Wave of inspired ‘promposals’ goes through Hollis Brookline High

On a Monday in February, senior Hayley Farwell walked into the back lobby of Hollis Brookline High School to see a gigantic banner obscuring the school’s mission statement: “Our mission is to inspire lifelong learning and – Hayley, will you go to prom with me?” Beneath the sign stood senior Andrew Cappetta, holding a red rose. Two days later, senior Jeremy Heard was sneaking around the school, hiding roses with little notes tied to them. Senior Kellie Messer was a few minutes behind him, an anxious smile on her face. She, along with a couple of friends, collected the roses that were scattered all over the school. And at the end of the scavenger hunt, she was rewarded with a “promposal.” For those of you who don’t know, promposals are, well … proposals for the prom. That Friday, the entire student body was together for the annual pep rally.