On Mar. 31, many students opened their inboxes to find what appeared to be an early April Fool’s prank from ASB Executive Council inside. The fraudulent e-mail informed students that Prom was being called off due to issues with safety and not having enough money to reserve another venue. However, soon after, ASB followed up with a legitimate e-mail clarifying the situation for students: the e-mail regarding Prom was not an attempt at an April Fool’s joke, Prom and Prom royalty nominations would continue as planned, and the e-mail was not produced by Mr. Tung or any ASB members. Many students breathed a sigh of relief, as Prom was not cancelled, but others raised questions: Who sent the email? Would they do it again?
One of these questions met an answer a few days later: The unidentified individual, still feigning as ASB, sent out another e-mail saying that the schedule for (Day) would be reversed. However, because of the incident with the Prom e-mail, students receiving the message were more hesitant in believing it, and most students were unaffected. [quote]
On Apr. 12, a third e-mail was sent; however, this time, instead of containing jokes that could be taken lightly and brushed off, the e-mail contained a false list of Prom royalty nominations. This e-mail was received on a whole new level of seriousness, as twelve individuals were singled out and put on the false list of nominations. [quote]
After the third e-mail was sent out, actions made by ASB to discover the identity of the anonymous sender became more obvious: To prevent future confusion, ASB would instead communicate to students through the Student Bulletin and not through the ASB e-mail address. Also, in an effort to apprehend the sender as quickly as possible and prevent future e-mails, ASB put up a $100 reward for any individual that came forth with evidence that would lead to the successful identification of the anonymous sender. [quote from Mr. Tung if he responds]
Though the anonymous sender has not yet been discovered, everyone can be assured ASB is taking all actions needed to reveal the individual’s identity.
One of these questions met an answer a few days later: The unidentified individual, still feigning as ASB, sent out another e-mail saying that the schedule for (Day) would be reversed. However, because of the incident with the Prom e-mail, students receiving the message were more hesitant in believing it, and most students were unaffected. [quote]
On Apr. 12, a third e-mail was sent; however, this time, instead of containing jokes that could be taken lightly and brushed off, the e-mail contained a false list of Prom royalty nominations. This e-mail was received on a whole new level of seriousness, as twelve individuals were singled out and put on the false list of nominations. [quote]
After the third e-mail was sent out, actions made by ASB to discover the identity of the anonymous sender became more obvious: To prevent future confusion, ASB would instead communicate to students through the Student Bulletin and not through the ASB e-mail address. Also, in an effort to apprehend the sender as quickly as possible and prevent future e-mails, ASB put up a $100 reward for any individual that came forth with evidence that would lead to the successful identification of the anonymous sender. [quote from Mr. Tung if he responds]
Though the anonymous sender has not yet been discovered, everyone can be assured ASB is taking all actions needed to reveal the individual’s identity.