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The Ketchup Fiasco
How a girl’s life was ruined
Brianna Kensington, a senior in high school, was expected by her family to be the valedictorian of her class. Both of her older brothers had been valedictorian as well as both of her parents, all four of her grandparents, and most of her aunts and uncles. It would be a grave embarrassment to the family for her not to win that honor.
Halfway through her senior year the odds of her being valedictorian were good. Her grade point average was a solid 4.0. Of course she was competing against four other students with a perfect 4.0. If there was a tie at the end of the year the honor would go to the one with the most ‘other accomplishments.’
Brianna was doing quite well in this regard as well. She had been the year’s homecoming queen, she was the leader of the cheer-leading squad, she had won 7 trophies on the girl’s track and field team, she was the grand diva of the thespian club, she won the chess tournament for the chess club, she was class president, she was in charge of the yearbook committee, she won the grand prize of the regional solo and ensemble music contest, she won the annual talent show, and she was voted by her classmates as most likely American girl to marry into British royalty.
The only things left for her to win were the debate team competition and the spelling bee. Brianna…
