Prom 2019 on May 18
Prom Time is here! This year's 2019 Prom, for Seniors and Juniors, will be held at the Museum of Nature and Science. The theme this year is appropriately A Night at the Museum.
Tickets cost $30 each and may be purchased using cash or check next week outside the Dining Hall during lunch. Students can also purchase tickets online using a credit card. The link for doing so will be live in the next few days.
As I have noted before in earlier communications, the decisions to keep the age range limited to juniors and seniors and to move to a later date in the school year are based on what we believe to be a safe and appropriate framework for the event. Given the age and maturity of students, the increased size of the Upper School, and other events that fall at the same time of year, a date closer to the end of the school year will hopefully promote student responsibility for both their behavior and their academic performance.
This year, as was true last year, there will not be an After-Prom. Over the years, attendance at After-Prom has decreased, even when it has been held at different venues or locations. Experience has shown that the older the student, the less likely he or she is to attend After-Prom. Meanwhile, one of our most reliable venues, Dave & Buster’s, is no longer renting out their space for After-Proms, which has forced us to consider more out-of-the-way alternative locations. Finally, it is increasingly difficult to find volunteer parent chaperones for the early-morning hours (usually from 11 p.m. to 3:30 a.m.).
The administration and Parent Association ask parents to support these social event decisions by not hosting private and separate all-night parties after Prom; students need to know we are united in our belief that underage drinking and/or drug use is not appropriate. Our goal is to continue to provide great social events with reduced risk to our students.
Please feel free to contact me or Senior Dean Gabe Bernstein directly with any feedback on Prom.
Please feel free to contact me or Senior Dean Gabe Bernstein directly with any feedback on Prom.
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