Encapsulating Paris in a magical evening

The Class of 2024 Class Committee successfully held the annual Prom in Hollywood, California.

Jeremiah Jung

News Editor

Emulating the essence of Parisian streets, Diamond Bar High School’s 2023 prom turned out to be a resounding success. With preparations over a year in the making, the “Midnight in Paris” was an enjoyable experience for the majority of students.

The class of 2024 prom committee spent months planning the prom dance so that all attendees could enjoy the evening that was the culmination of their efforts coming to fruition. While planning for the event had started all the way back during the latter half of the 2021-2022 school year, venue and theme selection did not begin until the first month of the 2022-2023 school year.

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When I was in my junior year sitting around all the seniors being lazy in the journalism room, I remember thinking, “Man, next year I’ll do my work, senioritis is fake!”

Now I’m struggling to write a column that has basically no restrictions. I’ve given minimal effort on all my tests and homework assignments, haven’t studied for any of my finals or AP exams and have said the phrase “good enough” to academics more times than I can count this year. Yeah, senioritis has been going great.

That kinda represents what a lot of senior year’s felt like for me. I haven’t really done anything this year. At least that’s what it feels like.

Members of the Class of 2024 committee that showed particularly strong work ethic and dedication were selected to dedicate their time to the prom committee in October. With this group and the guidance of advisors Stacy Tenace and Shari DeCambra, who had experience with setting up prom in the past, the process was rapidly finalized. Members were delegated to different tasks, including advertising, ticket sales, lunchtime activities and decorations, spending extensive amounts of time throughout the year to maximize the quality of Chem from p. 1

Officers and members alike often spent multiple days a week preparing step-by-step for the event. This included communicating with fellow members and advisors, meeting with their individual committees, taking photographs of events like spirit weeks and lunchtime activities, and designing flyers for publicity on the official Instagram account. All of this happened while still managing their usual schoolwork.

The theme, which tried to capture the vibes of the “City of Light,” Paris, France, was thought of by junior historian Eri Chun, and selected by the stu-