Lewd, risky high school scavenger hunt upsets parents, town

SACHEM, N.Y. - Leaked instructions for a scavenger hunt involving high school students are causing a stir in eastern Long Island's Sachem school district, according to CBS New York.

The list appeared Monday on the Sachem Patch website.

It included such things as harmless as buying 25 cents worth of gas, but others - like speeding at 100 mph for 10 points and running a red light- are far more risky. Some of the acts are crude, such as defecating on someone's doorstep -- for 50 points.

The newspaper Newsday says Twitter users identifying themselves as Sachem East students and alumni said the scavenger hunt for Sachem East seniors happened Sunday night. The tweets said the list was leaked by an unidentified parent.

The district's superintendent says the scavenger hunt was certainly not a school activity but its principals have been reinforcing the message of good decision making and respectful, responsible behavior.

Police Monday received reports of a stolen mailbox and cemetery vandalism. The list published by Patch included "steal a mailbox" and "dance on grave." Trustees of the historic Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery said four Civil War-era headstones were damaged and American flags were strewn across sacred ground.

"They're laying here for eternity and someone comes and kicks over a grave or desecrates an American flag," Suffolk County legislator Tom Muratore said. "Some of those things are crimes that they are doing on that list."

"Why this? Can you go get a roll of toilet paper and throw it on someone's trees? I thought it was unacceptable," Lake Ronkonkoma Heritage President Ellen Okvist said.

Cemetery trustees say student government leaders reached out with offers to clean up the damage.

Suffolk County leaders are asking the public to contact police with information regarding the cemetery incident.