Ah, prom. From Mean Girls to High School Musical, prom has had its fair share of representation in pop culture. But what are proms like in real life? Surely it can’t all end in the prom queen splitting her crown into little pieces, throwing it into the crowd, and managing not to hit anyone. No, although prom in real life may not have cinematic storylines, this year, the Prom Committee has worked hard to do that by creating an “enchanted” night for all juniors and seniors. Unlike previous dances, prom was a masquerade ball this year, and masks were provided to attendees at the entrance to prom.
This year’s prom venue was at 1933 Slaughterhouse this year. While this may sound like a time travel situation gone wrong, 1933 is a gotham-deco architectural gem that has a rich background in history and culture. Prom Committee presidents Angie Zheng and Helen Lo said that the venue was “a spacious room with chandeliers, marble floors and columns and floor to ceiling windows.” There were themed photo booths, tables with food on them, tall tables to stand around, and comfortable seating areas. The committee added fresh flowers around the room and wrapped the columns in vines to make the setting more aesthetically pleasing.
PromCom officer Angela Sha said that the committee decided to chose this venue because “they’re really specialized towards doing events”, so that everyone would be catered by a very experienced group of staff. Speaking of catering, the venue also provided lots of food at prom. There were cakes, cheese bruschetta, parma ham, garlic shrimps, skewers, and other delicacies during the event. So even if you’re not a dancer, at least you could’ve stuffed your face with food all night! Junior Sarah Chan thought that the best part of prom was “seeing your friends, in PromCom, dedicate so much of their time--be that planning, venue hunting, decorating, or promoting--to pull off something so special for the upperclassmen.”
The tickets costed 300 RMB for juniors, and it was free for seniors. There was also a promposal competition, where anyone could’ve submitted prom proposal videos to sas.prom@gmail.com. Then, PromCom chooses the winners of the competition. The prize was free tickets as well as a 600 RMB cash prize for dinner. Prom was April 22nd this year, which was a Saturday, from 8:30 PM to 11:30 PM. It was a perfect opportunity to let loose right before AP and IB exams drive us all insane.
The general vibe that prom was planned around was the idea of a very natural and classy night. “We chose enchanted as a theme because we thought it’d be something really nice to decorate for, and also it was to combine it with a theme that we’ve been thinking about for a while, masquerade,” said Angela Sha. Angie Zheng said that they committee “wanted everybody to have a fun night! We’re proud of the overall atmosphere, it felt like a super happy environment.”
Students also voted for prom queen and king, who were seniors Grace Shao and Brandon Wang. Grace jokingly said that the best part of her night, besides winning 600 RMB and a crown, was when she got to take off her heels.
There were two photo booths that were decorated to create the “enchanted” vibe, people taking polaroid for attendees, and candids were taken throughout the night. All of the pictures are now up on Smugmug for you to download and see! There were also different performances going on during prom: fun activities, live music, and even a cotton candy station.
Prom was definitely an enchanted end for this year's seniors, providing them as well as all the other prom attendees with a really great memory for the end of the school year.
Amy Liu
This year’s prom venue was at 1933 Slaughterhouse this year. While this may sound like a time travel situation gone wrong, 1933 is a gotham-deco architectural gem that has a rich background in history and culture. Prom Committee presidents Angie Zheng and Helen Lo said that the venue was “a spacious room with chandeliers, marble floors and columns and floor to ceiling windows.” There were themed photo booths, tables with food on them, tall tables to stand around, and comfortable seating areas. The committee added fresh flowers around the room and wrapped the columns in vines to make the setting more aesthetically pleasing.
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| Seniors Ana Ghiban, Kendall Browne, Merel Laauwen, Candice Choi, and Céline Klarer at prom, via Smugmug |
PromCom officer Angela Sha said that the committee decided to chose this venue because “they’re really specialized towards doing events”, so that everyone would be catered by a very experienced group of staff. Speaking of catering, the venue also provided lots of food at prom. There were cakes, cheese bruschetta, parma ham, garlic shrimps, skewers, and other delicacies during the event. So even if you’re not a dancer, at least you could’ve stuffed your face with food all night! Junior Sarah Chan thought that the best part of prom was “seeing your friends, in PromCom, dedicate so much of their time--be that planning, venue hunting, decorating, or promoting--to pull off something so special for the upperclassmen.”
The tickets costed 300 RMB for juniors, and it was free for seniors. There was also a promposal competition, where anyone could’ve submitted prom proposal videos to sas.prom@gmail.com. Then, PromCom chooses the winners of the competition. The prize was free tickets as well as a 600 RMB cash prize for dinner. Prom was April 22nd this year, which was a Saturday, from 8:30 PM to 11:30 PM. It was a perfect opportunity to let loose right before AP and IB exams drive us all insane.
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| The beautiful prom venue at 1933 Slaughterhouse, via Smugmug |
The general vibe that prom was planned around was the idea of a very natural and classy night. “We chose enchanted as a theme because we thought it’d be something really nice to decorate for, and also it was to combine it with a theme that we’ve been thinking about for a while, masquerade,” said Angela Sha. Angie Zheng said that they committee “wanted everybody to have a fun night! We’re proud of the overall atmosphere, it felt like a super happy environment.”
Students also voted for prom queen and king, who were seniors Grace Shao and Brandon Wang. Grace jokingly said that the best part of her night, besides winning 600 RMB and a crown, was when she got to take off her heels.
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| Seniors Grace Shao and Brandon Wang as prom king and queen, via Smugmug |
There were two photo booths that were decorated to create the “enchanted” vibe, people taking polaroid for attendees, and candids were taken throughout the night. All of the pictures are now up on Smugmug for you to download and see! There were also different performances going on during prom: fun activities, live music, and even a cotton candy station.
Prom was definitely an enchanted end for this year's seniors, providing them as well as all the other prom attendees with a really great memory for the end of the school year.
Amy Liu
