It's coming... (cue theme from "Jaws"). It's prom season. And already the excitement is starting to stir. Our foreign exchange son this year, Tiago from Bazil, has a young lady he dates regularly and prom is a given, but she still wants a special invitation. So he's dreaming up ideas. They'll be in Las Vegas at the same time soon. There could be some possibilities there. Suggestions, anyone? C'mon, help the kid out.
The seasonal controversies are already starting to emerge - the current concerns are not dirty dancing anymore but drinking. A high school in Lexington, Mass., is requiring students to ride a bus or chartered trolley to prom, according to the Boston Globe.
Concern about preprom drinking parties is spurring this. The kids -- and their parents -- are rebelling with angry petitions.
That's all important, of course, but this quote jumped out at me: "Who takes a bus to the prom, honestly?" said Allie McDonald, 16, a junior. "You're supposed to have a limo."
Entitlement, anyone?
Personally, I think a sober, all-night afterprom party sounds like fun. Some schools really go all out for the kids on this. I like the idea.
right so wut the hell is the big deal with tthe stupid prom buses and why is my quote popping up every where. i did not even know it was going to be published. the guy who asked me about it just looked like a kid from my school and i thought he was just randomly talking about. ugg people are so dumb. if anything the idea of donaiting the money that one would ushaully spend on a limo to some charity or like for breast cancer or darfur. that is what harwich highschool did. i think that any school that is going for the whole bus idea should do this. limos cost alot and if you really want to spend that money then atleast spend it on a good cause.