Digital Age makes it Harder to Lie about High School Glory

By Sam Zoeller

Jan. 4, 2016

Montclair, New Jersey – Amelia Peterson, a first year at The College, has received several stern looks from high school acquaintances after following random groups of girls around at public social outings over the course of winter break. The New Jersey authorities were involved when girls realized Peterson was trailing and photographing them.

Although Peterson’s social media accounts are flooded with photos of her enjoying winter break with friends, everyone featured in these recent posts are not her friends, as it turns out. Peterson wanted it to appear as if the girls in the background of the photos were her “BFFs”. When questioned about the intent behind her actions, Peterson admitted, “I just wanted my college friends to think I had a lot of friends in high school.”

Delaney Bergman, a past classmate of Peterson’s caught in the crossfire, tried to provide some insight into the situation. When describing an incident that occurred at an outdoor ice-skating rink, Bergman said, “At first we thought, ‘Hey, isn’t that Amelia Peterson?’ But when Kelly saw all of us in her snap story, we were like, ‘What’s up with Amelia Peterson?’ You know?” Although Peterson claims to have meant no harm, repercussions of Peterson’s actions include “dampening of the holiday spirit” and “extreme self-embarrassment” according to anonymous sources.

“I don’t get why she didn’t just lie to her college friends about how great her break was like the rest of us,” Bergman said in a follow-up interview. Kelly, also present, nodded along. In response, Peterson argued, “Lies don’t make for a cool Insta feed.”