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Anonymous wrote:St. Andrew's is holding an outdoor movie night (with food trucks) in lieu of a prom. Honestly, my DS thinks this sounds better than a traditional prom.
Having said that, with all the vaccines available now, it seems like a prom could be held in June. (I always wondered whey the prom had to be held so early - April seems too early to me.)
Just for the record, many of the girls at my DD's school (not SAES) hate the idea of anything this casual.
They have been looking forward to having a prom since middle school.
That is kind of sad.
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More posters who were never asked to their own proms, and are still bitter about it.
The fact that you think this is true, or that an adult would still be traumatized about this 20 years after their high school days shows how ridiculous it is that you place so much importance on a school dance. I have been an independent school teacher for 30 years, and yes, I have children of my own who went to proms, and yes, I went to my own high school prom, and yes I have chaperoned many, many proms. Prom is fine. Many kids enjoy it, some do not, like anything else. However, to place a huge amount of importance on it, to spend enormous amounts of money and time, buying dresses, renting huge limos (party buses now) is ridiculous. Most private schools in this area (not this Covid year) rent rooms at great expense in hotels, clubs, etc. Tickets are usually $80 per person. And yes, kids come as late as possible and leave as early as possible, and many of them spend the rest of the evening getting wasted. Of all of the events and activities students have regretably missed out on this year, the prom is not even close to the top of list in terms of importance.