I wish I was a student at that school. I would have taken her to the dance floor to show her some dance moves...see what she was workin' with! I would have tried to make her have a ball for those four or five minutes. God bless her and everyone who supported her. The good people outnumber the bad...

Come on already. I get it she was bullied but so freaking what. Do you not get bullied at work by your boss or co worker? Does the IRS not bully us into giving up are freaking cash. Try not paying your bills and see if you get bullied by bill collectors. Break the law and see if the police don't bully you.

LIFE IS FULL OF BULLIES AND BULLYING.

She is not brave or special she is just a victim of LIFE. And all these people telling her how beautiful she is and not to listen is just wanting to pat themselves on the back. SHUT UP, she isn't beautiful stop blowing smoke up her ass to make up for the fact Patty Jo Schlesinger made fun of you in home room. Schools out this is real life.

there is nothing wrong with this brave young woman she reminds me of my only begotten niece she was very brave and showed so much courage in the face of these selfless and hateful bullies it was they that lost out in the end when my niece graduated i was very proud of her and i feel she deserved the title home coming queen YOU GO DEAR!! its young people like you that someday will inherit the earth follow your dreams

See living well is the best revenge. AND it feels good too! Good luck in your future Whitney, you have a promising one!

Don't let them get to ya Whitney. Keep up your positive spirit. YOU win !

All I could think of was the movie "Carrie"! Lucky 4 the bullies she didn't go that way!

Whitney, I'm an old man, I have daughters and remember when they were your age. I love my daughters and have always been proud of them. I have no right to be proud of you ... but I am Darling Sweet girl. I posted earlier that you have a bright future ahead of you; and you most certainly do. You have spunk and spirit that can't be bought or learned; it's innate in you.

I thought I'd read some of the other comments, I guess to vicariously share in your moment of triumph and read the wonderful things people would say to you. You ARE an inspiration. Unfortunately there are bullies everywhere, even here it seems. I hope you will shake off any rude comments your read here like you shook off the bullies at school.

Your mother said you don't have a mean bone in your body and are guileless; seeing these news reports it's obvious your Mom is right. Just keep being yourself, hold your head high as only you know how to do.

Apparently you still have some hurdles ahead of you, but that's life; you always will. I hope you will always rise to the occasion. As Shakespeare said; "To Thine own self be true and as the night follows day you Thou canst be false to any man. You have great days ahead, hold your head high and embrace them. Best wishes and good luck to you.

Satanic people like the demonic bullys in that town are like roaches, once the lights come on they scatter their real selves and put on a nice show. Turn off the lights (cameras) and they will slither back out and do it again.

When I was 12 a new girl joined our class in the middle of the year, she was heavy and shy. All the demons homed in on her, even the teachers. One day during recess there was all this excitement in the woods behind the football field. I ran to look and came upon kids laughing and squealing ewwwwww!!!! Some few girls where crying but most where laughing. Hanging from the limb of a tree next to an old discarded washing machine was the new girl, face purple and blotchy swaying slowly back and forth, she had hung herself with and old extension cord. I remember throwing up and running all the way home, 2 miles. My mom was in the yard surprised to see me and asked what was wrong and why I was not in school. I just ran into my moms arms totally out of breath and I passed out.

Maybe 20% of human beings are the ones that would cry at that sight of that poor soul hanging there, the other 80% would be the ones laughing.

TODAY IS WORLD DAY OF BULLYING PREVENTION!!!

Help your children to learn how to deal with bullies as well as how to help stand up to bullies when they see someone being bullied.

I am really happy that things turned out well for Whitney. I was bullied in school from fifth grade (we moved) on up. I could only assume that it was because I was the new kid since I was a cute little girl who liked to play all sorts of games with ALL of the kids in my previous neighborhood and was just one of the kids at my previous school. I was the one sent to the principal's office for fighting when five girls were beating up on me. I got in trouble for looking up "prostitute" in the dictionary after it became the new taunt and I didn't know what it meant. I was kicked down the bus aisle by a boy five years older than me. Bus driver saw it and never said a word. The kids wouldn't let me sit on the bus after that - which was illegal even then - and the bus driver didn't care. I was filled with rage. From 7th grade and up I was suicidal. Dad told me to fight back (ALL of them?), Mom said to ignore them (bullies DON"T really stop just because you ignore them), and the teachers blamed me. Being a victim of bullying is total and complete hell no matter what the reason for being targeted. I do NOT understand why there hasn't been more done in the past to deal with this. My friend's son's school has a zero tolerance policy against bullying and it was a joke. Her 10yo son was raped by an older boy. The older boy blamed her son for everything. Kids called him faggot, gay, boy lover. He was at recess when his 5yo sister was also outside playing. She fell and he automatically ran to help her because he adores her. That led to him being taunted that he probably rapes his sister every night, etc. Her son told teachers, school counselor, and the principal, but since the kids denied it, they assumed her son was a pathological liar. The parents went to the school, called the school, talked to parents of the bullies - nobody did anything. I know, it happened not long ago and I was there! Zero tolerance policy my a$$! Fricking joke! There ARE schools who are actually doing a lot of good things to combat bullying. So, why don't the sucky schools learn from them and apply what they learn in their own schools? Who knows, but it's probably the same reason that there appears to be a 99% "whatever-tolerance policy" (main stream kids) and a 1% zero tolerance policy (important/rich kids). HELP STOMP OUT BULLYING! JOIN THE CAUSE!

Her positive outlook on life has gotten positive results.

May God continue to bless her.

Nice to hear that she had the confidence to go through with it anyway and had fun to boot.

When I was a senior in high school, I was one of five nominees for the title of Mr. (blank) High School, an award given at prom each year to a senior for all-around achievement and for serving as a good role model for the school (a similar award was also given to a senior female for Ms. (blank) High School). I felt very honored to be nominated by my peers because I wasn't a "jock:" I was studious and had excelled in my classes and at music (which ultimately became my profession, just as it had for my parents). When they read my name at prom as Mr. (blank) HS, I couldn't believe it, not the least of which was because the entire school had voted, not just seniors. It was quite a moment, until the next morning, when someone anonymously called my house and said, "Your dead mother makes me horny." My mother had lost her difficult battle with cancer just two months before prom, and it had been her goal, knowing she was terminal, to see my sister and me graduate. Someone, probably one of the four jocks who didn't win, or their friends, felt it necessary to ruin an incredibly proud moment for me and my family by saying something so incredibly ugly and disrespectful (he said it to my dad, of all things, because my dad picked up the phone). I can't fathom what kind of thoughts go through people's heads to tear other people down in bullying ways, but it must be rooted in feelings of inadequacy and, consequently, the need to make oneself feel better (seemingly) by hurting others.

It would be nice to think that this kind of stuff doesn't happen anymore, but it does; everyday. Congratulations, Ms. Krupp, for rising above and succeeding in spite of the intended "joke."

Good for her.

Good job Whitney Kropp .

Danny, you are acting just like the bullies here. saying she is not beautiful. are you just here to make insults or do you have something constructive to offer to this discussion?

Bet those bullies feel about 1 inch tall now. Hopefully they'll learn from the experience and improve themselves. Nice to see this girl get the positive attention she deserves

This incident makes me think of the line "Then how the reindeer loved him".

Go Whitney !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tell the bullies to "Eat S_h_i_t and Die"

Way to go. I think it's awesome she stood her ground. That is character and integrity. This is a story I will be showing and sharing with my children, i have 3 boys, 3 girls... 7,8,9,10,11,12 years old, the oldest started middle school/jr.high this year, where that kind of thing now runs rampant. What an example of courage and character. Thank you Whitney!

Great for you!! Homecoming queen is about character and you certainly have it!!

Bullies are Bas-tards or Re-tards more like.

I hope she gets famous or lands a big job with high pay one day, then these other pr-icks can eat crow.

Later

Her hair was prettier blonde, not the reddish brown stuff. Her dress was just ugly.

My senior class of 1971 did this exact same thing, only they picked the ugly, fat girl, to be home-coming queen.

The student advisor told her to go thru with it "they voted"... so she did. But putting lipstick on a pig didn't help.

Maybe if face book was available back then she might of got support, but I doubt it.

I just want to say! Life picked you,and so did those kids You were the more mature one, life has it's funny way of letting you know who will make it .I hope this was more of a wake up call for what you had in mind for your future.

Won't those nasty, ugly, small (in character, class & compassion) bullies be just foaming at the mouth when she becomes a super model w/ her slim frame & great bone structure!?

I'm calling sensationalism and bull@!$%# of the highest order on this... ALL OF IT! I've been pounded in the face repeatedly for almost 2 years about this "bullying" @!$%# and i'm sick of it. Who the hell didn't get bullied for one thing or another when they were in school? It all depends on what you factor as "bullying". In this overly sensitive "let's handle everything with kids gloves" age, everything is deemed a threat... And that's pathetic. Every time someone gets bullied the parents always plead and ask the media or the school or the government for help -- REALLY? Seriously? That's like saying, hey I can't bang my ol' lady tonight -- Can someone come in here and help me? Someone messes with my daughter, I'm not gonna ask the media, the school or the government for help in stopping it -- I'll do it my damn self.