Please!

Hi, Ben Gibbard. I am a high school English teacher from Rosemead, California. For the past three years, I have been working with the most dedicated group of students I've ever been impressed by. I've watched them take on the challenge of being leaders and represent their class. This year, they are hosting the Junior/Senior Prom. While the event is still one that students have to pay to attend, our school is not given a budget to work with. Instead, we have to raise all of the money ourselves. So for years we have created fundraiser after fundraiser because we are trying to pull off something the school has never seen before.

This year, our prom theme is "Such Great Heights," clearly inspired by one of our favorite songs. We chose it because of how great the song is and how meaningful the lyrics are. We've been lucky enough to enjoy some successes along the way and many things, just like puzzle pieces, came together and made sense. You are the final piece.

We are desperately trying to get you to our prom. I emailed your booking company back in December, but we were told that we couldn't "work this out." My students, who were at once full of hope and excitement just at the possibility of having you as a guest on that night, were ruined. But we moved on and decided to stick with the things we had control over. We stuck with the theme because of how much we want our night to be one of bringing people together and not wanting to leave because of how great it will be.

Ours is a working class school, so we could never afford to book you for the entire night, as we found out by contacting your booking agency. In spite of our budget (or seeming lack of one), we are aiming as high as we can. Your presence at our prom would make it the most memorable in our school's history and teach the students the importance of trying. We will do anything to get you there. Please at least contact us to let us know you've seen this. Make sure you click on "older posts" at the bottom of the page. So many students have written in with the hopes of you seeing their letters. You can email me by viewing my profile on the right. This is our final attempt to ask ... who am I kidding... to beg and plead you, Ben Gibbard, to please play our prom!