Newport； Rhode Island； or Mt。 Desert Isle； Maine； leaving us to rule the town。 Not that we
everstopped ruling the town。 Our names have been at the top of the guest list at every exclusive
restaurant； club； and hotel in Manhattan since the day we were born。 We move in clusters；
dominating the scene uptown and downtown； east and west。 The entire island is and always has
beenours ； but with June es graduation； and for us seniors that means saying good…bye。 But
let？s not get all sappy and dreary。 Now？s the time to really make our mark。 If we get what we
want for graduation； pretty soon we？ll all have cars。 It？s our turn to be louder and more obnoxious
and more beautiful than ever？honk； honk！！ And with no one around to disapprove （as if we care）；
it？s time to seriously misbehave。
Five reasons to party harder than we ever have in our lives：
1） Studying for finals is deathly boring。
2） It？s almost summer！
3） We deserve it！！
4） The AC is cranked so high； we have to findsome way to keep warm？nudge； nudge。
5） It？s our last chance。 Most of us will be going away for the summer； and after that； it？s off to
college。This is it 。
Before you get too crazy and do something you might regret； you？ll need to decide whether you
and your boyfriend are devoted enough to have a long…distance relationship throughout the
summer and on into college。 Imagine yourself surrounded by tan hunks in Billabong surf shorts；
with sandy bare feet； offering you rides in their vintage Cabriolets。 Imagine hot campus prepsters
in only their cute mint…green…and…white polka…dotted J。Crew boxers； on their way to the showers
in your coed dorm。 Will you honestly be able to resist？ Why not save yourself the pain of a
torturous； drawn…out breakup by breaking up now？ Then treat yourself to a meaningless fling with
that shy； adorable geek you went to ballroom dancing school with in fifth grade who？s not such a
geek anymore。 You？ve got absolutely nothing to lose。 And while you？re at it； why not at
leastpretend to be nice to the stringy…haired； bucktoothed girl you forgot to invite to your birthday
party in seventh grade and every birthday party you？ve had since。 That way she can point to your
picture in the yearbook and brag to all her new pals at Mt。 Hollyhock or whatever dorky college
she？s going to next year； ？See this cool chick here？ She was one of my best friends！？ But never
mind trying to rekindle old romances and repair messed…up friendships。
I don？t know about you； but I？ve got a major fashion crisis on my hands。 Most of the private
girls？ schools take their graduation ceremonies extremely seriously。 The girls must wear long
white dresses； white gloves； and white shoes。 It？s like a wedding； except we？re being set free
instead of tied down？yippee！ Still； the question looms： to Oscar or not to Oscar。 Oscar de la Renta；
that is。 If you go for Oscar； you？re likely to wind up wearing the same dress as six of your other
classmates； although you know you？re going to look far better in him than they do。 And the nice
thing about having to stick to white is that you can always dye it and wear it again。 Yeah；
right？like you？re ever going towant to wear that dress again！
While I？ve got your attention； let？s check in on a few of our favorite people。？
The odd couple
There has been some speculation that the relationship between those two totally opposite
Williamsburg apartment sharers is not just a simple； convenient roommate situation but something
more？how shall we put it？？romantic。B does seem to be wearing a lot of black lately； and her shoes
are getting chunkier。 And what was with that silver Tiffanybarrette inV ？s supershort hair the other
day？ Can？t you just picture them； cuddling on the sofa； bing each other？s hair； trading
Manolos and Doc Martens？ ？ Who needs boys？！
Speaking of boys
Bmay have given them up entirely？who wouldn？t； afterN ？s latest stunt？？butV seems to be
enjoying the pany of the opposite sex more and more。 She andB ？s shaven…headed vegan
stepbrother；A ； have been romping unfettered and partially clothed in coffee shops and on park
benches all over Williamsburg。 Nothing like a little PDA to lightV ？s fire！
As forN ； you？d think he？d be on top of the world after scoring the city？s most desirable blond
bombshell？right in front ofB ； in the pool house bathtub during the girls？ senior cut day party out
in Southampton； no less。 But no。 Have you seen him lately？ Red…rimmed eyes； dirty tissues
streaming from his pockets； lackluster disposition。 Our golden boy appears to be in a terrible funk。
Or maybe he caught a sexually transmitted disease from one of those French tramps he？s always
rumored to be hooking up with。 See？ It doesn？t pay to be too greedy。 Not that that ever stopped us。
Your e…mail
Q： Dear GG；
I？m going to Vassar next year and I？ve been in love with this boy since I was like three； and I
just found out he？s going to Vassar too！ I？m so excited； but I？m worried I？m going to spend so
much time trying to get him to talk to me； I won？t even realize I？m at college； you know？
？Ivstrk
A： Dear Ivstrk；
Forgive me for being blunt； but I have a feeling you？ve already spent a lot of time trying to get
this guy to talk to you。 Wait till you get to Vassar？there？s going to be a whole new group of
adorable boys you？ve never seen before； and some of them might be even more loveworthy。 And
since most dorms are coed these days； you can？tavoid talking to them！
？GG
Sightings
BandV buying potted basil plants at aWilliamsburg farmer？s market。 Maybe the gay rumors
about them are true！？C entering aGreenwich Village barbershop to have his head shaved and
exiting with his hair longer than before and with platinum highlights。 No way will he last even a
month at military school。N standing on the roof of the Met； mournfully surveyingCentral Park 。
Looks like our favorite stoner playboy has been struck with a bad case of ennui。D checking out
bashed…up Buicks at some seedy used car lot inHarlem 。 Not that he even knows how to operate a
gearshift。J taking a solo SSAT？the boarding school admissions exam？on a Saturday in the
headmistress？s office at Constance Billard。 She？s determined to go； and her school is even more
determined to get rid of her！
All you have to do is pass
My advice： Don？t miss a Zac Posen sample sale or a Stella McCartney trunk show for one of
those silly everything…we…ever…learned pre？final exam cram sessions the teachers ？remend？
you attend after school。 Do pour yourself a goblet of well…chilled pinot grigio and casually read
through your notebooks。 All you have to do is pass； and believe me； you？re a lot smarter than you
think。 Good luck； my darlings。 Can？t wait to see you at graduation！
You know you love me。
gossip girl
Jenny Humphrey is leaving Constance Billard to attend Waverly Prep； an elite boarding school
where glamorous rich kids don？t let the rules get in the way of having an excellent time。
Hot guys； new intrigue； and delicious gossip add up to more trouble than ever for Jenny。 But if
getting caught with boys and goi