GOOD FRIENDS DRESSED TO IMPRESS BEFORE PROM
PROM AUTHORS: PAT O. '22 & MEGAN WALTON
Besant Hill School’s 2021 Prom was a thrilling experience that required that we use our creativity and teamwork skills to plan, build, and pull off an entire community social event amid a global pandemic! With the assistance of volunteers from other grades, the whole senior class worked to turn the Lee Sanders Aquatic facility and its surrounding area into our mini-version of Las Vegas. Students and faculty worked together to construct decorative props, string lights, hang backdrops and generally transform the space into our version of the glitzy extravagance of the city often referred to as “The Neon Capital of the world!” Because we did all of the Prom preparation ourselves, we could be incredibly proud of the results of our hard work, making the evening even more meaningful.
PROM 2021: VIVA LAS VEGAS
The most special tradition of a BHS Prom is that all students attend. It is genuinely a community event and, unlike most other schools, whether you are a freshman or a senior, do or don’t have a date, or own a fancy dress or suit doesn’t matter at all. The SPRING2021 23
