Senior Proms

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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.

Don't tell me, let me guess PP. No one asked you to your prom.

Let me guess....you peaked in high school.

Nope. Not at all. In fact, I did not have a date to my senior prom. But I went with a group of friends and we had a great time.

That you can't see that speaks volumes about an embittered reflection on one's own high school experience. Please don't project that onto your own kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've taught at one of the Big 3 for almost twenty years. During that time, I've served as a chaperone to many proms. What do I remember? Most students coming for an hour and then leaving. Some schools have noticed this trend and made changes to ensure students stay longer (sit-down dinner before prom, requirement to stay until a certain time, holding prom on river cruise boats). But my point is that prom is hardly the formative event people make it out to be.

As a parent, I disagree. You are only seeing the hour and the time that you spend at the prom. We are seeing the months of anticipation, the dress shopping, the nail and hair prep, the pre-party, the date/ no date drama - it's all part of the prom experience, and it is indeed a formative one.

And by the way, thank you for chaperoning! My kids attend a Big 3 and are really looking forward to the prom this year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've taught at one of the Big 3 for almost twenty years. During that time, I've served as a chaperone to many proms. What do I remember? Most students coming for an hour and then leaving. Some schools have noticed this trend and made changes to ensure students stay longer (sit-down dinner before prom, requirement to stay until a certain time, holding prom on river cruise boats). But my point is that prom is hardly the formative event people make it out to be.

As a parent, I disagree. You are only seeing the hour and the time that you spend at the prom. We are seeing the months of anticipation, the dress shopping, the nail and hair prep, the pre-party, the date/ no date drama - it's all part of the prom experience, and it is indeed a formative one.

And by the way, thank you for chaperoning! My kids attend a Big 3 and are really looking forward to the prom this year.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are going to be many super spreaders.

For Prom LOL

And not just STDs

[Anonymous]

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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.

Don't tell me, let me guess PP. No one asked you to your prom.

Let me guess....you peaked in high school.

Lol. Are you two sure you aren’t still in HS or are you just doing your best mean teen impression?

[Anonymous]

Stop trying to make ‘fetch’ happen!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Don't tell me, let me guess PP. No one asked you to your prom.

Let me guess....you peaked in high school.

Lol. Are you two sure you aren’t still in HS or are you just doing your best mean teen impression?

Ignoring the obnoxious snark, for the SAES girls that wish they had a real prom, can’t they create much of what they want. I have one in private but my senior is in MCPS where there will be no prom. My kids friends are getting dressed up and will eat outside, take pictures and have a small “prom” at a friend’s backyard. They’ve all been vaccinated so they may also rent a limo and go somewhere scenic for photos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop trying to make ‘fetch’ happen!

HAHA

[Anonymous]

For the schools holding proms, are they going to be held outdoors?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the schools holding proms, are they going to be held outdoors?

Our dumbass school is holding it indoors. So irresponsible.

[Anonymous]

80% of the juniors and seniors are vaccinated; they don’t get very sick anyway; and all their families are vaccinated. I know it’s hard for you doomers to accept, but people who don’t sit around all day in a constant state of moral panic are doing normal things again. Worry about the real risks: drunk / distracted driving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:80% of the juniors and seniors are vaccinated; they don’t get very sick anyway; and all their families are vaccinated. I know it’s hard for you doomers to accept, but people who don’t sit around all day in a constant state of moral panic are doing normal things again. Worry about the real risks: drunk / distracted driving.

Here, let me make up a statistic to prove that I'm correct!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:80% of the juniors and seniors are vaccinated; they don’t get very sick anyway; and all their families are vaccinated. I know it’s hard for you doomers to accept, but people who don’t sit around all day in a constant state of moral panic are doing normal things again. Worry about the real risks: drunk / distracted driving.

Here, let me make up a statistic to prove that I'm correct!

That 80% is definitely pulled out of the air.

--Epidemiologist

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Herd immunity is not going to be prevented by keeping people apart needlessly.

Instead of focusing on anti-prom and anti-children activities of any type (IPL. sports) - it would be great to see all that energy put into getting as many people vaccinated as possible.

Texas has decided to let people live their lives and what has happened? Decreases in cases/hospitalizations etc.

Time to move on.

So hasn't Florida, and the state's numbers, along with Michigan, are the highest in the nation. Just wait until the British and Brazilian variants reach Texas.

LOL!!!! Y'all are so predictable. The VaRiAntS!!!!111!!!!

Actually, Florida just hit single digit covid deaths for the first time in months.

79 deaths yesterday is not single digits.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For the schools holding proms, are they going to be held outdoors?

Our dumbass school is holding it indoors. So irresponsible.

Ours too. I'm a little surprised the parent population isn't in an uproar.