<p>We learned a bit from Shelley14 about Miss Porters school traditions </p>
<p>There is an official group of seniors officially called The Keepers but who in the 50's or 60's were nicknamed the Oprichniki after the name of some czarist secret police. The name goes back and forth but they are officially the keepers of the school traditions i.e. only seniors can sit at senior tables or walk on senior grass. Seniors at sit down dinners do not wait on tables but underclassmen do. Things like that. At the beginning of the year they all dress in black and read out the senior traditions.</p>
<p>Would current or past BS students be willing to talk about their schools traditions?</p>
<p>have senior traditions which typically involve restricted space such as steps, lawns, mounds, rugs, lounges etc. Harmless. At Berkshire, for instance, only seniors can step on the bronze school seal inbedded in the foyer of the academic building.</p>
<p>When fif was student at an all boys school in the 70's, we were hazed early and often -- 5am forced hikes through the brambles while hot water was thrown on us, atomic situps,
beatings with switches etc. Made us men.</p>
<p>That said, that was long ago. If MPS, either officially or not, allowed the black shirts to harrass anyone, they have a world of problems.</p>
<p>At SPS we have senior tables, senior couches, junior couches, senior docks, senior couches (in the tuck shop)
We also have other tradition such as boar's head buffet-where freshman girls vote on the six "hottest?" senior boys who parade around carrying a boars head. Usually they are shirtless and oiled up, but some teachers found that insulting...so now they were completely decked out in mideval gear..not as fun if you ask me.
The seniors are also all in charge of pulling pranks (like when trying to get suprise holidays)
Also, on the walk for the new kids on cricket holiday (the first suprise holiday in fall term) the seniors dress up and hide in the woods jumping out....One year they even streaked through the woods.</p>