Casting Your Vote 

By Bella Hayes 

Prom court voting started on Instagram. The school page dropped a post with a QR code saying, “go vote”. After that, it spread fast. People scanned it in class, between classes, in group chats, everyone saying who to vote for.  

All week it’s just something people bring up randomly. “Did you vote yet?”, “Vote for me!”  

By Thursday, most votes should be in. People are suddenly acting like it matters a lot more than they said at the beginning, hoping it will be them who win in the end. And then the link closes.  

Friday is the actual prom court part. 

Everyone’s dressed up, taking pictures, dancing, but there’s still that one moment where people are paying attention. They hand out ballots; you write names down, turn them in, and wait.  

When they announce prom court and then the final King and Queen, people clap and cheer, take videos, and talk about the decision. That will be remembered forever. Some people care; others don’t. 

Then the night just goes back to normal. Music, pictures, food, dancing, leaving early, staying up late.  

It will be on everyone’s mind the rest of the night. The Prom King and Queen will take photos on the stage and in front of all the cool cars at the venue. Their crowns sitting tight on their heads.  

At the end of the night, the prom was perfect.