Seniors attempted to break out into a pillow fight last Friday as their senior prank, but were stopped by the administration due to safety concerns, and chose to instead lie down in the covered hallway leading up to the 120s building.

According to Dr. Jeanne Jones, the administration heard that the seniors were planning to have a pillow fight around or in the middle of Junior Java. Due to safety concerns, given that some of the students could have hot coffee, Junior Java was moved into the area in front of the gym where students could be monitored more easily.

“I totally believe it was with the best of intentions; however, it was alarming to us because the juniors would have hot coffee in their hands and that was scary. Sometimes when kids get, I’m going to use the word “attacked” although it wasn’t an attack, somebody could get violent, especially somebody without something to hit back. So we wanted to slow it down a bit,” Jones said.

The administration was especially cautious about senior pranks because of issues with a prank a few years ago, where students and faculty were injured, as well as issues with a similar style prank at West Point.

“West Point used to have a giant pillow fight, but they cancelled it because they found that several kids would have concussions and broken noses and so we thought that maybe we should not [have a pillow fight],” said Jones.

According to multiple news sources, 30 students were injured during the West Point pillow fight in 2015. Following these injuries, the pillow fight was cancelled.

Seniors chose to begin lining up in the grass outside of the 10s building. When the administration came to stop the students, they ran up through the covered hallway leading to the 120s building, but were stopped by new assistant principal, Robert Caughey. The students chose to instead simply lie down and go to sleep with their pillows, said Jones.

Despite rumors of suspension, no students were punished on the account of the prank, said Jones, who sees the prank as simply a fun way for students to mess with the administration.

“Part of the fun I think for them is trying to outsmart us,” said Jones.

To watch a video of the pillow fight at West Point in 2015, click
Seniors attempted to break out into a pillow fight last Friday as their senior prank, but were stopped by the administration due to safety concerns, and chose to instead lie down in the covered hallway leading up to the 120s building.

According to Dr. Jeanne Jones, the administration heard that the seniors were planning to have a pillow fight around or in the middle of Junior Java. Due to safety concerns, given that some of the students could have hot coffee, Junior Java was moved into the area in front of the gym where students could be monitored more easily.

“I totally believe it was with the best of intentions; however, it was alarming to us because the juniors would have hot coffee in their hands and that was scary. Sometimes when kids get, I’m going to use the word “attacked” although it wasn’t an attack, somebody could get violent, especially somebody without something to hit back. So we wanted to slow it down a bit,” Jones said.

The administration was especially cautious about senior pranks because of issues with a prank a few years ago, where students and faculty were injured, as well as issues with a similar style prank at West Point.

“West Point used to have a giant pillow fight, but they cancelled it because they found that several kids would have concussions and broken noses and so we thought that maybe we should not [have a pillow fight],” said Jones.

According to multiple news sources, 30 students were injured during the West Point pillow fight in 2015. Following these injuries, the pillow fight was cancelled.

Seniors chose to begin lining up in the grass outside of the 10s building. When the administration came to stop the students, they ran up through the covered hallway leading to the 120s building, but were stopped by new assistant principal, Robert Caughey. The students chose to instead simply lie down and go to sleep with their pillows, said Jones.

Despite rumors of suspension, no students were punished on the account of the prank, said Jones, who sees the prank as simply a fun way for students to mess with the administration.

“Part of the fun I think for them is trying to outsmart us,” said Jones.

To watch a video of the pillow fight at West Point in 2015, click here.