Mini-prom evenings between unbridled luxury and public debate

2026-07-03 18:56:00, Aktualitet CNA

Mini-prom evenings between unbridled luxury and public debate

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A phenomenon that is increasingly being commented on on social networks are the celebrations of students completing their 9th grade education cycle. More specifically, the so-called mini-graduation parties.

In many cases, mini-graduation parties have lost their symbolic character of the completion of an important school stage and have turned into competitions for the display of luxury or the video that will receive the most views and likes on social networks.

At these parties, students, mostly 15 years old, appear in expensive clothes, have the latest brands and models of phones, and drive luxury vehicles.

Images published on various social networks have shown young people who are not yet old enough to get a license and drive a car, showing up at parties with high-end vehicles, prestigious brand clothing, expensive accessories, while their every outing is accompanied by reactions. For many young people, this style represents the desire to be the center of attention.

However, the phenomenon has also sparked debate. The director of Aeronautics, Alket Islami, has also reacted to this on his social networks. Islami has described the 9th grade parties as "a real drama" and that, according to him, they must be stopped urgently because they are destroying children.

"9th grade parties are a real drama!!!! They must be stopped urgently! If there was no Ferrari, we would be destroyed!!! We are destroying the children!!!", Islam's post reads.

And while the commitment to choosing expensive clothes is great, the commitment to studying is very low, and this is reflected in their grades.

The phenomenon comes at a time when the results of the ninth-grade national exams have sparked discussions about the level of preparation of students. This has led many citizens to question whether young people's attention is being focused more on image and public exposure than on academic achievements.

The debate remains open between those who see this phenomenon as a change in lifestyle and those who demand more care from families, schools and institutions to promote values ??related to education, merit and responsibility, ahead of the image that is built on social networks. /CNA