I love this idea!
I recollect that one year, after an especially egregious prank, the
senior class was required to pay for the clean up out of their student
body funds. Funds that were to have been used for fun things, such as
the all-night after graduation party.
We've not had any horrifying pranks since. But institutional memories
can be short...
Sadie Longood, Librarian
Dallas (Oregon) High School
http://www.dallas.k12.or.us/dhs_library/web
>>> Cindy Rogers <crogers@IDEAPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORG> 5/27/2009 7:12 AM >>>
We had a senior prank a couple of years back that was very
demoralizing.
While hearing it discussed by sophomores in the library, I was able to
plant
the seed that pranks don't need to be destructive. If they wanted to
leave
their mark, why not do something that makes people feel good? That
group
began brainstorming ideas like getting into all the classrooms and
leaving
flowers on the teachers desks, etc. In the end, this class hasn't done
any
sort of prank (yet), but I like to think my words made some sort of
difference based on the direction that conversation went. It's too
late to
right this wrong, but maybe a seed could be planted for future
classes....
Cindy Rogers, MLS
Librarian
IDEA Academy
IDEA College Preparatory
401 South 1st Street
Donna, TX 78537
O (956) 377-8083
F (956) 464-8532
crogers@ideapublicschools.org
http://www.ideapublicschools.org
IDEA Public Schools are dedicated to providing students with the
academic,
social, and leadership skills needed to apply, matriculate, and succeed
in a
four-year college or university.
"In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us
with
floaties and teach us how to swim." -- Linton Weeks, Washington Post
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