Hillcrest Considering Secession?

Taking a page from Texas Governor Rick Perry, recent comments from Hillcrest Senior Class President Jenny Davenport suggest that the high school would look into secession from DISD.

"To be frank, we've grown sick of district mandates," said Davenport after a recent Student Council meeting. "You know - grading, attendance, all that kind of stuff. We entered this district as an independent school, and we can leave it as one too."

Davenport's comments were notably harsher than Perry's (seen below), although the overall point remains similar.



A very harried Deputy Headmaster Cuevas was seen leaving the school premises on Friday afternoon, reporters trailing his every move.

"What the Student Council does is its own business," he said to the throng when asked for comment. "HHS has no official comment at this time."

But in the afternoon session of Student Council, the student body passed a resolution condemning district power over the school. The resolution, while meaningless because the school willingly entered the district and has no power whatsoever, did succeed in really pissing some Dallas officials off, because not twenty minutes later Dallas police showed up looking for school officials.

"Headmaster Shelton, we're here to arrest you," said a policeman after cornering the headmaster in the hallways. Shelton surveyed the scene, amused.

"Hm, I thought we might run into that little problem," he said, twinkle in his eye. "You see, I have no intention of - what is the phrase? Coming quietly, yes. I have no desire to be arrested."

And then he disappeared in a blast of fire, probably through the use of advanced magic. Headmaster Shelton is a baller like that.

The Student Council was rounded up but eventually let go due to the mercy of DISD officials, and the student leadership quickly disavowed talks of secession.

"Clearly, I stated that we have a great union," explained Davenport. "And Hillcrest is part of a great union. I see no reason for that to change. I think that may not be the exact quote, but that is in essence what I said."

This left everyone wondering whether secession still may lie in Hillcrest's future.

"Dumb dumb dumb dumb," spluttered a red-faced StuCo President Michael Hinojosa, who never attends meetings had not been present at the meetings. "I've never heard such a dumb idea in my life."

At press time the Cyclone had not received word of Headmaster Shelton's whereabouts.

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This is it until Sunday. Have a great weekend.