So we did an event called The Mother Daughter Banquet last week, and lets just say our seniors and the guys specifically are pretty out of control. Who isn't when you're a senior and in highschool?
So when no one was around they went into the back closet and went off onto the roof. Now supposedly an alarm went off which notified the cops and the lovely one janitor we don't get along with that works here still was the one to come check. Now I had just gotten back into the room and noticed that the hatch was open and he walked in. Naturally he looks at me first and I explain what went on about how I had just gotten back and it was open so he goes up and pulls the students down.
Now what does he do? Decides to be the nice janitor he is and tell the students not to worry about it and he will just tell them that it was one of the custodians on the roof, and he sends them along. Well we're almost ready for the event to start and I get stopped by him and a group of janitors where he states infront of them all that it was me and my team, and tells me I have to control my well behaved tech team. Who was left to watch after a group of about 20 male seniors.
As most of you know me and my tech team our selfs are only students, the advisors for the event were no where to be seen. The group had already gotten introuble for spilling drinks on the carpet, playing football, and other things in the theater. They event went as far as to take a chair out of the main office and drive off the stage with it and with a person in it, thus breaking off the wheels.
So once again i clarify who it was and the event goes on, me running back and forth between the booth, back stage, and the cable studio to make sure everythings going alright. As usual at the end we get nothing but compliments from the people and the advisors and how we deserve much more credit and ect... I then see one of the last people who are directing this group and they're from our guidance department and she says how disappointed she is that we were on the roof. Once again I have to restate that it wasn't any of us but infact people from their group. She was quiet for the rest of the night but said thanks and all the next day.
So we go in that thursday to the building manager to talk with him and again tell him what happened and he says we're all set he knows it wasn't us and we continue talking as normal about what needs to be done for the drama production. Sound system one of the speakers may be blown, the seat lights still aren't working since the school opened. ect...
So fast foward to today (on vacation) I go in to meet the assistant and the drama director to do lighting cues. I get stopped by the building manager and non other than our good friend tom the janitor. (sarcasm), and instantly without even asking me anything I get yelled at and accused of being a liar (that's what you get for being a student excepted to run the whole theater) I keep trying to explain my self and what had happened and I'm constantly told how I'm lying and the janitor insists he's correct and it was two of MY TEAM, (we only had 3 people including my self) all 3 of which were in other locations doing something else pre show. Yet tom had to be correct. Well what had happened is the roof hatch had blown open in a recent storm and all the water got in thus destroying the drop down ceiling in the storage room where the hatch is.
Now this is where i'm told again that MY TEAM had gone on the roof again! Yet we hadn't even gone in the roof in the first place. Cause Tom again being almighty as he is, does nothing wrong and couldn't possibly have closed the hatch incorrectly. No, instead it was my team again that was running the show nonstop but somehow we managed to fit some time in to go on the roof.
So where's the big problem here? The fact that yes we are students, students should not be in the place to play "technical director" of the theater. But in this case as that's the way it is then the school system should have respect and not accuse people of things the second they walk in. If we had an actual paid technical director that was an adult they would ask what had happened or this wouldn't have been a problem with the janitor lying and saying he wont rat out the students, but infact go tell everyone that it was my team. Needless to say I was beyond pissed off and just gave up trying to defend my self and went off to the theater to do the work. The drama director came and me and the assistant explained what had happened she was appauled that the school would so something like that to us and agreed with us about the treatment and how it was uncalled for and she knows we wouldn't do something like that. Oh we also got introuble for locking OUR cabinets with our drama equiptment which we were given permission to do and we showed the building manager exactly where the keys were. Yet he claims he never knew. Again the drama director was pissed as we're suppose to lock up. We even checked with the building manager before leaving that thursday and told him we locked everything up for vacation week and he said great job and then we chatted for a bit.
As usual he either wasn't paying attention or just doesn't want to admit to being wrong. arrrg
So when no one was around they went into the back closet and went off onto the roof. Now supposedly an alarm went off which notified the cops and the lovely one janitor we don't get along with that works here still was the one to come check. Now I had just gotten back into the room and noticed that the hatch was open and he walked in. Naturally he looks at me first and I explain what went on about how I had just gotten back and it was open so he goes up and pulls the students down.
Now what does he do? Decides to be the nice janitor he is and tell the students not to worry about it and he will just tell them that it was one of the custodians on the roof, and he sends them along. Well we're almost ready for the event to start and I get stopped by him and a group of janitors where he states infront of them all that it was me and my team, and tells me I have to control my well behaved tech team. Who was left to watch after a group of about 20 male seniors.
As most of you know me and my tech team our selfs are only students, the advisors for the event were no where to be seen. The group had already gotten introuble for spilling drinks on the carpet, playing football, and other things in the theater. They event went as far as to take a chair out of the main office and drive off the stage with it and with a person in it, thus breaking off the wheels.
So once again i clarify who it was and the event goes on, me running back and forth between the booth, back stage, and the cable studio to make sure everythings going alright. As usual at the end we get nothing but compliments from the people and the advisors and how we deserve much more credit and ect... I then see one of the last people who are directing this group and they're from our guidance department and she says how disappointed she is that we were on the roof. Once again I have to restate that it wasn't any of us but infact people from their group. She was quiet for the rest of the night but said thanks and all the next day.
So we go in that thursday to the building manager to talk with him and again tell him what happened and he says we're all set he knows it wasn't us and we continue talking as normal about what needs to be done for the drama production. Sound system one of the speakers may be blown, the seat lights still aren't working since the school opened. ect...
So fast foward to today (on vacation) I go in to meet the assistant and the drama director to do lighting cues. I get stopped by the building manager and non other than our good friend tom the janitor. (sarcasm), and instantly without even asking me anything I get yelled at and accused of being a liar (that's what you get for being a student excepted to run the whole theater) I keep trying to explain my self and what had happened and I'm constantly told how I'm lying and the janitor insists he's correct and it was two of MY TEAM, (we only had 3 people including my self) all 3 of which were in other locations doing something else pre show. Yet tom had to be correct. Well what had happened is the roof hatch had blown open in a recent storm and all the water got in thus destroying the drop down ceiling in the storage room where the hatch is.
Now this is where i'm told again that MY TEAM had gone on the roof again! Yet we hadn't even gone in the roof in the first place. Cause Tom again being almighty as he is, does nothing wrong and couldn't possibly have closed the hatch incorrectly. No, instead it was my team again that was running the show nonstop but somehow we managed to fit some time in to go on the roof.
So where's the big problem here? The fact that yes we are students, students should not be in the place to play "technical director" of the theater. But in this case as that's the way it is then the school system should have respect and not accuse people of things the second they walk in. If we had an actual paid technical director that was an adult they would ask what had happened or this wouldn't have been a problem with the janitor lying and saying he wont rat out the students, but infact go tell everyone that it was my team. Needless to say I was beyond pissed off and just gave up trying to defend my self and went off to the theater to do the work. The drama director came and me and the assistant explained what had happened she was appauled that the school would so something like that to us and agreed with us about the treatment and how it was uncalled for and she knows we wouldn't do something like that. Oh we also got introuble for locking OUR cabinets with our drama equiptment which we were given permission to do and we showed the building manager exactly where the keys were. Yet he claims he never knew. Again the drama director was pissed as we're suppose to lock up. We even checked with the building manager before leaving that thursday and told him we locked everything up for vacation week and he said great job and then we chatted for a bit.
As usual he either wasn't paying attention or just doesn't want to admit to being wrong. arrrg
So I might as well get used to it.
