Them Boys Is Making Us Proud!
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As a proud River Rat for Life, Ann Arbor Huron High School class of 1989, it brings tears to my eyes to see young people at my alma mater achieve new heights.  Those who came before us racked up some classic pranks, and then left the place for later generations.  Some of us managed to pull off stunts that made the newspaper, and  still never got caught [ask me about that some time :-) ].  The Big Boy statue had many off journeys, too. After my class graduated,  I noted fondly the first in-school shooting, coming just a few years later.  Ah, youth...

Now the current students have raised the bar.
"Moonstruck: Huron High lacrosse players bare it all to help teammate win prom date"
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/04/high_school_lacrosse_team_susp.html
"Kristoff Wennersten figured his prom proposal had to be one-of-a-kind if it would have any chance of being accepted.

But the Huron High School senior never imagined it would result in a suspension for himself and 12 of his varsity lacrosse teammates, whom he recruited to help spell out the message at a school soccer match via their derrieres.

The players displayed the question, "Will You Go To The Prom With Me? Yes or No?" on their posteriors while mooning Huron senior Carolyn Campbell at a game. "
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"Campbell, who accepted the prom invitation by patting the lower back of the player displaying the word 'Yes,' described Wennersten's method as "cute" and said she wasn't upset by the manner in which she was asked.

"People get pretty creative with prom. Anyone who's done anything has been pretty outlandish," Campbell said. "This is pretty epic, I would say.

"I didn't think it would become this big of a deal."

Neither did Wennersten, who said the idea was more "spur of the moment" than anything.

Originally, his friends suggested a sign. But Wennersten pushed for a grander plan."



The downside of course is the administration response, which has precious little to do with guiding young people along their path.

"All 13 players were suspended for a undetermined number of games and ordered to complete 20 hours of community service.

The students were also suspended for one day of school. Huron's lacrosse matches, scheduled for this past Saturday and Monday, were postponed.

"Inappropriate is inappropriate," Huron athletic director Dottie Davis said Monday after meeting with lacrosse varsity players and their parents. "It disrespects women, and that's the clear message we need to have the students understand - ..."

And from a commentor:
"It's interesting that the woman Athletic Director sees it as disrespectful of WOMEN. It doesn't even occur to her that is ws disrespectful of everyone there.

It's obvious that she is a man hating feminist that can't handle a joke. I say moon her at the end of the school year guys."

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