MUDSLINGER faces the age-old question for American high schoolers: is prom worth going to? Last time, Opinion Editor Yarely Gaytan swept the polls advocating for participation points in classes, leaving Copy Editor Sirena Troutt in the dust. This debate was overseen by surrounding members of The Auroran. Yarely is purple. Sirena is gold.
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First of all, prom is lame. I don’t think it’s worth all of the money, time, effort, and stress. I get that memories are important, but for many senior year is already stressful enough.
On the contrary, I think that prom is essential for the true high school experience. It’s that American icon that’s in almost every classic, coming-of-age movie – who to take to prom, what to do, you know? Maybe the stress of senior year can be a turn-off for many, but I think that those who are stressed should use prom as their big break from all that negativity.
Okay, I get it, 100%.. however, many students only do it for the getting ready and feeling fancy part. But, why not dress up and be fancy any day? I genuinely don’t think that the majority of students enjoy the dance.. It’s expensive for no reason.
I feel like a lot of what makes prom so special is that it’s an event to be fancy for, honestly. Like, here at MHS, our prom is just for upperclassmen. The concept of that is very personal and formal-feeling. As much as I totally support dressing up on a normal day simply to make something boring into something fun, I do think that it’s important for us to have our day before we graduate, become adults, or in the case of juniors, step into all the stress of senior year.
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