Dean of Students Scott Parseghian announced that this year, the senior Assassin game will not be permitted on school grounds. According to Principal Pat Tutwiler, students have not respected administrators’ set parameters for the game in past years.
“The game is a huge disruption, and we’re not going to do it here on school grounds,” Tutwiler said.
However, students won’t be quick to abandon the tradition.
“We’re going to find a way to play. It’s organized within our grade. We’ll do it somehow,” said senior Willem Wang.
Tutwiler encouraged seniors to play the game off school grounds but insists that there will be no tolerance for it at the high school. Even carrying safety items, Tutwiler explained, will be forbidden on campus.
Brooklyn • May 20, 2013 at 4:34 PM
Why should games for young people be EVER called Killer or Assassin? Very much in agreement with the ban.
blah • Apr 30, 2012 at 6:23 AM
i hate the school
Iggy • Mar 28, 2012 at 9:51 AM
What if all the cars and busses suddenly overheated, and the only way to save them from exploding and killing 100s was to cool them off by splashing the waterbottles carried by the assassins players?
anon • Mar 8, 2012 at 12:24 PM
I bet its still gonna happen anyways…..
Guest • Mar 13, 2012 at 11:43 AM
Sorry you're not going to be able to play the game, but Assassin was the root cause of at least one car accident in the student parking lot last year. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but the two vehicles involved had a combined $1500 in damage. At the time of the accident, there were several hundred students nearby, along with several buses with students. When the driver jumped out of his car (with it still in drive!) to "assassinate" his target, the car could easily have plowed into a group of students, causing many major injuries, or far worse. Had the car not hit another parked vehicle, there is no telling the damage that might have happened. There is no reason whatsoever to put students at risk like that again. Sure, what the driver did was dumb, but who is to say it won't happen again?
Cool • Mar 7, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Bowel movements are gonna hit the fan
Zombie Analyst • Mar 6, 2012 at 2:06 PM
I feel that seniors are going to be VERY paranoid when off school grounds if that's where they decide play it. Gillie suits anyone?
dsafsd • Mar 5, 2012 at 7:29 PM
add it to the list of long time wayland high school traditions that tut has killed
prettymadaboutit • Mar 5, 2012 at 1:27 PM
omg this is rediculous. its a tradition!!! ugh we should be able to play on school grounds!!! seniors need to learn to respect the boundries. maybe they will give us one more chance and we can redeem ourselves. we know that we are not allowed to do it inside but outside should be okay. thats not right. ugh that sooo annoying. they need to know that seniors are probably gonna rebel against this eventually.
Soccer Chic • Mar 29, 2012 at 10:24 PM
Well at my local high school East they are in a "safe place" IN a church, in school/or school grounds, and where YOU work. A "safe place" is where you cannot shoot someone and they can not shoot you. However you can be shot in the PARKING LOT of a church. So suggest "the safe place" theory to your school, hope this helped!!!
Bennett=wow • Mar 2, 2012 at 9:59 PM
this school is a shell of what it used to be
guest • Mar 2, 2012 at 3:31 PM
Interesting…they want to stop this game….but passing out condoms are OK.
gobias • Mar 4, 2012 at 12:52 PM
i fail to see how the two are related but okay
everybody • Mar 2, 2012 at 1:11 PM
wow
wow • Mar 2, 2012 at 11:42 AM
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why? there is no reason
Matt McCullough • Mar 2, 2012 at 11:11 AM
i agree for the students safety it should not be played on campus because it is very dangerous. plus students at times don't think about their actions and students could get seriously hurt
guest • Mar 8, 2012 at 10:25 PM
By water?
nobody • Mar 2, 2012 at 9:46 AM
NOOO.
GUEST • Mar 2, 2012 at 11:25 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
THIS IS MY WORST NIGHTMARE
ALL HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE