Changes on the Horizon for MHS Junior Prom

by Joan R. Simon

(November 20, 2003) It was only November, but at the eleventh grade parent network on Tuesday night, attendees learned about new plans for the Mamaroneck High School Junior Prom in May: there will be mandatory busing and a school-organized after-prom party. Once the details of the after-prom party have been worked out, parents of Juniors should be receiving a letter from the Administration with more information. In another switch from tradition, the May 14th prom will be held at the Marriott Westchester in Tarrytown, rather than the Renaissance Westchester Hotel, where recent proms have taken place.

In addition to mandatory busing to the prom this year, it is expected that students will not be permitted to leave the prom by limousine. Students not going on to the after-party, will have to be picked up by their parents. Last year a group of students, parents and administrators arranged for both optional busing and an after-prom party in New York City with transportation provided, but these were cancelled when an insufficient number of students signed up for either option. (See: Junior Prom Traditions Trump Reform)

This year’s after-prom event is being planned by a group of parents not directly affiliated with the PTSA, who are working with Junior class advisor, Erin Zegel.

PSTA President Nancy Pierson noted that the changes in the prom reflect a desire to stress the “3 C’s: an inclusive Class event, no Cliques, and keeping the Cost down.” The price of the prom, including busing and after-party, is expected to be $100, a dramatic savings from the limo/after prom expenses of previous years.

“I think it’s a very, very positive step,” said Karen Isaac, who facilitated the eleventh grade network meeting. “We’re hoping the junior class will get behind it."

Illustration Courtesy of Simmons College

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