BY NICK FRIES

This spring, high schools around the country will have their hands full of seniors trying to “stick it” to their administration one final time before graduation. A large amount of these pranks will result in expulsions, and most of them will result in regret (and pehaps a few exaggerated recollections at high school reunions).

But Mariemont most likely won’t have to deal with this issue come May or June. In fact, they haven’t had to deal with it in years.

“I can’t recall any notable senior pranks during my time here,” assistant principal Mr. Tom Crosby said.

Surrounding schools take note, because Mariemont appears to have perfected the system. Seniors traditionally get their final two weeks off, as well as the opportunity to skip exams with good grades. In return, they must abstain from pulling anything too mischievous.

“It’s been a really good agreement with the seniors,” Crosby said about the deal. “We’ve been fortunate to have no pranks, and they get to get out of school early.”

But other schools haven’t been so lucky. Science teacher Mrs. Briggs recalls multiple incidents at Loveland, where her kids have attended.

“Every year the seniors tried to come up with something new,” she said.

Mrs. Briggs, with the help of her graduated daughter, recalled seniors dropping bouncing balls down flights of stairs in between bells, filling the halls with sleeping bags, and even putting fish in the toilets.

Some pranks, however, have gotten out of hand. In 2003, students let loose chickens, peacocks, and bunnies throughout the school. The problem? They were stolen. Many of them died, and some went missing. All in all, multiple students were expelled and arrested for the theft and mistreatment of $1,500 worth of animals.

Senior Christian Vonder Ahe has been picked by many to be the most likely to pull a senior prank. Last year he caught the attention of students during lunch by jumping on top of a table in the Commons and dancing, yelling “seniors twenty-twelve!” As of now, however, he says he doesn’t have anything planned.

“I haven’t been thinking about anything specific,” Vonder Ahe said. “I’ve been walking on thin ice since jumping on that table last year. But if I end up doing something, I’ll keep it in the legal boundaries.”