Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Grad confesses to 1957 prank - Sends high school $500 check


The prank took two months to plan, 10 people to orchestrate and 50 years to confess. Three weeks before his 50th reunion at Palo Alto High School this weekend, Charles Monsalve sent a $500 check and a note to Palo Alto Unified School District Superintendent Kevin Skelly divulging his involvement in a "dastardly deed" that went unpunished. "In 1957, 50 years ago, a most nefarious plot was undertaken by 10 Palo Alto seniors, and instigated at the end of the school year," Monsalve wrote. "This plot was a culmination of two months of meticulous planning by these evil doers. I know because I was one of them." The prank? Dumping two years' worth of "various" beverage cans into the Palo Alto High School pool. Full Story - Tennis Life Magazine - Carlton Cigarettes - Extended Stay Hotels