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Elisabeth presents some facts about our prom and the activities around it. Amy Johnson provides a poem of the experience.
Prom at GPHS
Prom at GPHS
By Elisabeth Demanez (featuring an original poem by senior Amy Johnson)
By Elisabeth Demanez (featuring an original poem by senior Amy Johnson)
"What Prom Felt Like" By Amy Johnson
"What Prom Felt Like" By Amy Johnson
Bokeh lights, dancing through my eyelashes
An ethereal filter in the bustling room
Skin tinted blue, whites of teeth flashing
The pounding of the base, rippling through my ribcage
A chorus of voices rising above the music, screaming out the lyrics
Hands thrown up in the air, bobbing up and down like a ship at sea
Glittering dresses and sleek suits, a kaleidoscope of colors
Laughter
Hands, reaching for each other
My friends are here
And I never want this to end
prom: By Elisabeth Demanez
prom: By Elisabeth Demanez
April 20 was the famous 2024 GPHS prom. According to Green Level High School's newspaper The Gator's Eye, prom (or promenade) is such an exciting event in high school. It is a special night where students come together to celebrate and create lasting memories. This is something that all juniors and seniors wait for with a lot of excitement. Some freshmen and sophomores will have the luck to be asked to go to this dance .
Prom is usually held towards the end of the school year, and it is a formal dance where students get dressed up in elegant attire. Prom attire is an essential part of the event. Girls often wear elegant dresses, while guys opt for suits. It is a chance for students to showcase their personal style and dress up for a memorable night. One of the highlights of prom is the crowning of the prom king and queen. These are usually students who have been nominated and voted for by their peers from a list of two boys and two girls who are chosen from each grade. For juniors, the girls nominated for court at GPHS are Jaycee Deakins and Gracie Bunn and, for boys, Bayden Morris and Jon Broerman. The senior girls are Ava-Rose Pylant and Tapanga Ellis and the boys are Davion Moseley and Noah Woodworth. This year, the prom queen and king are Ava-Rose and Davion. They got crowned during the dance by the other seniors and juniors.
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Another highlight of this event, according to Merriam Webster, is the "promposal", which consists of asking someone to go to prom together with a sign, flowers, or food, for example. There are a lot of different ways to execute a promposal, depending on the taste of the person you want to invite. Most of the time, it's the boy who asks the girl to prom, but more girls are doing it now.
The theme of this year is April showers, which symbolizes light rains during the spring season, especially in the month of April. Usually, there are decorations in the room representing the theme. This year, prom was at the fairgrounds pavilion. Our decorations were splendid, with umbrellas attached on the ceiling and a lot of strings of lights. At the entrance, a huge sign said "Prom 2024" with balloons, and people took pictures in front of it. According to the GPHS website, the dance was three hours of fun from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Some treats and dessert were provided. We had cakes, macarons, a bar for candy and a lot of water, which was really needed. All that was for the price of $25 at the presale or $30 at the door.
Image By: Elisabeth Demanez
GPHS prom 2024 was wonderful. The students had fun and danced all night.
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