What would "The High School Experience" be without the romantic, wonderful, exciting, Prom Night? Supposedly the best night of the four years that high school involves, with that special someone, beautiful dresses and fancy tuxedos, expensive dinners, limozines, before and after parties, etc. Day-long preparation including, manicures, pedicures, hair and tanning salons. It is those few hours that every student waits for, right? Wrong. This might be what people think but, in most cases, it could not be more false. Prom is an extremely over-romanticized event of our time. In fact, a lot of people do not even attend the prom dance. It only lasts a few hours and from what I have, personally, heard from people who went to the dance at the end of their Junior or Senior year of highschool, it is "way overrated". It is by no means the highlight of the four years, 208 weeks, 1460 days in "The High School Experience". So if you are going into the ninth grade thinking ahead to prom, then think again because not everything is what it is made out to be, or at least that is the case in our society.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Prom-tastic? (...bad title, i know)
What would "The High School Experience" be without the romantic, wonderful, exciting, Prom Night? Supposedly the best night of the four years that high school involves, with that special someone, beautiful dresses and fancy tuxedos, expensive dinners, limozines, before and after parties, etc. Day-long preparation including, manicures, pedicures, hair and tanning salons. It is those few hours that every student waits for, right? Wrong. This might be what people think but, in most cases, it could not be more false. Prom is an extremely over-romanticized event of our time. In fact, a lot of people do not even attend the prom dance. It only lasts a few hours and from what I have, personally, heard from people who went to the dance at the end of their Junior or Senior year of highschool, it is "way overrated". It is by no means the highlight of the four years, 208 weeks, 1460 days in "The High School Experience". So if you are going into the ninth grade thinking ahead to prom, then think again because not everything is what it is made out to be, or at least that is the case in our society.
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I definitely agree with the hype that surrounds Prom. There always seem to be movies and books that highlight the dance. They make it out to be the greatest night in a teenager's life. The dance always ends up being amazing, and all conflicts just seem to melt away. The reality is that prom isn't always so spectacular, and the excitement surrounding it sometimes leaves people dissapointed. Even with dissapointment, I don't think the hype is a bad thing. It is fun to get ready for a dance, and be excited for the night. Even if it doesn't always turn out to be perfect, it doesn't mean it isn't a fun experience.
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