With April Fool’s Day just around the corner, the BV community is readying itself for the onslaught of practical jokes to come. Students and teachers alike get up to endless shenanigans and have plenty of past experiences to share.

Sticky Hand | Rasheed Mantara, 12

“I high-fived my teacher with glue on my hand.”

Door Troubles | Elsie Lipari, 11

“I put lotion on all of my sister’s door handles, and she couldn’t figure out how to open them.”

Chain Reaction | Parker Bell, 11

“Put a balloon full of baby powder above my brother’s door, and when he opened it a needle popped it and baby powder got all over him.”

Rude Awakening | Greer Suttmoeller, 10

“[I] hid my alarm clock underneath the bed [where] my parents could not reach.”

Time Change | Rohan Enjeti, 11

“I said ‘good night,’ but it was morning.”

Word Play | Muktha Busi, 9

“I told my middle school teacher that I got a ‘brownie’ for them but it was a ‘brown-E.’”

Power Down | Nikhil Maddipoti, 12

“I reversed all the batteries in every battery-powered device in my house. It took over a week for my parents to find them all.”