The Lowell football team faced off against Tamalpais on Sept. 16 in front of cheering fans seated on bleachers reading “EAT POOP.” “I’m embarrassed for the school,” assistant principal Peter Van Court said, echoing the sentiments of many.

This embarrassment is now over thanks to a group of seniors who volunteered to repaint the bleachers on Sunday, Sept. 17. Seniors Gaston Guibert, Carter Rockwell, Anurat Rojanapairat, Christian Gruber and Patrick Schock assured that future visitors to the football field will now pay homage instead of feces.

The vandalism was part of a senior prank that took place before the school year started.

One senior who claimed to have taken part in the prank explained the reasoning behind the message on the bleachers: “It’s always a senior tradition to repaint the bleachers,” he said. “The only reason it says ‘EAT’ on the other side is because we had extra paint.”

Freshman Casey Lee called the prank “pretty funny, but juvenile.” “It would be embarrassing if others schools saw it,” he added.

Upperclassmen, more familiar with the tradition of senior pranks, took it more lightly. “I really don’t care,” junior Kan Lew said. “It’s all humorous and just shows that we have the ability to self-deprecate ourselves.”

Senior Edmond Tam said, “It’s not that big of a deal.” Football coach Danny Chan also took the prank in stride. “For me, having it up shows a little bit of light-heartedness on Lowell's side,” he said. “Overall I don't think it will affect our play football-wise or anything for that matter.” Other phrases that have graced the bleachers in recent years included “GOT EGGS?” and “BOOBS.”

In the past, the bleachers didn’t even have years painted on them, according to Chan, who was a senior in 1992. “They just had a block ‘L’ on them,” Chan said. “The seniors would come and paint the year on it as a prank.”