My fellow seniors, I sincerely appreciate this opportunity to speak to you today. As your class president, I have been dealing with a financially stressful situation our class is facing. As many of you know, the junior and senior proms are the most expensive soclal evenits of the
school year. These proms are costly to produce and to attend. As a cost-saving measure, our student leaders are considering combining these two
dances into a single event. I personaly favor a joint prom, and I hope I am able to clearly communicate my reasoning to all of you.
Iin previous years, the junior and the senior classes each hosted their own class prom. These formal social functions were similar in many
ways. Each event was held off-campus in the spring and included dinner and dancing, Expenses for these events were pald from funds in the dlass
treasuries, with the balance coming from indivdual ticket charges. The two key differences between the events were the style of attire and the
attendees. The junior prom called for semiformal attire and was attended mainly by junlors. In contrast, the senior prom called for formal attire
and was attended mainly by seniors. The similarities clearly outweigh the differences in both number and importance.
Combining these already simillar events is the simplest solution to what is qulckly becoming an overwhielming financial burden on students
and their familes. Hosting one event costs roughly half as much as hosting two events. A joint prom would require a much smaller contribution
from each class fund, leaving a hefty balance in each class account to apply toward other activities. In addition, the cost of tickets for a jolnt event
would be reduced from $100 per couple to $50 per couple, a savings that might enable many more students to attend the event We can easily
compromise on the attire-perhaps offering attendees the option of wearing sermiformal or formal clothing
Because this affects us all, we have decided to open this decision to a class vote. I hope that when you consider the options, you will
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