Is $5 Friday Rigged?
Nah. You’re probably just a cry baby.
Five dollar Friday
Does everyone have a fair shot at making it rain on $5 Fridays? Short answer, yes. However, a rumor is circulating that $5 Friday (the three year old school tradition where a student is selected for a chance to win cash in their first period on Friday morning for wearing Rocky clothing) is no longer random and that the system has somehow changed so that STUCO members can pick who receives the money. This rumor is false.
Some members of the student body, however, are under the impression that $5 Friday is not a random drawing for which student receives the money. This is untrue, and $5 Friday is the same as it has always been.
“We use a list of everyone at the school for $5 Friday,” student council member Teagan Liufau said. “The process is totally random.”
“I have a list of the student body in a file on my desk,” STUCO adviser Virginia Cox said. “I take a random page from the list, drop a marker on the list without looking at it, and then whoever’s name has the ink on it is chosen.”
Rumors that $5 Friday can be tampered with by student council members are false, and the process remains a random drawing where everyone has the same chance of being chosen.
Gear up, Rocky. Anyone could be next.
Aaron "Butterball" Lambert is a junior and reporter for the Highlighter. He is in his second year on staff after working as sports-editor last year....
Carter • Oct 28, 2016 at 11:57 am
What about the people who have first off are they still qualified to win?
Carter • Oct 28, 2016 at 11:58 am
Or front range students?
Ravyn Cullor • Oct 28, 2016 at 6:32 pm
People who don’t have a first period at Rocky cannot win