Homeless man blended in at Apple Valley High School

Minneapolis Star & Sickle ^ | 1-19-05 | Steve Karnowski,

[Rakkasan1]

Francisco Serrano says he had nowhere to go when he arrived back in Minnesota with $200 in his pocket on Christmas Eve.

So he took refuge in a place he knew well — Apple Valley High School. He posed as a student for three weeks, sitting in on classes, showering in the locker room, and sleeping in the theater.

"Anywhere I could hide,'' Serrano said by phone from the Dakota County Jail in Hastings, where he remained Wednesday after his second arrest at the school.

Serrano attended Apple Valley High as a 19-year-old sophomore during the 2002-03 school year and was a very good student, Principal Stephen Degenaar said. He is 21 but looks 16 or 17 and would have easily blended in with the student body of 2,300, the principal said.

[Rakkasan1]

didn't the writer of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High",Cameron Crowe, do this ,too ?

Maybe Francisco can be their mascot or something.

[two134711]

Serrano attended Apple Valley High as a 19-year-old sophomore during the 2002-03 school year and was a very good student, Principal Stephen Degenaar said. Sometimes the jokes just write themselves...

[Chummy]

"...attended Apple Valley High as a 19-year-old sophomore...."

Well, some folks is a bit slow to get the dew off the bloom, I guess....

[Claytay]

I could probably pull this off. I look like I am 15-16 even though I am 21!

[zlala]

At first I thought this was at Apple Valley High School in Apple Valley California...guess not.

[SamAdams76]

I thought we weren't allowed to post from The Onion here.

[Marano NYC]

Do these teachers even take attendence. An extra student should show up. I wonder if he did his homework or passed his tests.

[Marano NYC]

Do these teachers even take attendence. An extra student should show up. I wonder if he did his homework or passed his tests.

[spinestein]

I bet this wouldn't be too hard to do anywhere in any high school.

[Clemenza]

I was the opposite. At 16, I looked ten years older.

[JimHorn]

Too bad he didn't play hockey, maybe Apple Valley would have a shot at winning their conference...

[Clintonfatigued]

Does anyone remember the movie "With Honors" with Brendan Fraser? Madonna sang the theme song, "I'll Remember." The synopsis is quite a bit like this story.

[Rakkasan1]

not when suburban schools are even bigger than the evil "super Walmarts".you could lose a battalion in some of these schools.

[Rakkasan1]

could be worse:
http://kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&id=16430&cat=HOME

Naked man found roaming elementary school

[JimHorn]

>>not when suburban schools are even bigger than the evil "super Walmarts".you could lose a battalion in some of these schools.

I have a nephew that's 6'3", 230, and he didn't even make the Varsity football team at our city's public school, which is in a conference next to Apple Valley. The last class size was around 950.

[AmericanChef]

At least he showered.