The decision process schools use to choose prom king and queen is very complicated. It is tough to select one winner in each category out of the large number of students who sign up. Some might consider the election to be a popularity contest, and vote for the popular students to win. According to thepromorganiser.com, most schools in America only have the students vote for the nominees at prom, which results in mostly the popular students — cheerleaders, cute guys and sports players — being chosen.
In this school, when students sign up for prom king and queen, they must write an essay that the teachers then evaluate. The top three essays for both male and female then get nominated for king and queen. At the prom, students, teachers, the DJ and the photographer vote for the nominees. Each category of voters counts for 25 percent of the total score, and the male and female with the most votes wins.
The way our school decides to choose prom king and queen is very unbiased and should be followed by other schools. This way, students still get to vote but everyone can have an opportunity to become prom king or queen. Only having students vote for prom king and queen is automatically a biased method because they are going to choose whoever they want. The less popular people should get a chance to win prom king and queen also. By choosing out of essays that are written, no one knows who will end up on the nomination ballot.
Prom is a time for the seniors to come together to enjoy a good time before they officially graduate and go off to college. Being prom king and queen is very important to some and they will do anything to win the title. The way of choosing prom king and queen should continue to be equal, where everyone gets a fair chance at winning, because the title is worth it.The decision process schools use to choose prom king and queen is very complicated. It is tough to select one winner in each category out of the large number of students who sign up. Some might consider the election to be a popularity contest, and vote for the popular students to win. According to thepromorganiser.com, most schools in America only have the students vote for the nominees at prom, which results in mostly the popular students — cheerleaders, cute guys and sports players — being chosen.
