Perhaps it's just coincidence that Molly Stroud recently blew out 16 candles on her birthday cake, looks pretty in pink and has the same first name as another well-known teenage Cinderella. Whatever the case, the Leesville Road High School junior who moved from Grande Prairie, Canada, just three months ago is living out a fairy tale that would make '80s teen actress Molly Ringwald proud. The star football players really do date the cheerleaders, she said.
Students actually smoke in the bathroom.
It's taken awhile for her social life to pick up the pace since she moved to the area. Seeking to make friends, Molly accepted an invitation to attend youth group at Bayleaf Baptist Church. But coming from Canada, she was not used to such an emphasis on religion, and she decided not to continue. But then she became a mini-celebrity at Leesville. Counselors began repeatedly calling Molly out of class to meet inquiring young readers.