-eng- Ariel Academy--39-s: Secret School Festival -r...

But those in the know —a self-selecting group of upperclassmen chosen by the outgoing senior class—know the truth. The retreat is a decoy.

“The festival began as a gift to the lonely genius. It has become a hierarchy. This year, we leave the gates open. Let the town come. Let the parents see. Let the masks fall.” -ENG- Ariel Academy--39-s Secret School Festival -R...

The school administration, for its part, maintains a willful blindness. Leaked emails suggest that the “Faculty Retreat” is actually held in the school’s own basement, where teachers drink cheap wine and listen to the thumping bass above them. They simply choose not to look. This year, a rumor has surfaced that the festival will not remain secret. An anonymous manifesto pinned to the school’s online forum reads: But those in the know —a self-selecting group