Whetheryou'repartofasorority,anintramuralsportsteamorastudygroup,
ifyouknowagraduating seniorwhohasbeenaspecialpartofyourgroup,
throwapartyASeniorSend-OffGraduationPartyisusuallythrownby
underclassmenwhowanttosay"thankyou"tothe seniorswhomadetheirhighschoolyearsgreat.
Itisatributetohappymemoriesanditisalsoasend-offto
thenextchapterinlife.
It'sablusterysummer'seveningandavintageconvertiblesportscaris
movingatfivemilesanhour
downanexpansivedrivewayinthemiddleofthecountryside.
Inthebackseat,three16-year-oldgirls,allbighair,tiaras,eaudetoiletteandwinkingjewellery,aregigglingandwavingtoonlookers.
Yes,youmighthaveknownwhat'sgoingonthere,theyaredrivingtothegraduationparty.
That'sright,seniorpromisthemostamazingpartyforgraduatingstudent.Thisisnotjustaget-together,alsoit'sthefirstsocialball,what'smoreaformalcarnival.
Itusedtobethatpupilsmarkedtheirlastdayofschoolwithaspecialassembly,
butsuchdulldeparturesaregivingwaytolavishbashes
suchasthis(manyhavespenthundredsofpoundsontheiroutfitsandtransport,whileticketscost12)
thankstothepopularityofAmericantelevisionprogrammessuchasTheOCandthesmash-hitfilmHighSchoolMusicalbothofwhichfeatureschoolproms.
NowanincreasingnumberofUKschoolsareholdingannualpromsbutaretheyasgrandandglitzyastheiracross-the-pondcounterparts?Let'srocktheparty.
Tomakeanentranceintotheparty,theveryfirstthingyouneedtodoisdefinitelyhiringahotgown.
Boysusuallydressinblackorwhiteformalwear,regardlessofthetimeoftheevent,sometimespaired
withbrightlycoloredties orbow-tieswithvests.Mostarerentedfromstoresthatspecializeinformalwearrentals.
Girlsweartraditionalladiesdressesorgowns.
Theymaypurchasetheir promdresses fromspecializedshops,boutiques,orinternetretailers.
Therearemanyspecialtylabelssellingpromdresses thatreleasenewcollectionseachpromseason.
Then,thelongingdayfinallycame.Thedress isperfect,thespraytanhadn'tmeltedoff(yet),
andtheirheadsthrobbedfromtoomanybobbypins,perfectmake-up,shininghigh-heelshoes,amazingup-to-datehairstyle.Everythingisready,let'shopintothestretchlimoenroutetothepartysite.
Thepromisallaboutmakinganentrancewefeellikeabunchofcelebritiesridinginthis.Forgetfancysportscarsforattractingthegirls,
abusissomuchbetterforgettingattention'boastsGeorgeBerry(farright).
Dressedtoimpress:LeahandherfriendLucyboughttheirdresses onInternet.
Mineonlycost15,'saysLeah,'anditcameallthewayfromChina.'
Let'sdance:Aftermakingverydifferententrances,therevellersallhavetheirsightssetonthesamethinganighttoremember.RoaringbandandprofessionalDJ,atmosphericmusic,thepartyisamazing.
ThereisonethingthatcannotbeeliminatedfromthepartyPromQueenandKing.PromQueenandPromKingarehonorarytitlesawardedtostudentschosen
inaschool-widevotepriortotheprom.Thisistime,Stevewascrownedpromkingandhisex-girlfriend,Rachel,wascrownedpromqueen.
It'sreallyabigprideifyouareluckyenoughtobeentitledto.
Seniorpromisthebestchanceforyoungladiesandboystoexpressmutualadmirationtoeachother.
Boysandgirlsseizethechancetocatchyourdate.Look,itmustbelove:NatashaandAlexanderhadbeen
goingoutforsixmonthsandthiswastheirfirstpromtogether.
Astheeveningcomestoanend,thesmilesonthesegirls'facessayeverythingagoodtimehasbeenhadbyall.
Arealittleexpectingfortheseniorpromrightnow?Iguesstheanswerisdefinitelyyes.
However,ifyouwantyourup-comingpartytobeaswonderfulastheirs,thefollowingaresometipstohelpyoupreparewithyourperfectgraduationparty.
1Timerelease:Thedoorswillbelockedonehourafterthestartofthedance.Noonewillbeadmittedafterthattime.Sobeontime.
2Guestpasses:Whenastudentsignsupaguestfromanotherschool,he/shewillbegivenaguestpassfromtheoffice.
Passwillbegiventoteacherswhenticketispurchased.
3Dresscode:Nohatsatprom.Nobluejeans.Boysshouldwearcollaredshirtsanddresspants.
Girlscannotweardressesthatexposecleavage,extendabovemid-thigh,haveslitsextendingabovemid-thigh.
4Dancing:Alldancersmustremainupright-nosexualbendingisallowed.Astudentdancinginappropriatelywillbeaskedtoleavethedance.
Thismayresultinlossofdanceprivilegesfortheyear.