by Staff writer, Narbeh Derafshkavan

            Last week was filled with more controversy between Hoover and Glendale than there was in the ongoing trade demands of Kobe Bryant.

            Early in the week, Hoover’s pool was found vandalized, as first found by the water polo team and their coach.  The destruction of the pool quickly led some to believe that Glendale High School was somehow involved in the mess that had occurred in school.  The fingers were impulsively pointed towards the Nitro’s, who were nearing the all important day in sports competition, Beat Glendale Day (BGD).

            The pool was found full of detergent.  The mess was difficult to clean up, but one could not imagine what was yet to come.

            A while after the incident at our school, Glendale High School’s pool was also found ravaged by another form of vandalism.  The Nitro’s pool was found full of purple paint, and it also contained parts of the bleachers, as well as a mattress that was thrown near the deep end of the pool.  To top the horrendous idea, those responsible had also damaged the cover of the pool, which has been said to be an expensive piece of equipment.

            As expected, the Nitro’s blamed Hoover for what had occurred to their pool.  The idea of such a thing happening seemed very unusual, but considering that BGD was nearing and that there were bound to be some pranks, the damages may not come as a surprise.

            Unfortunately, these so called pranks were carried a bit overboard.  It was clear that as soon as the rumors spread, the punishments would begin to flow down.

            The investigations have uncovered that a group of Hoover students had vandalized the pool of Glendale High School, yet it is not clear who caused the destruction of our pool, and administrators say that the investigation are still under way.

            “If they think vandalism is a prank, then maybe they should look up the word prank in the dictionary,” said Assistant Principal Hakop Eulmessekian about the vandalism that the Hoover students had caused.

            Among this entire hubbub, came the roaring rumor that the boys’ water polo teams from Hoover and Glendale had taken part in these horrible events.  The assumption was made as a result of the feud that exists between the two schools, but as the week came to an end it was uncovered that neither team was involved in the incidents that had occurred.

            The boys’ water polo team was unanimous in their thoughts of the week’s events saying they were “an embarrassment.’

            Glendale High boys’ water polo coach Robert Zirovich said, “There are rumors that get spread that don’t mean anything.”

            As far as these events are concerned, he went on to say that these acts “were silly.’

            Moreover, the boys’ water polo team was not the only team under the radar.  The girls’ water polo team here was also thought to have taken part in these savage events.  The week was also filled with on and off rumors saying that the girls’ water polo team will have their season cancelled.  The news was shocking, and it led many to believe that the girls’ team should not be punished for the acts of others.  Fortunately the rumors were silenced and the girls will have the opportunity to end their season.

            An anonymous source said, “Mr. K and Mr. Sterling assured us that we would have a water polo season.

            All in all, the week’s events have been some to forget.  Our administration declined to comment, but they are hoping that they can put this behind them and go on and win it all at BGD.