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Greg and the seven prom dates

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On Tuesday morning in the cafeteria, a group of senior girls clutched bouquets of roses wrapped in light pink tissue paper and gathered to take pictures. No, this wasn’t an especially classy senior day for a sports team. It was Greg Weiner ’14 asking his dates to the senior prom.

Yes, dates plural, as in multiple.

Weiner, who has gone to past dances with just one date, came up with the idea to surprise his friends, and believes that “everyone deserves to be asked to any prom, especially senior prom.”

The group of girls included Dana Segal ’14, Olivia Kalb ’14, Maddy McCartin ’14, Katie Burke ’14, Meredith Bemus ’14, Rachel Goldstein ’14, and Sara Banbury ’14 had already planned to go together regardless of whether or not they had dates.

“It’s basically just a bunch of girls (and one guy) who decided they would have a lot more fun going with close friends than finding some random guy,” Banbury said, “Greg decided to step up and ask us all to prom, he’s just a nice guy like that.”

Maya Mandell ’14, friends with the group of seven girls, informed Weiner that they were all going without dates. As she had already been asked, she suggested to Weiner that he take the group of seven girls with him to the dance.

“Most times girls don’t get asked to prom but still want the experience, so I thought it would be a great idea to get a boy who didn’t have a date to collectively ask all of them because then they still get part of the promposal and prom experience,” Mandell said.

Banbury and Bemus both agreed that another plus for going with Weiner would be a more relaxed, stress-free night that wouldn’t come with accompanying a date who they weren’t as familiar with.

As for pictures, they are “definitely going to be interesting,” Weiner said, “so we are for sure going to have to figure that stuff out.” Thankfully, the group has time to do so; the prom is scheduled for June 7, similar to last year’s.

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Greta Bjornson, News Editor
After three years of writing for Inklings, Greta Bjornson ’15 is news page editor, and has a passion for creative writing and protecting the environment. Her favorite types of articles to write are feature articles, and although she admits to not being the “loudest person in class,” her writing lets her express her wit, especially in her column Pumpkin gone wrong: the worst pumpkin foods. Outside of Inklings, she does all that she can to make a difference in the world since she knows that the environment is facing many problems right now. “My family gets really annoyed with me because I am crazy about recycling,” Bjornson said. She even admits to taking plastic items out of the trash when placed in the wrong bin. She is mainly interested in marine biology, and since she is certified in scuba diving she has done a volunteer trip to rebuild a coral reef off of Key West, Florida. Becoming a marine biologist is very important to Bjornson, but she also would like to write for a magazine when she grows up. “With whatever I end up doing, I just want to make a difference some way,” Bjornson said. With her drive to improve the world’s conflict, she is going to be a news editor who will always be dedicated to her work.  

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