GDS Senior Prank

[Anonymous]

Didn’t know it was Senior prank day, so I was running through all the scenarios about how this could happen, why, and figuring I would talk to other parents at an athletic event this weekend. They totally had me! Well done Seniors!

[Anonymous]

My main reaction is this is not funny. But I don't find pranks funny. Humor that rests fully on laughing at other people's feelings of panic and stress is not only not funny, but mean and lazy.

[Anonymous]

Not a GDS parent. I think I would panic, then be annoyed (once the prank was revealed), and then get over it. At least it wasn’t physically destructive.

[Anonymous]

This is an amazing prank. Hopefully also a little wake-up call to any high-strung parents who overreacted.

Way to go seniors!

[Anonymous]

Why I oughta, these hooligans really grind my gears.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As the mother of a responsible, curious teen at GDS, I have to say I am appalled at how many of you are encouraging this behavior. My son is a junior caught in the middle of the college process and this chaos has completely derailed his studies. I spent the morning frantically reaching out to the school, believing my son’s college plans were now in jeopardy, and I had to miss several vital meetings with my working group to fix this mess. My son is now in an environment of anarchy and vandalism, right when he should be hard at work preparing for the SAT. I find it frankly disgusting on the part of the senior class, who must know from experience how difficult this time of the year is. Am I really the only one who wants to see some consequences enforced? Maybe not expulsion, but perhaps a suspension and some restrictions on the usual end-of-year senior festivities. I think cancelling their prom would be more than fair.

womp womp

[Anonymous]

i'm an old person who graduated from GDS in the eighties.

The greatest senior prank of all time (for DC)) goes to St. Albans for putting a huge "For Sale" sign on top of the National Cathedral. (sometime in the late 70s, early 80s.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why I oughta, these hooligans really grind my gears.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i'm an old person who graduated from GDS in the eighties.

The greatest senior prank of all time (for DC)) goes to St. Albans for putting a huge "For Sale" sign on top of the National Cathedral. (sometime in the late 70s, early 80s.)

I would love to have seen that!

[Anonymous]

Not a GDS parent but I don’t find this prank funny. Was it actually authorised by the school? Senior pranks are supposed to be school-focused not something that will give parents a heart attack. The car idea that someone mentioned seemed cool

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a GDS parent but I don’t find this prank funny. Was it actually authorised by the school? Senior pranks are supposed to be school-focused not something that will give parents a heart attack. The car idea that someone mentioned seemed cool

Thanks for the lecture on what pranks should be. We'll all take that under advisement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a GDS parent but I don’t find this prank funny. Was it actually authorised by the school? Senior pranks are supposed to be school-focused not something that will give parents a heart attack. The car idea that someone mentioned seemed cool

Thanks for the lecture on what pranks should be. We'll all take that under advisement.

It was a dumb prank. Not very hard to pull off. And causing unnecessary consternation

[Anonymous]

Weird that GDS parents think this is so amazing, ingenious, and creative. It’s easy to do but silly. 1-2 kids could pull it off. The best pranks are way more creative and take lots of seniors working together to execute.

[Anonymous]

It does seem a bit mean-spirited for the prank to essentially target anxious parents rather than aim for chaotic school-based hijinks, but eh. No harm in the long run.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really pretty solid. Sadly wouldn't be surprising given the recent staff turnover at GDS. All the kids use private counslers anyways

This is kind of what makes it mean spirited. What makes it funny to some, in part, is an underlying mockery of parents and the suggestion of general contempt for the counselors.