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National Student Writing Contest: April 2011

Writing Contest Question:  "Prom - a positive or negative teen tradition?"

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Winner:

• Prom:  BEING SELECTED FROM FINALISTS BELOW

Finalists:

• Prom: Or something like it (Prom is a reward for putting up with the hell of high school)
• Prom: Catching a Fairytale (She has waited for years to “catch her fairytale”, and her expectations are very high)
• Prom: A Necessary Evil (Prom is a necessary rite of passage that brings a sense of completion)
• Prom: The Most Important Day of Your Life (It is more important to remember the people you were with, than the dress or hair)
• Prom: A Positive Celebration (The only negative risks of prom come from students making negative decisions)
• Prom: A High School Tradition (Negative things happen on prom, but they don’t have to happen to you)
• Prom: An Epidemic? “Vanity is the quicksand of Reason”—George Sand (Girls delude themselves into expecting a “perfect” prom)
• Prom: To Go or Not to Go (Shakespeare parody debating her presence at prom)
• Prom: A Truly Unmagical Experience (The best part about prom was watching a movie afterwards with her sister)
• Prom: Subjective (Prom is a hyped up experience; it is fun, but not important)
• Prom: Exploring Prom’s Social Reputation and the Effect on Opinion (Prom is the last rung on her “priority ladder”)
• Prom: Simple Measures Can Save Lives (Anti-drinking and other preventative programs can make prom safer)
• Prom: Is it really worth dying for? (The negative risks of prom far outweigh the few positives)
• Prom: The Teenage Ideal (Prom is a night of negative make believe)
• Prom: How much is that dress really worth? (Don’t spend too much money, because you will only remember being with your friends anyway)
• Prom: A Nihilistic Rampage Or A Smashing Good Time?(Prom is an easily manipulated event)
• Prom: The Night of Doom (Prom night isn’t entirely freeing; think twice before drinking, using drugs, or having sex)