Friday date creates a planning Prom-blem

Lily Konigsmark Staff Writer

Prom has a different and unexpected date for the 2023 school year. The dance has been moved to a Friday night. This has created massive tension between students and the planning committee.

“I feel like the school did not prioritize the interests of students,” Josh Beyene (12) said.

Students started pointing fingers as to why the Saturday prom had been moved. The initial and biggest blame was the Taylor Swift concert in Atlanta that is on the same weekend as prom, but Tswizzle is not the reason. The prom was scheduled prior to the release of Taylor Swift concert dates.

Many students have to make the choice to go to prom or the concert since they bought tickets for Taylor Swift before dates for prom were published.

¨When I found out my ticket was the same day as prom, I was upset that I would be missing my first prom, but I was not going to pass up the opportunity to see her in concert,¨ Ella Patterson (11) said.

Plenty other students feel the same way with previously made commitments because they did not think prom would be on a Friday.

¨We wanted to keep it on Saturday, but the Marietta City Club Conference room was booked that same Saturday, so we put it on Friday,¨ Mr. Cole, junior teacher sponsor, said.

This hot topic has sparked conversations of frustration amongst Marietta High uperclassmen students.

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