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OTHS grad prank turned sourpranksters lit firecrackersWhile the email saidBy Jayme Poisson in the schools direction.the easy answer would beTORONTO STARPolice cars wereto cancel prom, thoseA graduation prank gone hay-reportedly dispatchedwho did not participate,wire at Oakville Trafalgar High after receiving calls of those who participatedSchool last week has ended the year shots fired from neigh-peripherally without mal-on a sour note, according to an bours.ice, and those who cleanedemail sent by the school to parents There was no positiveup, should not have toMonday.legacy whatsoever left bybear the consequences of In an attempt to recreate the this group of students inothers who threw food orvideo game Mario Kart, seniors the eyes of the school orwater balloons, drankstole shopping carts from a local the police, said the email.beer, squirted mustardplaza on Friday and paraded around Moreover, they have tar-and ketchup, etc. the schools atrium with Silly String nished their class andWhile the incident inand streamers. A small group of upset their peers.the atrium was caught onpranksters came armed with banan-A group of Grade 12videotape, the masks wornas, tomatoes, eggs and water bal-students seeminglyby the pranksters are cur-loons. Mayhem ensued.disappointed in theirrently hindering an inves-Students and staff were hit with classmates spent thetigation. The school isfood products; the floor quickly afternoon Friday withcalling on all those whobecame slippery, and carts tipped, mops and brooms helpingacted inappropriately tohurting riders and spectators (both the custodian clean up.own their actions. staff and students), read the email, adding many people had their clothes ruined. MASONRY & FIREPLACE DESIGN SPECIALISTSA window was broken and a security camera ripped from the ceiling.I think its absolutely terrible, said parent Jen Poirier who has twin boys in Grade 11.It goes beyond a prank, its van-Chimney Capsdalism, she said, adding the stu-dents obviously knew they were Chimney Repointingdoing something wrong if they chose to cover their faces.Masonary Fireplace RepairPoirier remembers graduation pranks in her day were harmless Design & Installationthings that could be easily cleaned up, like toilet papering the football Fireplace Refacingfield. Now, shes telling her sons to stay far away from them.The email, sent to parents of students in every grade, said over the years pranks have ranged from harmless fun to malicious van-www.cobblestonembers.comdalism. 406 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE In another grad prank at the ACROSS FROM RONA LANSING 905.337.2066high school last Thursday, masked The Carrier return on investment principles ielindae drffeO11!02 ,0 3enuJCut your cooling costsby up to 56%*and get up to a$CoolCash rebate*1,250ORget up to a10-year parts andlabour warranty*Call your Carrier dealer to SAVE BIG TODAY!A1 Air Conditioning Aire One Brooms Heating Maintemp Heating & & HeatingHeating & Coolingand Air ConditioningAir Conditioning Inc. 905-844-2949 905-849-4998905-634-7701905-681-3440* For details call these participating Carrier dealers today15 Wednesday, June 22, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com