Hundreds of excited students got in line to cream their teachers Friday.

It was all part of a zany but effective fundraiser at Lakeland Hills Elementary School.

Fifth-grade teachers Dara Puckett, Tanya Rottle and Michelle Dutoit volunteered for some public humiliation. Donning protective gear, the trio stood tall along the school’s back brick wall and braced for a messy stream of whipped cream pie deliveries from an eager-throwing, firing squad of fourth-and fifth-graders.

The teachers proved to be good sports, absorbing the blows and even egging on the boys and girls to toss a few between their begoggled eyes.

About 350 fourth- and fifth-grader purchased $2 pies during the week to raise money for fifth-grade camp scholarships at the school.

The cost to send a fifth-grader to camp is $165, and some kids simply need help to get there.

“We don’t ever want a child not to go because of money,” said Principal Ryan Foster, whose school is scheduled to attend the May 18-21 Lake Retreat Baptist Camp in Ravensdale, located outside Covington. Fifth-grade camp is considered an Auburn School District tradition.

Several businesses have pitched in to help. Some of the camp sponsorship support has come from Windermere Realty and Communities in Schools.

The pie-tossing fundraiser was made possible through a $600 donation of whipped cream from the Lakeland Hills Top Foods and the generosity and work from the school’s PTA.