Denfeld vs. Central: The Pranks
Now that the Denfeld and Central High School student bodies have been united, it seems like a good time to look back at some of the pranks students played on each other.
The most infamous, of course, was during the 1974-75 school year. Denfeld kids somehow managed to hoist a Volkswagon to the top of Central High School. The car had “Hunters” painted on the side.
The statute of limitations is probably up, so anyone willing to come forward, admit participation and explain how it was done will surely be held harmless. (Although I can’t promise some middle-aged Central grad won’t toilet paper your house. And I suppose administrators could still revoke your diploma. Better keep quiet.)
One rumor I heard was that the whole prank was based on a lesson from a physics class at Denfeld.
Another prank I remember hearing about, I think also from the 1970s, involved Denfeld kids setting a greased pig loose at Central. Again, anyone with details should chime in on the comments.
And, of course, there was the fall of 1979, when Central kids threw eggs at the Denfeld marching band before the Homecoming game, which prompted Denfeld kids to throw eggs at Central’s band during halftime. I think that was the last significant prank before Duluth Public Schools entered an era of civility and brotherhood and whatnot.
Certainly there were some other good pranks not mentioned here. Let the discussion begin. Hell, we’ll even let cake eaters participate.
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Amy
about 14 years agoTim L.
about 14 years agoThe rooftop Volkswagon prank is legendary. Kids still talk about it to this day. I was at the Denfeld-Central game when the egging incident occurred. It was one of the most incredible spectacles I've ever seen. Rumors had been swirling for days that something big was going to happen at the game, prank-wise. A few hours before game time, it was narrowed down to something involving eggs. Central's band marched onto the field and when it got to about the 40-yard line, one egg went flying. Then another, then a few more, and so on. Within about 10 seconds, there was a steady barrage of eggs pelting the entire band. No exaggeration, there must have been 500 eggs thrown. At one point, the guy who led the band out onto the field was down crawling on all fours, trying to compose himself, but was still being hit with eggs. It just went on and on. If I recall correctly, the crowd finally ran out of eggs, the band members finished their number and left the field, literally with egg on their faces. I might add that it was hilarious. We never topped either of those pranks. Closest we came was our senior year ('88) when we toilet-papered East the night before we played them in football. That was pretty good. We covered the trees and it looked really cool. One DHS kid poured a couple gallons of maroon and gold paint on a sidewalk and in a hallway just inside a door that happened to be left unlocked. There were about a hundred of us out there doing this and it really was pretty harmless fun.Paul Lundgren
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