Prom

Soirée Under the Stars My high school, like most others, was fully inhabited with occupied teenagers. The seniors not only had senioritis, but also had the many pressures of college, adulthood, and undeniably the near future. With what seemed like countless college essays, scholarship applications, and homework assignments students had an overwhelming amount of obligations. Yet despite theses academic demands, the seniors all gave the impression of having accepted and skillfully managed their…

looked away. She started to really like this boy. Lauren and John switched numbers and they were constantly texting each other. John would flirt with Lauren and of course Lauren is flirting back with him. Everything was going great until Lauren realized prom was coming up and Destiny was still going to ask Rain, that still angered Lauren. She wanted to Destiny how she felt but, it useless. Monday morning came and Lauren approached Destiny and told her that she didn’t talk to any of the girls…

same time saying that all those things are fake and lack validity of being real, which yields a question of what makes Margo so unique? It might be hard for one to swallow that pill seeing as Margo was the most popular girl in school and soon to be prom queen, but that is what makes this so unique. Instead of being ditzy and lacking common sense while looking for a man to make her feel complete Margo is aware and alert to things going on around her because of her introverted…

I went to a school about 13 miles down the road from Byron Nelson. I immediately made friends. In less than a year I was on homecoming court, team captain of the basketball team, and Prom King. Three months before that time, I was eating lunch in a bathroom stall, and now I’m Prom King? This doesn’t make sense. It all started with me sharing my story that one night. And now, my story has been heard and read over four-thousand times in over twenty-five different countries. I’ve been…

the first integrated prom in a school’s history. This high school is in Mississippi, and this prom took place in 2008. This is shocking to me. I cannot imagine how segregated proms were allowed to go on for so long in this area. There are several instances of segregated proms taking place even more recently, and it seems that they may still exist in some places in Georgia. These proms typically take place as “invitation-only” events where one race is invited to one prom and another race is…

having segregated proms even though segregation was illegal. Hearing about this surprised me because I thought that there was no more segregation in any American schools. The school was integrated, yet the prom was not. A student who was interviewed even said that she thought it was strange. She stated that there were not many problems with racism in the school, yet they still had segregated proms. The student’s siblings attended a different school in the area which had an integrated prom, but…

“Strange Fruit” by Abel Meeropol and A Prom Divided, written by Sara Corbett. Another source of incredible interest is The Scottsboro Case found at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow.stories_events_scotts.html . These different sources all support my argument that racism was and still is very prominent. The song Strange Fruit by Abel Meeropol states very graphically what the racist south used to do to African-Americans. The…

It was early May, and that only meant one thing: prom was approaching. Granted, I was not, and I am still not, like most of the girls or boys whose minds were lost in the rogue waves of Anxiety Ocean— actually, it was quite an incredible sight to watch apprehensive faces fade into an intense sea green color, then revert back to original hue when someone extravagantly asked them to prom. Even more incredible was the fact that some of my classmates, completely perplexed and slightly mortified,…

"So, we're going to the prom as a couple, right?" Melody asked. "Yeah," Sarah said. Sarah sighed. "I know it's hard to come out," Melody said. "Especially at the prom. But Steve, Shelly, and Michael will be there to suppot us. The fact that we came out to them is a big step." "It's harder for me because my parents kicked me out for being gay. I'll never forget how my dad screamed at me. 'I didn't raise any faggots!' I'll also never forget how my mom slapped me across the face and how she uttered…

Pinkston Holland 5A Honors English III 19 February 2016 Prom Experience “Senior prom is a big deal because it’s your last big dance together before everybody goes to college,” Lindsey McMahon, a senior at Vestavia Hills High School, tells Vollers. “It’s like your last hurrah.” For many, prom is known as an American rite of passage. It’s supposed to be the best night of your life. But for others, the night falls short of all the build up. Prom is a memorable high school experience, but it’s not…