Upon becoming a senior girl you are given the option to join a senior girls group in which girls are able to post pictures of their prom dresses and gossip about other class building activities. This tradition has been carried on for years and has unfortunately taken a turn for the worse with this year’s batch of girls. Some seniors have failed to realize that whether or not we like it, we’re stuck with each other until June 14^th.

It’s come to my attention that some girls have prioritized themselves above others and are operating under the false belief that they “run the senior class.” Within the group, it’s become a recent topic of discussion concerning whether or not girls are allowed to come in duplicate dresses when they know someone else also has that dress. In terms of the dress possessiveness, I’m going to be frank. If I see a dress that I fall in love with, you better believe it’s going to end up in my closet whether three girls have it, or none. Our senior class has become so cliquey that it doesn’t even matter, because we won’t see half of each other at prom to begin with. If finding out someone has the same dress as you genuinely upsets you, then you need a reality check. You’re a 17/18 year old with your entire life ahead of them and you choose to spend your last remnants of high school gossiping and trying to put others down.

As a few have already mentioned in defense of repeat dresses, everyone has different budgets and it’s not fair to those that find a dress they love and can afford but can’t get because “someone else posted it first.” That’s ridiculous! The point of prom is to make sure everyone has a good time and last hurrah as a senior, not to protect the sensitive egos of those who can’t live with a duplicate dress. I, for one, will not be posting my final dress, not in an act of defiance but because I want it to be a surprise! And if some girl shows up with the same dress then more power to her because it makes her happy.

As yet another senior pointed out, we are of course discounting the junior girls who will be attending prom this year who aren’t even members of the group! Rants are not usually my specialty, but it honestly disgusts me how mean girls can be to each other over a piece of fabric. When I go shopping for my final dress y’all had better believe I’m not scrolling through the HUNDREDS of posts and photographs to make sure I don’t step on anyone’s toes. I’d like to give a shout out to the people who have commented a lot of the above ideas within the group and continue to stand up for what they believe is right. For the girls under the delusion that their behavior is acceptable, I wish you the best of luck in the years following West Springfield because some of you will be in for a HUGE reality check.