Although it is not an internationally recognized holiday, April Fools’ Day is widely celebrated across the world. The origins of April Fools’ Day remain a mystery, but there are three main theories about its origins, according to National Geographic. 

At UPrep, a survey of 19 students from The Puma Press found that 21% of students participate in April Fools’ Day every year and 63% sometimes participate. 

On April Fools’ Day in 2025, juniors Parker Hulse and Brandon Liu pulled pranks on each other. For his prank, Hulse poured water onto Liu while he was in bed. 

Liu decided to get revenge on Hulse that same day when they were hanging out in Cle Elum, Washington, about 83 miles from Seattle. 

 “I took the car keys, and I left him with five bucks and drove back to Seattle, and so he had to walk back,” Liu said. 

Hulse was very unhappy about this prank and had to find a way back to Seattle on his own.

“I had to take the bus all the way back, and then I walked for like 6 miles down this random road,” Hulse said. “It was terrible… but he gave me my phone, so at least I had my phone.”

Sophomore Clara Macbeth occasionally participates in April Fools’ Day, although she likes to keep her pranks more tame compared to Liu and Hulse.

“I feel like all the pranks are always kind of mean,” Macbeth said. “But I always try to find ones that are good and not too mean.”

In 2025, Macbeth decided to prank her parents. 

“I taped quarters under my parents’ sinks in their bathroom so that when they turned on the water, it sprayed them,” Macbeth said.

This year, UPrep had April Fools’ Day off, and Macbeth was thinking about her next prank. 

“I have a little brother, so maybe I’ll do something to mess with him,” Macbeth said.