14 PRANKSTERS SNARED AFTER CAMPUS STAKEOUT.

Byline: Gloria Gonzales Daily News Staff Writer

An end-of-the-year prank at Moorpark High School ended with the arrest of 14 students who had planned to pour a concrete letter ``D'' on the school's quad.

Students equipped with two-way radios, shovels, equipment and 31 bags of cement climbed the school fence close to midnight Monday, according to Ventura County sheriff's Deputy Ron Nelson. The students had begun digging a ditch in the shape of the letter ``D'' Nelson said, and apparently planned to fill it with concrete. Police caught and arrested six students early Tuesday, and made eight more arrests Wednesday.

The ``D'' stands for the clique's name, Nelson said.

Teachers and administrators heard rumors the prank was planned and staked out the school grounds Monday night. Teachers called the police.

All 14 students were cited for vandalism and must appear in court to face misdemeanor charges later this month, Nelson said.

Administrators would not comment Wednesday on whether there also would be punishment at school.

Nelson said some students fail to realize how costly the cleanup can be after pranks.

``They don't realize how much it would have cost to clean this up if they had gone through with it,'' Nelson said. ``Crews would have had to dig out the concrete and then take it to a special dump to dispose of it. That all costs.''