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Student Discusses Senior Prank -- Car Impaled by Flagpole

Aired June 05, 2001 - 11:26   ET

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LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: A high school principal in Redmond, Washington, says it's the best prank that he's seen in his 14 years in education. You're going to see it right now. It looks like a 1985 Mazda skewed on the flagpole and lowered down to the ground. And get this: The engine, interior, axles, everything is still on the car.

This is the handiwork of newly graduated high school senior Kat Misenar. She joins us now by phone from Redmond.

Kat, how are you?

KAT MISENAR, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT: I'm good. How are you?

How come you're not in jail right now?

MISENAR: Fortunately, our principal has a great sense of humor.

HARRIS: Whose idea was this?

MISENAR: It was mine. I was thinking about the senior pranks in the past that people at our school and other schools have pulled off, and I decided that maybe I should do one myself.

HARRIS: Whose car is it? Was it your car?

MISENAR: No, it's a neighbor's car. It doesn't run anymore, and she was getting to get rid of it, and I just convinced her to give it to me instead.

HARRIS: Well, it doesn't run now, that's for sure.

MISENAR: Tell us, what's the secret: How did you do it?

MISENAR: First I cut a notch in the side. This is, of course, after I took out the seat, the carpeting, and everything like that. And once you remove all that, it's just a thin sheet of sheet metal. Then I towed it up to the high school and got in place with some floor jacks and put it around the floor and secured it and everything. And then I put the notches back into place and replaced the interior and everything like that, and it was done.

HARRIS: What did your folks say? Did you tell them what you were doing?

MISENAR: Actually, they helped me out on it.

RINALDI: They did?

MISENAR: I couldn't have done it myself, and I was afraid I was going to get into trouble, so I didn't want to drag any of my friends down with me.

HARRIS: So you just dragged your parents with you.

MISENAR: They thought it was a really good prank, and they didn't want me to get into trouble either, so they said they'd help me out. We're not going to get too involved, but we'll make sure you don't get caught.

HARRIS: That's incredible.

What did the kids say when they came to the school the next morning?

MISENAR: I think everyone really liked it. I knew that my friends and the people in my class would really appreciate it, because we have a really good-spirited class. And I was actually surprised at the way the administration reacted and how well they took it.

HARRIS: I'll bet. I'm sure you didn't talk with them about it first.

MISENAR: Oh, no.

HARRIS: So what happened when the principal saw it?

MISENAR: I don't know if was there when the principal first saw it. We had an assembly later on that day, so I was working on it. From what I hear, he just really, really liked it, especially since nothing was damaged, and they could still raise the flags and everything like that.

HARRIS: Did you take shop class?

MISENAR: I haven't, actually, since seventh grade.

HARRIS: You could teach shop class now.

Way to go, Kat Misenar.

MISENAR: Thank you.

HARRIS: Are you going to be an engineering major in college, because you ought to be?

MISENAR: Probably not.

HARRIS: You know what? You're wasting it -- you're wasting a talent here.

Congratulations, way to go. You made it on national TV with this one.

MISENAR: Thank you very much.

HARRIS: See you later. Take care.

MISENAR: All right.

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