Thursday, April 3, 2008

One word: Genius.

Mary Polleys

Best way to mess with the town authorities and the school administration in one swoop? Dustin Zebro killed two birds with one stone when he staged the ultimate teen drinking party.
The cops thought they had hit the jackpot when they crashed the Zebro residence in Wausau, Wisconsin to find a keg, red party cups, cars lining the street, and crowds of underage kids milling about. However, when they attempted a bust, all they found was some good wholesome fun and cups full of root beer.
The lucky police officers who were made an example of by the Wisconsin teens, even made several students take breath tests, all of whom easily passed.
Reportedly, Zebro held the root beer kegger to poke fun at the school, who had suspended his friends from athletics for pictures depicting them drinking from red party cups.
Zebro, and other students involved, have been made heroes on YouTube by similarly minded students who think the school should have less to do with their lives outside of school.
A similar issue has arisen here at Pembroke High School, with the enactment of the new MIAA chemical health rule and students have already felt the heat.
Would a root beer kegger prove the same point here in Pembroke? A point being made is also that even though police and school officials think that students in town are all up to no good, it’s not always the case.
What Zebro did with his classmates was brilliant, and it gives the adult population that teens are more clever than they think we are. It’s up to students like Zebro to keep the school in line when it comes to student rights, and that fact that the video has gained such popularity on you-tube shows that the majority of students feel that their rights are being threatened.

1 comment:

newspaper said...

Godd. Good lede, funny relevant. Two things: 1- You have a great point to inspire discussion. Don't blunt the effectiveness of your point by sounding bitter or smarmy.
2- Big leap in the last sentnence to say that the "majority" of students feel their rights are threatened.
Good posting. Keep it up!