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Jamestown High School in Jamestown, New York.

(Jamestown School District)

Six seniors at a Western New York high school are facing felony charges over a Memorial Day weekend prank at the school that left behind a mess of glitter, copy paper and kite string.

Each of the Jamestown High School students was charged with felony burglary, criminal mischief and criminal tampering, police told WGRZ-TV.

Five of the students are age 18, and one is 17 years old, WSEE-TV reported.

However, Jamestown police declined to release any of the names pending further investigation into the 1:30 a.m. Tuesday break-in, the Buffalo News reported.

The students entered the building through an old boiler room, police said. They said the students tied lockers together with string, spread red and green glitter throughout the building and scattered reams of copy paper.

The alleged mischief also included damage to an administrator's office door.

According to police, WGRZ said, the students tried to cover security cameras with "Hello My Name Is" stickers on the lenses.

The mess was discovered once staff returned to the school following the holiday break.

The students are all planning to attend college and had no previous brushes with the law, Jamestown Police Captain Robert Samuelson told WGRZ.

"For a senior prank that they thought they were gonna pull off that was funny, obviously they've learned a very serious lesson," he said.