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May 30, 2012
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5 3 4 A night to remember SANDY VOLPERT
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PRINTED WITH PERMISSION OF EVAN BROWN
Seniors arrived at the Loews Hotel in gowns and tuxes ready to dine and dance at Prom.
By Rebecca Nusbaum Seniors dressed their best on May 19 for the final dance of their high school careers. Before prom, many students went to friends’ houses and took photos together to commemorate the night. Upon arriving at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica, they were greeted by deans and invited to vote for Prom King and Queen. After a dinner of chicken, salad and vegetables, the dance floor was opened. Students spent the night dancing, posing for caricature drawings and taking pictures with dates or friends. Towards the end of the evening, every-
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one gathered to watch Prom King Max Quilici ’12 and Queen Hallie Brookman ’12 dance together and then joined them in the slow dance. They watched a slideshow put together by prefects Katie Price ’12 and Evan Brown ’12. Photos represented all six years at Harvard-Westlake. “It was really fun for me to piece together different chapters of the HarvardWestlake story,” Price said. “It was definitely nostalgic but really fun at the same time.” “[Prom] definitely lived up to my expectations and far beyond that,” Catherine Haber ’12 said. “It was so phenomenal, and I’m so glad I got to share it with all of my best friends.”
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STRIKE A POSE: 1. Prom King Max Quilici ’12 and Prom Queen Halle Brookman ’12 dance to “Forever Young” by Alphaville. 2. Morgan St. Jean ’12 pins a boutonniere on her date, Steven Carr ’12. 3. Austin Sherman ’12 and Alex Goodwin ’12 watch their dates Nikki Volpert ’12, Chelsea Khakshouri ’12 and Taylor Burns ’12 show off their corsages. 4. Adam Williams ’12 gets his boutonniere pinned by his date Evan Brown ’12. 5. Matt Wolfen ’12, Jordan Gavens ’12, Joe Kitaj ’12, Anabel Pasarow ’12, George Natsis ’12 and Sophie Turner ’12, from left, pose at a pre-prom gathering. 6. Jon Alkalai ’12 and Adam Wininger ’12 jokingly pose as a couple. 7. Lucas Giolito ’12, Max Fried ’12, Alex Rand Lewis ’12, Brandon Deere ’12 and Ryan Vanderschans ’12, from right, members of the baseball team, pose wearing tuxes. 8. Xochi MayberryGaulke ’12, Lily Katz ’12 and Jamie Ember ’12 show off their dresses.