Prom Stereotypes

Asking a highschool student whether or not they believe prom is worth it, you’ll get both a yes and a no. This is because each person forms their opinion based on the stereotypes of prom. It may be the cost or it may be getting dressed up and having a “magical night” that forms their definition of prom and it's worth which then helps them make their decision to say yes or no. To me, a high school senior, if i were asked if I believe prom is worth it my answer would be yes.

The prom is the biggest event for upperclassmen in high school. A lot of thought goes into who will be your special date on that night, and most importantly what you will wear on that night. In most cases, the girl puts the most thought into her prom dress, but nowadays guys are putting just as much thought into their attire. Even though these couples put a lot of effort into their prom "costumes," their fashion taste is very questionable. Here are 10 of the best examples of this phenomenon.Number One: The Casablanca Couple.

We burst out of the door, unveiling ourselves to the crowd outside. We felt like rock stars. Everyone had to get a few more pictures with other friends as they arrived and then we filed inside. The place was decorated from top to bottom, glittered stars hung from the ceiling, white Christmas lights twinkled all around, and glimmering gowns in every color made the entire venue sparkle. As a class, months earlier, we had chosen the theme, “I’ve had the time of my life”. The girls had pulled it from our favorite movie, “Dirty Dancing”, and I think the boys just went with it. We sat down for dinner where we were served our choice of meat, with rice or potatoes and a medley of veggies. Nobody ate much though, either because of nerves, vanity, or just plain desire to get to showing off our best moves, we wanted to boogie! After about an hour the tables were cleared off of the dance floor and it was time to the highly anticipated partying. The DJ played the hottest jams of 1999 and we danced the night away. Most of the girls were in their bare feet, unable to take the pain of high heels any longer as we busted our best moves.

John Marsden, the author of Tomorrow, When the War Began once said about teenagers: “I believe passionately in their strength, intelligence and abilities and I think we often underestimate their capabilities.” The way society and the media negatively perceive young teenagers does not necessarily represent reality. Through Marsden’s popular text, different characters demonstrate several aspects of courage and leadership. As one of the protagonists, Ellie Linton discovers that there is a new potential truth for Australia. The author raises three key concepts about teenage stereotypes by Ellie’s survival during the invasion of a foreign force. John Marsden suggests that she experiences a rapid transformation from a ‘tomboy’ to a hero and is placed in dangerous situations where the consequences are everlasting. Through Ellie’s actions, behaviours and reactions, he also informs the reader about her alters in reality when she learns about the qualities she thought she never had.

I had just won first place in the oldest, most competitive sewing contest in the country! Something most people could only dream of had suddenly become my reality. So why wasn’t I happy? Why did I feel like I was being whisked off to prepare for the Hunger Games, groomed and fussed over by people who didn’t care about me?

     Andy lingers in her brain as Heather takes full advantage of her. She is through. Heather approaches her about decorating the entire gym for prom overnight because the Marthas asked her to. Melinda stands upbound, at last. She tells Heather off. She feels good.

Abby and Grace decided to go to their high school's football game on the last Friday in October. As seniors, Abby and Grace would be able to sit in the front of the stands and would be expected to wear school colors and cheer loudly. Her least favorite pastime, Grace hated football games and was only going to please Abby, her best friend. Abby was close friends with the quarterback of the football team, who was also Abby's neighbor. For this reason, attending the football game was important to Abby. Becoming more upset as the night approached, Grace was more upset about going at her friend Abby. When the night finally arrived, Grace reluctantly attended. Miraculously, Grace had a lot more fun than she expected to

We both got our makeup applied quickly, while we ran through our lines, and everyone knew one thing. The show was going to happen. No surprise blizzard, or car accident would stop the school play from going on!

When it came time for the track meet, Chloe was one hundred Percent ready to compete. As she was running, she twisted her ankle, but she didn’t stop. She continued to run until she passed the finish line, running much faster than anyone else, especially Kyana. After everyone was finished, Chloe went over to Kara with a huge smile on her face. Kara, Chloe, and her parents talked about her win the entire walk to Chloe’s house. Chloe was so happy that Kara helped her be ready for the track

The sweat was dripping down John’s face as he pushed the weights off his chest. Everyone ran towards their bags after a student said there was a gun in school. Twitter was the first source that everyone checked just to make sure. Boom! The door slammed open as Coach Ben yelled “Hurry up and get out”. John’s heart started beating faster and faster. No one knew what was going on. As students were running to the gym everyone was panicking and pushing each other. John could feel the burn on his elbow but he didn’t know what it was. When everyone got to the gym John’s elbow was covered in blood. Everyone was told to get down and stay quiet. Later on coach told everyone a student brought a gun to school and was planning on committing suicide.

Natalie Sterling, a seventeen year old senior at Ross Academy had just won class president and beat her opponent Mike Domski. Mike was the kind of guy that Natalie and her best friend Autumn tried to stay away from. The girls at Ross Academy were known as demeaning and “boy crazy.” One day, during the pep rally a bunch of freshman dressed in trampy clothing and started to dance inappropriately. The leader’s name was Spencer a girl Natalie used to babysit for. The flirty freshman called themselves “Prostitutes” or Ross Academy prostitutes. Not only was Natalie embarrassed and angry by Spencers action but, she was disappointed. When the principal and Ms. Bee the student council head were talking to the girls punishments Natalie barged in. Natalie explained how she wanted to have a lock-in for all the girls in trouble and any others from school who wanted to come, about feminism and women's rights. Ms. Bee and Natalie agreed that it would be a good idea for

The lights are shining as bright as the sun, it’s seven o'clock as the football team is about to come out. As the football team comes out we are yelling C-K-H-S. The game gets started and it is all fun in games . Halftime roles around and the boys are up 12-0 but her feet start to hurt and her cheerleading costume starts to get uncomfortable as it is a little too tight and super itchy. She's known as the pretty one that does well in school and gets good grades. The one that all the boys go after but always has a boyfriend. The one who has two older brothers that are popular and strong.

In the end, Parkie Denton won because of the Cadillac, Kevin Head because he’d helped Trip Fontaine tune up his car, and Joe Hill Conley because he won all the school prizes, which Trip thought would impress Mr. and Mrs. Lisbon. The next day Trip presented the slate to Mr. Lisbon, and by the end of the week Mr. Lisbon announced his and his wife’s decision. The girls could go under following conditions: (1) they would go in a group; (2) they would go to the dance and nowhere else; (3) they would be home by eleven. Mr. Lisbon told Trip it would be impossible to get around these conditions.

Ella and her team dominated the first and second games and were off to play in the championship game. When the team found out they were playing the Rochester Falcons they knew it would be a tough game. Ella and her team were doing great during the first half of the game, but by halftime both teams were tied 45-45. In the locker room Ella overheard her two best friends discussing a plan to hurt Rochester's star player Danielle

Pat starts to become uninterested in continuing with the dance competition, which makes Tiffany upset as she was looking forward to it. In order for Pat to dance in the competition, Tiffany and Pat’s parents lie and tell him that Nikki will be there. Soon after, Pat notices that the letters from “Nikki” were actually written by Tiffany, making him angry and confused as he was doing this all for her. A few days after, at the competition, to everyone’s surprise, Nikki did in fact attend the dance competition and Pat is excited to see her. Tiffany is upset that Nikki is there and is not sure if she wants to preform but Pat drags