ADDISON, Texas — The senior prom is a lot more than just a dance. As senior Reeyan Mistry puts it, it marks “the last event you are going to be at with these people.”
At The Westwood School, a small private school in Addison, prom night carries extra weight. With just 17 seniors in the graduating class—12 girls and 5 boys—social dynamics are hard to ignore. Head of School Heather Lourcey jokes that the girls “run things.”
For Reeyan, prom should have been a straightforward decision. Instead, it became something more personal. He describes it as an emotional choice, shaped by people who have been part of his life far longer than the event itself…