To understand my school, there are two "houses" that are adjoined by an overpass (or you can go under the overpass and outside between the houses 
). House 1 has the auditorium and the English/Social Studies departments. House 2 has the Math/Science departments.
I get to school today and there are janitors and construction workers carting desks from the foyer outside the auditorium to the other side of House 1 where the classrooms are. What the hell? So I got to my homeroom and lo and behold, no desks. Hah, nice - a senior prank. All of the desks in House 1 were moved to the foyer, except for those in one or two classrooms, and stacked to the ceiling. 15 feet high, 40 feet deep - 600 desks total. I didn't see it, but they just did a news report about it. Apparently, to top it off whoever did it chained the desks together and put a padlock on.
Anyway, even starting in homeroom there are rumors that the administration is so pissed that they will cancel our Senior Ball. Yeah, so that's what happened. Until the perpetrators of this (pretty amusing) prank come forward there is no Senior Ball. It was scheduled for June 7.
Also, since moving desks is not in the job description for the janitors and especially not for the construction workers (renovating/expanding the guidance office) they have to be paid overtime. That money is coming out of the Senior Treasury.
I say no harm no foul. The reporter quoted some of the administration as saying that it was a fire hazard, one of the walls in the foyer is big plate glass windows and that those could have been broken, and that some of the desks toppled when they took off the chains (which I highly doubt happened btw). But still, nothing really went wrong. Just a few feet to the odd desk and a scratch here or there on the surface of the desk - that's the extent of the damage really. I don't know, it just seems like a big time overreaction. I guess another big issue is the fact that someone must have a copy of the master key for the school. Whoever did this got in on Memorial Day, when the school is locked, and also opened doors in two different departments - each department has its own key.
My prediction is that Senior Ball will happen anyway - regardless of whether the people that did this come forward or not. Frankly it wasn't a 'Senior Prank' because no one knew about it beforehand and no one that I have talked to has any clue who did it. So it seems more like a prank pulled by a few and that the rest of us are getting the shaft for it. But on to my reasons why Ball will off anyway. My school's administration has a history of backing down to parents. They are whipped. I live in a pretty affluent area and there is nothing that the administration is more afraid of than wealthy, angry parents - especially ones that shelled out a lot of money that they won't be getting back for their kid's Ball. Further, kids that are paying for it on their own really get the shaft the hardest.
Yeah, I just found this somewhat amusing. I mean, I admit it was kinda over the top with the chain/padlock, but nothing really bad came of it. I can understand why the administration was pissed - but that pissed? Two years ago the senior got a crazy amount of sand, put it in a little courtyard with beach chairs and big umbrellas. It was all cleaned up before anyone saw it (there is still some sand in the courtyard) but the people that did it didn't get in really big trouble and nothing was cancelled.
). House 1 has the auditorium and the English/Social Studies departments. House 2 has the Math/Science departments.I get to school today and there are janitors and construction workers carting desks from the foyer outside the auditorium to the other side of House 1 where the classrooms are. What the hell? So I got to my homeroom and lo and behold, no desks. Hah, nice - a senior prank. All of the desks in House 1 were moved to the foyer, except for those in one or two classrooms, and stacked to the ceiling. 15 feet high, 40 feet deep - 600 desks total. I didn't see it, but they just did a news report about it. Apparently, to top it off whoever did it chained the desks together and put a padlock on.
Anyway, even starting in homeroom there are rumors that the administration is so pissed that they will cancel our Senior Ball. Yeah, so that's what happened. Until the perpetrators of this (pretty amusing) prank come forward there is no Senior Ball. It was scheduled for June 7.
Also, since moving desks is not in the job description for the janitors and especially not for the construction workers (renovating/expanding the guidance office) they have to be paid overtime. That money is coming out of the Senior Treasury.
I say no harm no foul. The reporter quoted some of the administration as saying that it was a fire hazard, one of the walls in the foyer is big plate glass windows and that those could have been broken, and that some of the desks toppled when they took off the chains (which I highly doubt happened btw). But still, nothing really went wrong. Just a few feet to the odd desk and a scratch here or there on the surface of the desk - that's the extent of the damage really. I don't know, it just seems like a big time overreaction. I guess another big issue is the fact that someone must have a copy of the master key for the school. Whoever did this got in on Memorial Day, when the school is locked, and also opened doors in two different departments - each department has its own key.
My prediction is that Senior Ball will happen anyway - regardless of whether the people that did this come forward or not. Frankly it wasn't a 'Senior Prank' because no one knew about it beforehand and no one that I have talked to has any clue who did it. So it seems more like a prank pulled by a few and that the rest of us are getting the shaft for it. But on to my reasons why Ball will off anyway. My school's administration has a history of backing down to parents. They are whipped. I live in a pretty affluent area and there is nothing that the administration is more afraid of than wealthy, angry parents - especially ones that shelled out a lot of money that they won't be getting back for their kid's Ball. Further, kids that are paying for it on their own really get the shaft the hardest.
Yeah, I just found this somewhat amusing. I mean, I admit it was kinda over the top with the chain/padlock, but nothing really bad came of it. I can understand why the administration was pissed - but that pissed? Two years ago the senior got a crazy amount of sand, put it in a little courtyard with beach chairs and big umbrellas. It was all cleaned up before anyone saw it (there is still some sand in the courtyard) but the people that did it didn't get in really big trouble and nothing was cancelled.
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