Seniors attend first and last prom

by Xavier Thomas Web Editor

A night to remember was the Met Gala-themed prom at the Mahler Ballroom. The ballroom was decorated with a red carpet and big chandelier for students to wear their flashiest and unique suits and dresses. The DJ greeted students with songs from artists like Glorilla, Lil Durk, Nardick Wick and more. This all wouldn’t have been possible without the planning of student council class of 2023 and their sponsors April Lawrence, counselor, and Stephenie Davenport, admin secretary, to make a memo- rable night.

“Planning prom was a lot but wasn’t as stressful as I thought it would be because we have an amazing team of stucco members,” Candace Weeden, senior, said. “Our sponsors definitely helped us out ,because they did a lot of the reaching out to the different venues and food places.”

With there being two sponsors for the class of 2023, they were able to help each other out with planning while also staying organized.

“It’s two of us so it kind of takes off the workload because you have two people doing it, so one person can take on a certain task and another can take on a different task,” Lawrence said. “So it’s kind of like a tag team.”

Prom is one of the last big events all seniors can attend together to spend time as an entire class. Many found that the event was bittersweet for this reason Seniors were able to celebrate and dance with each other regardless.

“It was my first prom, and it was a really great experience,” Shelisha Davis, senior, said.

Per tradition, juniors attended alongside the seniors. for the first time. They were able to come together and dance with no issues.

“Prom was all right,”

Gabriella Carvajal, junior, said. “I had fun. Less people came than I expected, but the music was good and it was nice.”

Prom was a night to remember for U. City juniors and seniors as friends could come together and share one last special event with each other.

“Getting to hang out with friends, socializing and taking pictures in the photo booth were my favorite parts,” Weeden said.”

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Captions KING AND QUEEN

1. Mekhai Gover, senior and Prom King, dances while his friends cheer him on. Kehari Evans, senior, was one of those friends. “My favorite part about prom was the long dresses, because it had me playing twister,” Evans said. “My other favorite part of prom was watching my best friend win Prom King.”

PHOTO BY KIYA KING

2. Gayle Stevenson, senior, smiles for the camera after walking into the ballroom. This is Stevenson’s first prom at U. City and felt the experience was better than expected. “I was worried because it’s such a big moment, but being with my friends the entire night and feeling pretty made all the stress feel distant,” Stevenson said.

PHOTO BY INDIA FOOTE

3. Taysha Griffin, senior, surprises the crowd by rapping one of her songs. “My supporters, who are my friends, inspired me to perform,” Griffin said. “I wasn’t planning on performing, but I’m glad I did because I had a fun time and the crowd was amazing.” She released a snippet of the song on February 23rd but plans on releasing it soon with a music video.

PHOTO BY INDIA FOOTE

4. Ariah Sneed (on the left), senior, took her phone out and started recording her friend Taysha’s performance. “My favorite moment at prom was when Taysha performed and everybody hyped her up being supportive,” Sneed said.

PHOTO BY INDIA FOOTE

5. Joseph West, senior, dances with his friends Dondujuan Washington, Da’Sarius Mack, Elijah Mayweather, Christian Carter, Rylan Hudson and Dominic Riggins, seniors. “Prom was a good time; I got to see a lot of people dressed up, and was with my homeboys the whole time so we had a lot of fun,” West said.

PHOTO BY INDIA FOOTE