And yes, it seems there is no longer a gender divide in terms of violence and abuse, my god. I totally thought it was a group of boys that had beat up that principal because you almost expect that aggression and impulsiveness from testosterone-driven young men, but girls? My world view has been shattered. :O
forgive me for being naive, but what exactly is muck-up day?
No forgiveness necessary, there's no reason you should have heard of it before, I think it may be just an Australian tradition.
Muck Up Day is the last day for Year 12 students, the final level of high school. It's around the end of October, just before they leave for study week and then exams. A time of high emotion and stress and drama because- they're leaving high school forever, leaving their friends and peers, and while people may relish being free at last, there's no longer that safety net, they've gotta face their future and figure out where they're going to go, what they're going to do...
There's usually a barbecue in the morning for the students and their teachers, there's a lot of photos being taken, shirts being signed...I still have mine, though the ink's faded after three years, lol. Then the kids are dismissed to get ready for the afternoon celebration- we get dressed up in crazy costumes, as you can see from the pic above, lol. Then there's usually a performance in the school gym- the students might put on a show, give out awards for 'Most Likely To...' and that sort of thing, but it's basically just music and dancing.
And there's more than you ever wanted to know about obscure traditions, heh. :D
Oh, btw, all this? Is what Muck Up's supposed to be like. It's controversial because kids use it as an excuse to get drunk and go around hell-raising with stupid stunts like trashing schools and attacking people. >_
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Date: 2008-11-06 01:42 am (UTC)And yes, it seems there is no longer a gender divide in terms of violence and abuse, my god. I totally thought it was a group of boys that had beat up that principal because you almost expect that aggression and impulsiveness from testosterone-driven young men, but girls? My world view has been shattered. :O
forgive me for being naive, but what exactly is muck-up day?
No forgiveness necessary, there's no reason you should have heard of it before, I think it may be just an Australian tradition.
Muck Up Day is the last day for Year 12 students, the final level of high school. It's around the end of October, just before they leave for study week and then exams. A time of high emotion and stress and drama because- they're leaving high school forever, leaving their friends and peers, and while people may relish being free at last, there's no longer that safety net, they've gotta face their future and figure out where they're going to go, what they're going to do...
There's usually a barbecue in the morning for the students and their teachers, there's a lot of photos being taken, shirts being signed...I still have mine, though the ink's faded after three years, lol. Then the kids are dismissed to get ready for the afternoon celebration- we get dressed up in crazy costumes, as you can see from the pic above, lol. Then there's usually a performance in the school gym- the students might put on a show, give out awards for 'Most Likely To...' and that sort of thing, but it's basically just music and dancing.
And there's more than you ever wanted to know about obscure traditions, heh. :D
Oh, btw, all this? Is what Muck Up's supposed to be like. It's controversial because kids use it as an excuse to get drunk and go around hell-raising with stupid stunts like trashing schools and attacking people. >_