The Invisible Frogs
In the virtual halls of our online school, there's a whispered rumor that flits among the most attuned students- a group known only as "The Invisible Frogs." Who they are, what they seek- these questions float like digital shadows in the cyber ether. Some say they're planning something, a grand plan, while others speculate they're silent observers, watching from behind the screens of anonymity. Yet, despite the chatter that buzzes like hidden code, their true intentions remain shrouded in mystery, concealed within the pixels and bytes of our online world. Perhaps they'll forever remain a cryptic presence, forever hidden in the depths of our digital domain, leaving only curiosity and speculation in their wake, or maybe, they're watching, waiting for the perfect time to complete their plan.
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The Story[edit | edit source]
Who are the Invisible Frogs, and what do they want? That was the question many people were asking on April 26th, 2024, when a mysterious article popped up on the Wiki. The article was written from an anonymous account, so the author was unknown. (See above for the original post) Although the group was initially quite secretive, their mission has now been fulfilled. Because of this, there isn’t a need for secrecy, and we have been given information concerning what happened and why.
It started at an All-Call for the Student Council and Volunteer leaders. Cora Metzger had suggested that they do an All-Call in the evening for the people in the Eastern Hemisphere who weren’t able to come to the morning calls. The call went as planned, and at the end, there were a few people left who wanted to continue the fun, so they made a second call in a group chat for just that. These people were Hallie Griffin, Cora Metzger, Lydia Novak, and Elizabeth Sutherland. During the second call, two important things happened:
1. Hallie mentioned an idea she had thought of: get as many people as possible to vote Gabe Nelson for “NOT Ladies Man” in the End of the Year Awards. She had the idea because he frequently got Ladies man, and she thought it would be funny to see how he would respond.
2. Lydia mentioned waving by wiggling your pointer finger, to which Hallie responded that it looked like you were petting an invisible frog.
Hence, the “Invisible Frogs” were born. The group started out relatively small. They reached out to approximately 23 people who they trusted to not tell Gabe, and 22 said they were willing to vote Gabe for “NOT Ladies Man” in the End of Year Awards. They ended up recruiting 14 members for the Invisible Frogs, but they left the others involved unaware they were aiding the Invisible Frogs, for security reasons.
The plan quickly became more and more complex. Hallie’s mom gave an idea for another layer to the prank, and on March 27th, A glitter bomb was created, and the plans to send it anonymously to Gabe began. There was a bit of difficulty trying to figure out how to send the letter from a place that wouldn’t reveal Hallie’s location, but her dad managed to send the letter from California on the 24th of April. On April 25th, the frogs put the above article into the NSA wiki using a VPN to mask the location, intending to get a bit of word around to make it more fun and get people curious. This was generally successful, and the next day there were several threads talking about “The Invisible Frogs.” After the article was discovered, Gabriel Nelson recruited Hallie Griffin, along with others, to investigate the Invisible Frogs. At one point there was a major security compromise, but with the help of Titus Griffin, they managed to patch it up as best as possible. Cora Metzger had also been talking to her family about The Invisible Frogs, and a family member gave the idea of getting plastic frogs and putting them on Gabe’s table at graduation. The group liked this idea and decided to scale it up a bit. The plans were set, and all that was left was to wait for the appointed times.
The letter sent to GabeOn a call during the Beach Party, Gabe was officially awarded “Not Ladies Man” with 16 votes, and The Invisible Frogs were awarded with “Sneakiest,” “Best Group Chat,” “Best Kept Secret,” and “Most Likely to be Underestimated."[1]
On June 15th, Gabe received the Glitter Bomb.
Finally, graduation, the grand finale, came. The Invisible Frogs had talked to Mr. Hester, and he had agreed to give Gabe a small, semi-translucent, plastic frog. During the meet-up on Friday morning, Gabe was called up, and Mr. Hester gave Gabe the first of many frogs.
The Invisible Frogs were quiet again until Saturday, the morning of the graduation ceremony. As Gabe walked across the stage to receive his High School Diploma he had to shake hands with the principal, Mrs. Ahmadzai as standard Graduation tradition. As Gabe tells it, "I shook her hand, but felt something pressed into mine. I looked at her, and she had a bit of a gleam in her eye. I knew what it was, but it didn't internalize what had happened to a few seconds later, after I was off the stage", she gave him yet another small frog, making her one of the best principals of all time, allowing students to pull such a prank, but also to be allowed to being talked into helping. Kudos to her.
Finally, during the reception, the members of The Invisible Frogs passed approximately 60 plastic frogs to everyone there, asking them to give them to Gabe. At the end of the reception, they revealed themselves to Gabe.
The members who were unable to be at graduation all made posts in the Courtyard pinging Gabe and having either a frog gif or a frog emoji. It seemed that all was done, but there was more surprise left. Mrs. Armstrong, unprompted by the Invisible Frogs, had put a frog emoji next to Gabe’s name in the 2024 Yearbook. That was the last that was heard of The Invisible Frogs.
A note from Gabe:
As you watch the above video, of the Invisible Frogs finally showing who they were, you might notice I'm a bit annoyed. Looking back I honestly got annoyed at myself for not figuring things out, and (I must admit in my heart of hearts) I was annoyed at them....for really no reason. Maybe because I wanted to be in on it, or it went to long, or it was driving me MORE insane.....or iNSAne..or both idk. I also look super cringey because of it (lol). I would like to again safe Kudos to all the Invisible Frogs. If any of you read this note, don't worry, no bad blood between us, I was just annoyed...idk why....but now looking back I'm wondering why I was annoyed, and I laugh at myself, and you guys. At least I knew most of the people you had at graduation, so I still had some wins. Great job making a prank that will probably stand the test of NSA time, and probably not be beaten. Now that emotions have died down, I look back on this with fondness. Have fun laughing at me, I'll be laughing with you!
List of Members[edit | edit source]
Addie Becker
Elena Coyle
Esther Noeth
Caleb Renich
Elizabeth Sutherland
Lydia Novak
Maia Coyle
Michaela O’Halloran
Thomas (Blake) Crosby
Titus Griffin
Some unofficial members and people who deserve honorable mentions are:
Riley Nielsen
Sarah Haagenson
Grant Metzger
Shane Griffin
Mr. Hester
Mrs. Armstrong
Mrs. Ahmadzai