World record try for biggest ball of tape to continue at Eastside Elementary

Pamela Hartopp, the Eastside Elementary paraprofessional who spearheaded the effort, poses for a picture with a 1,310 lb. ball of tape. That’s 690 pounds short of the current world record, so they’ll get back at it Saturday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Pamela Hartopp, the Eastside Elementary paraprofessional who spearheaded the effort, poses for a picture with a 1,310 lb. ball of tape. That’s 690 pounds short of the current world record, so they’ll get back at it Saturday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

You’ve got to have some stick-to-itiveness to break a world record — especially when you’re trying to make the world’s biggest ball of tape.

Eastside Elementary students and faculty believe they’ve got…