Day of the Stakes. Beware.

Tomorrow is the Day of the Stakes. It's an annual tradition held at my school campus. Everyone decorates a standard wooden stake, then proceeds to smack every available surface. The best stakes are covered with paint-filled balloons. After all, messier is better.

Last year, my stake won "Best Design." I wanted to express my disdain for the existing system of milk carton recycling, so I covered my stake in (what else?) milk cartons, as well as other found materials.

The Day of the Stakes is such an important aspect of student life because it gives everyone the chance to express themselves and to speak out against important issues affecting us directly.

(The author reserves the right to change details of the blog-entry and to add details as she sees fit. Therefore, the above information may not be accurate and/or true. In actuality, stakeholder's day is an open-house style event for the school to promote itself and to show parents the accomplishments of their children, but honestly, which version is better?)