The final month of my senior year was probably the busiest month of my entire educational career. Between the National Honor Society induction ceremony, prom, and preparing for graduation, I had little room to sleep – let alone do anything else. As May draws to a close, though, I find myself wondering what the “big finish” of high school really is.
I have always thought of it as being graduation. After thirteen hard years of work, why shouldn’t it be? But after living through my senior year, I’m starting to wonder…
Is the “big finish” of high school actually the prom?
Students – particularly girls – can spend hundreds of dollars on prom. The clothes, the accessories, the prom bid itself – not to mention the “after-prom” activities and the pre-prom activities, which can range anywhere from a stop at a burger joint to a two-hour dinner at an upscale restaurant.
Do high schools sponsor “after-graduation” activities? How many people spend upwards of $50 at a pre-graduation dinner?
For me, graduation will always be the big-bang ending, but I’ve never really been a typical student. What part of high school do you think is the real “big finish”: graduation or prom?
