Can we get a high five for the Class of 2021?
Before the sun came up on what was appropriately April Fools Day, the Upper Campus was transformed Wednesday in some fundamental and funny ways by a small army of seniors who worked through the night to show their school spirit.
Here’s what the campus looked like when students and teachers arrived Wednesday morning.
Mr. Byars’ classroom was at the bottom of the pool, his chairs and desks having been submerged but appropriately arranged. Mr. Weidlich’s desk and chairs had been replaced by four park benches and a couple of potted plants, giving his room an exceptionally homey feel. Ms. Whipple’s desk and chairs were sitting at the edge of the hill just outside of room zero – her prized mushroom-shaped chair sat at the head of the
arrangement, precariously perched just over the edge.
Mr. Floyd was greeted in his office by a plastic pool filled with Pepsi; Mrs. Quinn’s computer was completely gift wrapped, as if she were being offered an April Fools Day present.
The faculty room had been upended, and tortillas filled many mailboxes. The Lap Board had been updated, with each teacher given 11 million laps, except for Mrs. Wilson who had zero and a heart next to her name.
Photos of teachers and students were plastered across the hallway walls as was this message: Sweet Dreams From The Seniors.
According to senior sources, the idea for the April Fools pranks had been circulating for a while, but really distilled into a plan on the senior camping trip. Some ideas went by the wayside because they went too far or required too much work.
Mr. Colborn should be thankful that his desk was too heavy to carry into the baseball outfield.
In the end, the seniors said they were simply trying to inject a little humor and school spirit into school year.
“In a year that has been marred by so much, having a little levity never hurt nobody,” one senior said.
