Del Val has been invaded by paper baseballs. They have bombarded classrooms throughout the building, including those of Andy Fitz, Kelley Meise and James Gessner, as well as the auditorium and many other locations. The baseballs are covering entire whiteboards and classroom materials, making learning almost impossible and causing students to get totally distracted. The phenomenon has caused some suspicion among the student body as to who could be behind the invasion.
“I first noticed the baseballs about a month ago,” Fitz said. “First, there was just one or two in my room, and then it expanded from there. And then, one day, they just started appearing everywhere. Now I’m sure I will be finding them for weeks and months to come.”
Fitz is a little disappointed, thinking that the joke has been taken too far.
“I took it as having good fun, and one or two or even a dozen was hilarious, but when I came back and found 60 in my room, I started taking them down,” Fitz said. “I suspect a student in my BC calculus class is behind this.”
The baseballs have been seen by many Del Val students throughout different classes, and nobody knows who the culprit is.
Senior Taylor Ghiggeri, who is in Fitz’s BC calculus class, is a suspect of interest. However, she has not confessed to being involved.
“My guess of who’s behind this is some immature freshman who clearly needs to grow up,” Ghiggeri said.
Ghiggeri has seen a bunch of baseballs throughout the school — even in the bathroom and behind posters.
“There must be sidekicks, like a whole gang of them, like almost cult-like,” Ghiggeri said. “And the baseball is like their symbol.”
Ghiggeri also suggested that Fitz may be an accessory.
“Since it’s probably a freshman, there would not be any freshmen in his calculus class, so I think he might be lying to throw us off,” Ghiggeri said. “He might even be in cahoots with whoever is doing this.”
One baseball which was spotted inside the auditorium got the local Del Val thespians involved. Senior Claire McGovern is suspicious of senior Norbert Hirst both of which are also in Fitz’s B.C calculus class.
“[Hirst] is the kind of a person who has a lot of crossover with theater and the world of physics and calculus,” McGovern said. “He has the ability to go in and do that type of thing. And, every time I talk to him about it, he gets shifty and uncomfortable.”
The investigation is still ongoing and many students have grown worried. If anyone has any information, please contact The Delphi.
