Meghan Evans, Zoe Potamianos, and Mara Durkin<\/p>\n
Staff Writers<\/p>\n
The end of the school year is approaching, bringing a stressful yet exciting couple of months for the junior class because of AP testing, college visits, the SATs and ACTs, and finally: prom.<\/p>\n
The Junior Prom will be held on May 12, in between the weeks of AP testing. Some students are stressed and \u201cmay even have to bring their textbooks to the dance floor,\u201d said junior Liam Kaplan. \u201cI think that it is a horrible idea to have AP testing the same week of prom. Last year prom was the week after AP testing which was a brilliant idea because there would be no stress during prom,\u201d said Kaplan.<\/p>\n
This will be a first prom for many juniors so there are big expectations. \u201cI expect it to be really fun and hope everyone gets up and dances,\u201d said junior Fidel Martinez. Juniors who have been to prom previously have higher expectations. \u201cLast year, I went to prom with the upperclassmen so I hope to have more friends and have more fun this year,\u201d said junior Shannon Beaudry.<\/p>\n
For the first time, junior prom will be held in the Main Gym rather than the Auxiliary Gym. This year’s prom committee proposed the idea of the new change. \u201cIt is bigger than the Aux Gym so it will be less crowded and not as hot,\u201d said Junior Prom Committee Member Emma Galletta. Due to a different location, catering will also be different for this year\u2019s prom. \u201cThe cafeteria service felt it would be slightly inconvenient for them to take everything they made downstairs because they are on the opposite end of the school. We didn’t want them to go through that inconvenience,\u201d said Galletta. This year\u2019s prom will be catered by Taste Unlimited, which is owned by junior Aliah Mahshie\u2019s parents.<\/p>\n
Juniors at J-DHS will be able to bring students of any grade or from other school districts. This year the prom tickets will cost $40 for juniors and $50 for guests, whether they\u2019re from a different school or J-DHS.<\/p>\n
The chosen theme will be paper lanterns. Each student got to vote for what theme they would want for prom off of a paper ballot that was brought to their homeroom. Juniors got to choose from themes such as under the sea, neon lights, casino night, and paper lanterns. \u201cWe looked through prom theme magazines to get ideas and found some good ones, students seemed to like them,\u201d said Prom Committee adviser and science teacher Amy Becker.<\/p>\n
Many students are already preparing for prom and have their outfits ready. \u201cI haven\u2019t gotten my tux yet, but I will get mine soon at Men\u2019s Wearhouse,\u201d said junior Niko Dimkopoulos. \u201cBoom Babies is a popular place where girls get their dresses, I got mine from there,\u201d said Whipple. That is not the only place girls get them, though. Some have gotten theirs from David\u2019s Bridal, or from sites online.<\/p>\n
For students who might have a hard time affording a dress, a program was set up by physical education teacher Cara Goldberg. She thought this program would be a good idea since dresses are too expensive for some. She has about 20 students come to get dresses from her each year. If you are in need of a dress, it isn\u2019t too late to go see Ms.Goldberg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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