It’s about that time of year when seniors across the

nation put into action months, maybe even years of

planning, in an effort to squeeze as much fun as

possible out of their last couple months of high

school. Administrators know its coming, yet are

powerless to stop it. That's right, its senior prank

season.

Every year members of the senior class organize

secretly and execute a prank during the last few

months of school. The tradition is passed down from

class to class, with each group trying to find

something new and unique to do.

The senior prank is a quintessential part of the high

school experience, along with football games, the

prom, and beating up nerds in gym class. We seniors

deserve every bit of fun we can get, as we live out

our last days of adolescence before stepping off the

cliff to the “real world” of adulthood. The senior

prank should be embraced and remembered not as a

childish act of juvenile irresponsibility, but as a

final teenage blaze of glory.

I support the senior prank, as long as it is carried out in a respectful and inoffensive fashion. Hopefully the tradition continues on for years to come, in new, creative, and safe ways. The senior prank should be unique,

memorable, and most importantly fun.

High school is supposed to be the best four years of

your life. While this is arguable, high school is a

very important time in everybody’s life. As much as

you learn in the classroom, you learn even more about

yourself as a person. High school is important not

because it helps you to get into college or to get a

job, but because it teaches you about the world and

about life. It should be an enjoyable time for

everyone, and the senior prank is, as they say, “all

in good fun.”