A perfect “fairy tale” evening at Moline’s prom

By: Abby Comp L’OT Feature Editor

Two weeks ago on May 6th, Moline held its 2023 prom dance. Though the weather had been stormy and cloudy, on that Saturday, the sun came out and created the perfect weather for prom day and pictures.

Students went all around the Quad Cities with their friends to take pictures before the dance. Some groups went to Oakwood Country Club, Crow Valley Golf Course, John Deere Headquarters, and Trinity

Hospital in Bettendorf.

Some groups went all out and went to fancy restaurants such as Monarch, Biaggi’s, and Me and Billy, whereas other students kept it casual and ate dinner at Steak ‘n Shake, Village Inn, and Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers.

This year, the theme of the dance was “A Fairy Tale Evening.” Thus, the venue was magically decorated with string lights, white tulle hanging from the ceiling, and a fancy chandelier to top it all off.

However, the entire dance process wasn’t all a perfect fairy tale. Prom was scheduled to be held at Modern Woodmen Park, but due to the devastating flooding of the Mississippi River, it was impossible to get to the park. Luckily, we were able to book The Stern Center in Rock Island at the last minute, and it was a great location to give students a fairy tale happy ending.

Prom started at 7 pm and it lasted until 10 pm. Though it was hot because of the immense amount of dancing students, there were refreshments served such as water and cans of pop.

The music was controversial among students; some loved the music selection, but others were greatly disappointed with the little diversity of music genres.

To end the night, “American Pie” was the last song played as the remaining students began to leave. It was the perfect song to end the MHS 2023