Satire Proposal

Proposed Title
Yet Another High School Rager

Author
Nicole Zavala 

One Sentence Description
This book offers insight into what people think happens behind the closed doors of private institutions before, after, and during school. Is it everything that Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez led us to believe high school was about? Or is it more of what Serena Van Der Woodsen showed us it could be?

High school, according to Urban Dictionary, is a failed experiment in preparing young people for the adult world. Private high schools though hold all the rage among the young minds of today. The special treatment, recruitment, butlers, parties, and trust funds. Everyone is blonde, white, and beautiful. Everyone is bound to become the CEO of a company and marry into more money because they have the world at their feet. These absurdities are what have people wanting to hear and see into a world that they think is real and unattainable. 

I proposed to fully execute the absurdities placed upon private institutions and their students it must be showed on the big screen, television. It has to be gaudy, loud, obscene, and yet give the essence of sophistication. What place holds all of these qualities? New York City. It is the perfect setting to explore the mayhem of high school in the city that exemplifies a mixture of cultures, groups of peoples, and disasters. The best actors have to play the role of a high school student, i.e. Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence, etc. The hot high school teachers can be played by actors such as Johnny Depp, Cameron Diaz, etc. The main character will be an outsider; audiences can always relate to an outsider and sympathize with them. He/She will be thrown into the mists of the chaos that is high school and try to fit in among these Upper East Side students. It will not be told solely from the perspective of the main character, but will slowly progress into the perspectives of the other classmates, their families, their lives. What makes the show work is not the outsider, but that the stereotypes placed upon private high schools is told. If others see that their assumption is shared by others then they will be intrigued as to what else they could be right about. 

The most ridiculous things must be said and done. If your mom is a fashion designer and whenever her latest designs hit the runway, you can invite friends to be front row. A situation can be where the girl cannot decide which friends to bring. Sounds a little childlike, but it can be told from the perspective of the outsider. He befriends this girl somehow and its a secret friendship because she could never been seen with someone like him. They would all be first world problems, or rich people problems. Every public school bets their bottom dollar that private high schools recruit for sports. Although it is illegal to recruit at the high school level it can be presented as something that occurs in the show. The first episode should show the glamour of having money. A huge party as big as the ones Gatsby would throw. The DJ, the lights, and the people will all charm the audience. Of course like any other drama there has to be a love interest, triangle, or some kind of romantic struggle. Teens now a days have "ships" and "otps" - one true pairing. They are the two characters that they believe should be together and wait episodes, seasons, and maybe even years to see that happen. I, myself, have literally done cartwheels when my top is finally a thing. It is addicting to watch, to find out what happens. How does my otp work as a couple? Has love finally triumphed? These are all things that will help illustrate the obscene ideal of private high school students. 

At first the viewer will be watching from comedic standpoint, making fun of the struggles of these people. As we go further into the plot of the story, the viewer will still be watching for comedy, but we must start reeling him/her in. The character development of each character is essential because although they are snobby, they are people with feelings and backstories. To get into the thought process of someone, what makes people tick, what causes them to make such decisions; oh, what an adventure. It is not always what story is told, but how it is told.