When Guidance Director Mr. Karl Zweerink opened his office on Friday, November 7, he was surprised to find that his office had been decorated in pink paraphernalia. The Pink Pranksters had struck!
The culprits were Mr. Zweerink’s fellow counselors, particularly senior guidance counselor Ms. Penny Deck. The pranksters had devised the idea from a comment that Mr. Zweerink had made at a staff meeting a few weeks prior.
“At a department meeting a couple of weeks ago he said that the guidance bathroom was too girly,” said Ms. Deck. “We said: if he thinks that is girly, we will show him girly.”
While Mr. Zweerink had been expecting something to celebrate his birthday, the prank caught him off his guard.
“I knew that we had some cake plans,” said Mr. Zweerink. “But I was not expecting an office makeover.”
With the help of Ms. Deck’s friend, who gave them the supplies, the pranksters decorated his room with pink rugs and blankets, as well as stuffed animals and reading material such as a Barbie Magazine.
The pranksters also decorated the bathroom with pink towels and a pink rug. They even brought a plethora of pink articles of clothing and forced Mr. Zweerink to wear them.
While it was meant as a joke, Mr. Zweerink took the incident rather hard.
“I used to feel that I could trust my colleagues, but it is going to take years to gain that trust back,” said Mr. Zweerink. “I have had nightmares… In fact, I am still nervous to come to work.”
The pranksters, however, claimed that they did it for fun.
Mr. Zweerink’s office was decorated by his fellow guidance counselors to celebrate his birthday. Photo by Virginia Cross
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