Credit to Bri Dunham

Prom is just around the corner on April 19. Most of the responsibility for the event falls onto the shoulders of the junior class delegates. Prom is always planned by the junior class delegates in order to give the upper class students an opportunity to have their voices heard by the people who are planning the Prom. The junior class officers are elected to their office by the junior class at the end of the year to serve for the next year.

“They run anything related to Prom,” junior class delegate sponsor Marissa Heyer said. “They’ll run Prom court nominations, or do Prom Fashion Show planning. They do invitations, the decoration and the gifts, things like that.”

Most of the details for Prom have already been sorted out by the junior class delegates. This year they settled on a Masquerade theme for the big dance. The Prom is going to be decked out with all sorts of unique decorations in order to help bring a lively and exciting atmosphere to Prom.

“I went to Prom [last year] because my friends were going and I thought it would be exciting and fun,” senior Jennifer Schelfault said. “I had a fun time getting ready with my friends as well as hanging out with them after it.” The Prom dance always has an exciting theme in order to bring more interest to the dance. Prom will also have food options available for people who are going to the dance.

“We finalized all of the location and the decoration company [and] the thematic elements,” junior class president Collin Smith said. “This year we decided to go with Masquerade and we made a style guide in the sense of the colors we wanted and the items to represent that theme.”

A lot of time and effort goes into making sure that the proper setup is done for Prom. They plan out the location months in advance and make sure that all the preparations are properly executed. Prom is being held at the Old Hickory Golf Club this year.

“In the past, Prom has been at Old Hickory [Golf Club], and North has had pretty good outcomes with Old Hickory. So, it’s kind of just tradition to host it there,” Smith said. “Obviously, with so many other schools in the area, locations are kind of hard to come by.”