An outlaw is on the loose in the halls of Central Hardin. Fortunately, whomever it may be, has a sense of humor.

Their crimes include numerous misdemeanors of dispersing googly eyes onto both pits and peaks throughout our school building, and never failing to bring students and staff members a good laugh. However, an elephant in the room still remains: whodunnit?

Our administrators began to feel the stares prior to the start of the 2023-24 school year. This narrowed down the suspect list to those who were originally suspected the least: CHHS staff members.

Googly-eye sightings have been reported in the main office, library, 100’s hallway, near exit doors, and on multiple Bruin bear faces.

Based on the staff prankster history, and a gut feeling, the first prime suspect in this case was history teacher James Sisk. However, after thorough off-the-record questioning, Sisk was ruled out due to lack of motive (A.K.A. motivation).

Subsequently, the hunt continued. An anonymous lead eventually presented itself: librarian Jessica Hundley was allegedly seen carrying a box of googly eyes. Yet, this proved to be another dead end.

History teacher Emily Wortham submitted a picture of a googly eye spotted outside her own classroom door.

“So maybe it is Dan Corley?” Wortham said. “I don’t really think it’s NASA [Corley’s nickname], but I’ll go on record saying it was if that helps anything.”

The mystery still remains unsolved, a cold case if you will. Could this have been the work of a student all along?

If you or anyone you know has any information on our so-called “Googly Eye Bandit,” you can contact The Central Times via email ([email protected]) or via DM on Instagram (@chhstimes).

Out of curiosity, “eye” hope the culprit will soon be revealed.