Junior Prom

Hola!

This weekend was the Wayland High School Junior Prom: time to dress up, don tuxedos and have a thousand activities and pose for a thousand pictures.  The kids were so ready to get into the limo and LEAVE by the time all the parents had posed them and positioned them, etc., etc.: more photos!  More photos!

Still waiting for one: 9 of 10 boys

JUNIORS.  I personally had a "Senior" prom.  Here, it's a Junior Prom, and you can only go if you have a "junior connection" -- one of the couple must be a junior.

Zoe & David



ZOE (That's two syllables: ZO-EY).  So, our David went to prom with Zoe, who lives down the street from us.  She is very cute, and smart, and funny, and a talker, so David would never be at a loss for conversation.  They (10 couples total) all gathered in the afternoon, some at our house, some at Zoe's, then the limos came.

LIMOS.  It must be an East Coast thing.  Where I went to prom (Colorado), not many people rode in limos, but some did.  I did not.  Frank went to prom in Virginia, and he did go in a limo.  Anyway, here "everybody" does a limo.  So the kids got 2 limos, 10 kids (5 couples) in each.

PRE-PROM.  They went from here to the Middle School, for "Pre-Prom."  More photos, all the limos and plenty of parents come for more photos, etc.

DINNER & DANCE.  The actual Prom included dinner, at the Hyatt-Regency in Boston.  Zoe probably told her mom at least 15 minutes worth of intricate details on the dinner alone.  I asked David what was for dinner, and he said "steak."

All 10 couples

LATE-NIGHT.  The goal around here is to plan every second of the night for the kids, so they'll stay alcohol-free and out of the Emergency Room.  The school administration and PTO beg the parents not to host after-prom parties that encourage the kids to have alcohol.  So for months, they have been planning a traditional after-prom party at the High School called "Late-Night."  Musicians, entertainment, magicians, games, and lots of food.  That party went from 11:30 to 2:30a.m, the time when parents walked in to sign them out.  (No, really--once you get in to Late-Night, you stay until a parent comes and shows ID, and walks out with you.  The students aren't allowed to check themselves out or drive themselves home.)

There's your quick synopsis!  It was gorgeous weather for them, sunshine all day and clear skies.  This exciting evening was one they looked forward to for months.  The kids looked so beautiful and handsome, all decked out.  It was a lot of fun.

Kari