The prom theme for this year is “A Love Letter to the Cinema.” The prom committee announced the theme on its Instagram account today and is currently fundraising for the event, with a song request link and vision boards coming out next week.
“The goal is to make it feel like a red carpet if you're like an old Hollywood actor,” prom committee president and senior Shubra Durgavathi said.
After meeting weekly in prom committee sponsor and art teacher Emma Chalk’s room, the committee — consisting of 10 upperclassmen — discussed and decided on the theme when junior Dane Schwartz suggested the idea earlier this year.
“I haven't seen anyone else do it, and that whole thing is already perfect for taking photos, like having a red carpet and people dressing in super fun outfits,” Schwartz said. “It's already kind of prom-esque. So I was like, ‘It would fit pretty well.’”
After coming up with the theme, the committee then announced the theme through six clues released on Instagram periodically over five days.
Junior Tristan Higgins found out the theme from the prom committee’s Instagram post. She correctly guessed the first clue to the theme: “A Trip to the Moon.”
“I was kind of confused on how they’re going to decorate it at first,” Higgins said. “But I do like the theme, it sounds like it’s going to be fun.”
To help prepare for prom, the committee is asking for donations for students who can’t afford certain parts of prom, such as dinner, formal wear, tickets and more. Other donations include sponsoring hiring security, a DJ and buying decorations. Chalk is taking the donations by check through the mail.
Durgavathi said the committee is “always looking for donations,” as the donations barely cover the average of $25,000 expenses every year and there are some students who can’t afford prom.
“It just helps, you know?” Chalk said. “Students who need support with [affording prom], the money has to come from somewhere. So that's a really great way and reason to donate.”
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