoying and not too annoying

But the same music that has won over millions didn’t have the same effect at the high school, because the teens reached their $1,000 by Wednesday, just two days after they started.

Miss Runzel told the Tribune: 'The main thing, aside from the $1,000, is also creating awareness for Boocoo, and it’s a great tool in our community'.

Alicia Hempfling, an administrator at Boocoo, told the Chicago Sun-Times that the non-profit centre was thrilled by their actions.