Coral Dress, Leopard Cardigan: Cream Socks: Forever21.
Brown Wedges: Target.
The Homecoming Queen has been one of the ultimate cliches for decades of high school students. She's always the one with the perfect hair, body, and the most stylish wardrobe to match. She's the girl that you love to hate because she gets all of the guys you always had crushes on, but those boys never noticed you. She's the girl who is captain of the soccer team and gets invited to all of the biggest parties. She's never standing alone in the corner because someone always wants to dance with her. She's the life, soul, and heart of the entire high school.
I've been fascinated with homecoming queens ever since my freshman year of high school. I remember as a wide eyed freshman carefully deciding who to place my five measly votes to. I didn't know any of the ten candidates, so I chose them based on how pretty their name sounded. Such a full proof method, right? I remember seeing the girls on the court for the first time when a picture of them was posted in the hallway. They all had long, thick, straight blonde hair and white, white teeth. They were all impeccably beautiful and I was jealous to say the least. When the day came for the 'homecoming assembly' to reveal who the queen was, I remember waiting with nervous anticipation for some reason to see who the crown would go to. The five girls looked like royalty and were carried down the aisle way by handsome arm candy. Whistles and cheers arose for each of the girls as they sashayed down the rows in their pure white floor length dresses with crystal embellishments. When each of them opened their box of roses, the proud and tearful newly crowned homecoming queen stood up at she reveled her box of red roses compared to the other girl's white roses. Every year since has been more or less the same as I patiently waited my classes' turn. Well, it's finally here.
Today the nominations for my classes' Homecoming Queen were conducted. It's an odd concept to think about that a girl from my grade will be that single role model that I always looked up to and wanted to be (or so I thought). I think we all can't deny the gnawing and persistant voice in the very back of our heads. People all state with fervor that they don't want to be the Homecoming Queen, however, deep in the heart there is a little part of everyone that does want that spotlight and honor. To have the confirmative that 'hey, you weren't totally invisible in high school and maybe someone did actually like you!' For me though I know there's no chance of me ever being in the top ten let alone the top five or the queen. It just doesn't happen for someone like me.
In my school it's determined from a young age who the popular crowd is. It's based on the status of your family and how prominent they are in the community. Money plays a huge and rather deciding factor, as well. I've know for years who the homecoming court is going to be, and all the wishing in the world can't change it. I just wish that for once someone different would win. Someone who is the underdog and isn't expected. It makes me absolutely sick to think of the girls in my class who are so snide and overly confident. I remember just last year a group of them were talking about what dresses they were going to pick out when they got voted in for the court... Gag. How conceited and self absorbed could you be...? When I casted my ten votes today, I picked the ladies who I think deserve to win instead of the ladies who will win. I picked girls that are kind and sweet, caring and truly sincere. They don't party or drink, sleep around or have a bad name for themselves. Those are the type of girls who should be on homecoming court.
In my school it's determined from a young age who the popular crowd is. It's based on the status of your family and how prominent they are in the community. Money plays a huge and rather deciding factor, as well. I've know for years who the homecoming court is going to be, and all the wishing in the world can't change it. I just wish that for once someone different would win. Someone who is the underdog and isn't expected. It makes me absolutely sick to think of the girls in my class who are so snide and overly confident. I remember just last year a group of them were talking about what dresses they were going to pick out when they got voted in for the court... Gag. How conceited and self absorbed could you be...? When I casted my ten votes today, I picked the ladies who I think deserve to win instead of the ladies who will win. I picked girls that are kind and sweet, caring and truly sincere. They don't party or drink, sleep around or have a bad name for themselves. Those are the type of girls who should be on homecoming court.
I know my vote probably won't make a difference. I know that the girls who were determined to be on the homecoming court in kindergarden will probably without a doubt in fact be on the court. But perhaps there is still hope though. Hope that for once school won't be all about popularity and who's-richer-than-who contest, but more about individuality and personality. Now wouldn't that be something?
You all tell me: what was the homecoming queen like when you were in high school?
With much love, Lauren.
