By Debbie Blioumba and Hanna Littmarck
June 5, 2019
Left to right: Steven Mammone, Gabrielle Green, Megan Keane, Tyler Maloney, and Sam McGregor.
Prom is a ritual and a timeless rite of passage at Dedham High School. We prep, we powder, and we gloss upon arrival, and then do it all over again. Months of preparation go into the fabrics and the colors worn on this special night. We’d like to thank the English department for the long anticipation and high expectations built prior to prom provided by The Great Gatsby curriculum.
Blue Hills Country Club, April 26, 2019.
The forecast was rainy but that didn’t put a damper anyone’s mood. Accompanied by our friends and dates, we ran under our umbrellas to escape the interval downpours. The rain was not going to slow anyone down from kicking off the night at 7 PM. Students wrapped around the staircase in a grapevine with tickets in one fist and their excitement in the other. We finally get in and we disperse in the direction of our desire. A spectator would see a comical scene of hoards of beautiful students chasing down the table of their desire, with the people they desire. Glasses were emptied only to be poured again. We indulged in a fine buffet of sliders and mac n’ cheese balls. There was zero hesitation by the students to get on the dance floor. We circled around those willing to break a few moves for the crowd. We waited for our requested songs to come on as we bounced between the highlight of prom: the ice cream bar.
Left to right: Thomas Salemy, Brendan Walsh, Matt Sampson, Andrew Mercuri, Jonathan Kelly, Sam King.
Left to right: Lexi Stec, Tyler Maloney, Gabby Green, Cara Derby, Megan Keane, Molly McDonough, Audrey Morse.
The music slowed down to introduce the Class of 2019’s Prom Court. Maria Desario and Jack Tannous were crowned queen and king, the announcement erupting in vociferous applause for the couple of 5 years. We felt young but we knew that this was the end of something great for the seniors. By 9 PM everyone was on the floor and songs included a range of decades, including but not limited to the modern craze Old Town Road, all the way to the absolute classic Lean On Me. The crowd consisted of a great mix of juniors and seniors present including some sophomores and even one or two freshmen. Taking a break from the dance floor, students filled the photo booths to capture a moment of prom to tangibly take home with them. By 10 PM groups began to exit the floor as the event came to a close, but the night was not nearly over as many students hopped in their cars and made their way to various after-prom plans. The night lived fresh in people’s minds as talks of prom filled the weeks to come. It is safe to say that prom was a success.
Left to right: Cleevans LaBathe, Dean Boecher.
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