en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:51:46 GMT 15 By Jamie Mostert
Senior pranks have to be one of the biggest, most talked about memories of high school. Once the end of the school year comes around, everyone is anxious to see what the seniors are going to do. Whether it be planning and participating in the act, finding out who did it, or just seeing if you are going to be a victim of it, it is always in the minds of high school students at one time or another. But no matter how awaited, creative, funny, or famous it might be, senior pranks are usually dangerous, always consequential, and always childish. There are so many different senior pranks that have been done at high schools, ranging from the most innocent to the most extreme. No matter if your school’s senior prank is a bunch of frogs being let loose throughout the school from the biology lab, or posters of the principal naked on everyone’s lockers, it is usually always going to cause harm to someone; mentally, physically, or both. The masterminds behind these pranks probably don’t think about the dangers while planning, but they do when it is all over and they find out someone is in the hospital because they are allergic to those frogs. The consequences for the people who caused the prank can come from all directions; parents and family, school administration, and the police. Depending on how far the act is taken, if anyone was harmed in any way, if there was property damage, or if school rules were broken, everything is accounted for and taken into consideration. If the school is involved (which is usually always the case), consequences and actions are taken such as suspension, and even the loss of the privilege of walking across the stage at graduation. Senior pranks are one of the most childish acts that are still around, put on by people who are supposed to be the most mature group of the high school student population. How are freshmen supposed to look up to the upper classmen when all they do is put on an act that may entertain a school for a day or two but hurt the school and the person for the rest of the school year. Senior pranks set a bad, childish example for lower classmen of how seniors should act and carry themselves. No matter how great your senior prank might be or how long people are talking about it, people won’t know all the pain and consequences you went through at the end of it all. Just ask yourself, are senior pranks really worth it all? I think not. High school is full of pressure, stress, and academic responsibilities and a bit of fun is always needed, but senior pranks are the wrong way to fulfill that needed fun in high school seniors’ lives. ]]> Tue, 12 Apr 2005 21:24:00 GMT