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I did something similar. Didn't get me banned but got me inducted into the student sysadmin group instead. My highschool generally had one kid a year who did something notable enough to become an apprentice to the IT closet wizard. The hazing ritual was to deal with the fallout: respond to all the helpdesk tickets for 'weird message on screen' or 'I can't print', etc, and then listen to the older apprentices tell their tale.
"Hack the planet!"
I swear I've seen either Zero Cool or Acid Burn around here somewhere.
"Said hello to 1,507 systems at once... front page of the New York Times!"
Well at least you didn't hack a Gibson