NFL-LIKE DRAFT FOR PROM

     With Draft Day coming up, I absolutely love this story! So, apparently, a Newport Beach, California high school is throwing a yellow flag on students who were caught running an NFL-like "prom draft," which ranks female students and allows boys to pay as much as $140 for a first-round pick. THIS IS AWESOME! Why didn't we think about this when we were in high school? Maybe it's because we would've gotten into some trouble like these kids did? 

     Corona del Mar High School principal, Kathy Scott sent an email to parents after word spread about the bracket for the June 7 prom. Scott said in the email, "This 'draft' appears to be similar to a sports draft. From what I understand is that male students purchase draft tickets and females are 'drafted' as dates for the prom. I do not believe this is intended to be harmful, but this is not behavior that is consistent with our school's outstanding reputation." 

     One junior at the Orange County school paid $140 for a top pick so he could select a particular girl. One student who did not leave a name said, "It's awkward because he spent a large amount of money to go with someone he doesn't even talk to, and she finds it awkward that he even chose her." He went on to say that his classmates have mixed feelings about the draft, which was also held last year, but everyone seemed to honor the picks. That's pretty interesting. Back in the day, the girl's would not have cooperated. You would have heard things like, "Ew, no way! I'm not going with him!" But he says, "A lot of the girls respect the draft and stick with those dates."

     The school is actually still recovering from a cheating scandal,which happened back in December, when a tutor was busted for allegedly helping a group of students hack into their teacher's computers to changer their grades. In January, officials expelled 11 students who were linked to the scandal. I have to be honest; this school sounds awesome! They're hackers and sports fans and future entrepreneurs! Seeing a draft like this in my high school would have been awesome! Especially to see the dorky kid who had rich parents taking the hottest girl in school to the prom. My one question, though, is where does the money go? Does the $140 go to the girl that got drafted? Or does it go to the guy running the draft? Either way, this would have made going to the prom so much more fun!