Hee hee hee. What is it with the Southwest and bizarre school-related news? If it's not tortillas at graduation, it's shot glasses at homecoming:
Officials at Rio Grande High School [NM] aren't getting a buzz from the school's homecoming memento. Nearly 100 shot glasses etched with "Dreams Will Come True 2004" were handed out in advance of the celebration last week — until the principal got word of it.
"It's not an appropriate message to send out," Principal Al Sanchez said Thursday after putting a stop to the giveaway. "We'll never do that again."
School activities director James Chavez took the blame — saying the cheapest glass was a $1.32 shot glass. He said he thought they could be used to hold candles or toothpicks, not alcohol.
"We emphasized this is not for drinking," Chavez said.
Uh huh. For toothpicks. Because we all know how teenage kids like to ride around and...collect toothpicks. What do the Homecoming King and Queen win? Matching flasks? For toting around mineral water, I'm sure.
Posted by kswygert at September 20, 2004 08:13 PM