To Egg or Not to Egg? Tuesday, October 11, 2011 By Senior Emily Carr A student’s truck exhibits the wrath of homecoming week. - Emily Carr Advertising Each year as homecoming approaches, a whirlwind of glitter, paper mache, and streamers hits Cameron High School. At the same time, lots of chalking takes place. Parents are astounded as their children come home with car windows completely coated in window chalk. The only thing worse than a chalked car is an egged car. Typically students in the same grade team up to egg and chalk cars of their peers in different grades. “I chalk and egg cars because it’s fun. We don’t do it to people who are not involved in the process. It’s not with malice or anger, it’s just a Homecoming tradition,” a student at CHS, who prefers to be anonymous, said. Not everyone takes part in these activities, but those who do tend to really commit. “The most I have ever spent at one time for homecoming supplies is about $250. It sounds like a lot, but I saved up, and it was worth it,” the anonymous student said laughing. It isn’t just eggs students throw at homecoming, the anonymous student said,“I have thrown tomatoes, ketchup, Vaseline, and flour before. Egg alternatives are helpful since they are less destructive.” The student also made it clear the people involved don’t just throw eggs and other things at anyone, only high school students. Even though some consider eggs and chalk a tradition, there are risks and consequences. “Egging to me is stupid. I am not a big fan of that for the damaging side of things that can happen. As far as chalking goes, I don’t really think that’s as much as an issue, as long as it stays on windows and is cleaned before the car is used,” Assistant Principal Scott Archibald said. Mr. Archibald also said consequences of egging come from the damages the eggs cause, and vary by severity of the case. One of the most important things students sometimes forget are the consequences through the law. “If they get caught, they can be charged with property damage or vandalism. Juveniles will have to go to juvenile court, or if they are over seventeen they can go through adult court,” Student Resource Officer James Proctor, who deals with a lot of homecoming week cases, said. According to  Officer Proctor, the number of calls does increase during homecoming week, but the actual number of crimes stays about the same. Altogether, it’s really up to the student to decide if egging and chalking is worth it. The students know how to keep a fun rivalry between grades safe, and there are a lot of ways to keep homecoming pranks legal. Either way, it seems egging and chalking will always be a part of homecoming at Cameron High.

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