No one said the prom queen had to be a girl, right? That was the logic Sergio Garcia of Fairfax High used when he decided to run against a handful of female candidates.
In a speech to his classmates, Garcia said, "At one time, prom may have been a big popularity contest where the best-looking guy or girl were crowned king and queen. Things have changed and it's no longer just about who has the most friends or who wears the coolest clothes. Sure, I'm not your typical prom queen candidate. There's more to me than meets the eye."
The rest of his class seemed to think so as well, because Garcia wound up taking the prize. Dressed in a tuxedo, he stepped on stage to accept his tiara in victory.
Isn't this an amazing screenplay just waiting to be written? At least there's some good news in California.
- Dewitt
Photo credit: Liz O. Baylen/Los Angeles Times
