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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Thu Sep 18, 2014, 12:24 PM Sep 2014

Grand Prairie Homecoming Queen Shares Her Crown with Bullied Classmate

Two friends at a North Texas high school vowed to make up for their classmates' cruel prank by awarding the Grand Prairie High School homecoming crown to one of their best friends.

Lillian Skinner, 17, is described by friends as "just an amazing girl" and "one of the nicest people I've ever met."

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But Skinner's sweet and innocent nature also made her the target of a recent prank in which some unnamed girls told her she had been nominated for the homecoming court alongside her longtime best friends, Alvarez and Naomi Martinez, also a GPHS senior.

After learning of the prank, Alvarez and Martinez, who have been friends with Skinner since 7th grade choir, hatched a plan to pass their crown to Skinner should either of them be named homecoming queen.

"We promised each other and we were like, 'No matter what, no backing down. If one of us wins we're giving Lillian the crown,'" Martinez said.

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http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Grand-Prairie-Homecoming-Queen-Shares-Her-Crown-275390651.html

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Grand Prairie Homecoming Queen Shares Her Crown with Bullied Classmate (Original Post) n2doc Sep 2014 OP
What a wonderful thing to do. Arkansas Granny Sep 2014 #1
Great story Gothmog Sep 2014 #2
Great story tammywammy Sep 2014 #3
Wonderful and creative. And the bullies are court jests. Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #4
Lovely story. hifiguy Sep 2014 #5
After yesterday's story about mob gay-bashing violence in Philly, closeupready Sep 2014 #6
Best thing I've read today. K&R nt TBF Sep 2014 #7
The anti-mean girls wildeyed Sep 2014 #8
Recced Hari Seldon Sep 2014 #9
A story about light in the face of darkness - k&r polichick Sep 2014 #10
I love these girls...great job! joeybee12 Sep 2014 #11
Nice People Rock! Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #12
WTF Beowulf42 Sep 2014 #13
Beauty that isn't skin deep! Happyhippychick Sep 2014 #14
Those 3 girls, and the parents who raised them... liberalmuse Sep 2014 #15
Three kids who were raised right. riqster Sep 2014 #16
 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
6. After yesterday's story about mob gay-bashing violence in Philly,
Thu Sep 18, 2014, 01:07 PM
Sep 2014

this story renews my faith that yes, there ARE people out there - evenly in deep red places like Texas - who were raised well, and who not only refuse to validate human abuse, but who openly defend the principle of being a good member of society.

K&R

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)
15. Those 3 girls, and the parents who raised them...
Thu Sep 18, 2014, 03:12 PM
Sep 2014

should be damn proud. What a beautiful story about truly beautiful people.

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