Oh.. what a night- stories of prom gone bad!
What is Miss Molly Munyan up to?
See what your local celebrities wore to their high school dances!
what’s inside?
event magazine 2015 pg. 3 Local Celebs at their High School Dances
pg. 5 How to Pose for Pictures pg. 6 Q&A
pg. 7 Molly’s Homecoming Experience
Find out which local celeb is in this picture in Local Celebs at their High School Dances on pg. 3
pg. 9 What Kind of Date are You? pg. 11 Dresses and Accessories
pg. 13 Oh.... What a night pg. 15 Letter From the Editor
What is balloon fashion designer, Molly Munyan up to? Find out in Molly’s Homecoming Experience on pg. 7
local celebs then & now Karen Bourland is in the bottom left corner. She attended a small Christain school where they had banquets instead of dances, they didn’t have themes for these events. However, she was on the banquet court and won queen. Now, Ms. Bourland is a CP English teacher. The photo above is Jacob Gunn’s highschool yearbook picture and the photo to the right was his date to the homecoming dance. The theme to his homecoming dance was “Party like it’s 1999”. Now, Mr. Gunn is a Student Naturalist teacher at Olathe East High School.
The the left is Sandy Keating at her high school dance in 1972. Her school didn’t have a theme for this dance, but she did have a wonderful time. Now, Mrs. Keating teaches in the business department at Olathe East High School.
Both photos to the right are of Mike McDonald. This 1994 High School dance had a 1970s theme and he was also on court. Now, Mr. Mcdonald is a Math teacher at Olathe East High School. To the left is Nathaniel Thuston on “MORP” court and to the right is him and his date at his “just you and I” themed dance in 1983. Now Mr. Thuston teaches in the history department at Olathe East High School.
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When should I order my boutonniere? It’s best to order as far in advance as possible but don’t worry if you are short on time many places will have extras ready that they can adjust to match you and your What’s an appropriate amount of dates outfits. people to have in a group? Any group size over 20 tends Do I have to have a date? to get a little out of control; it’s NO! It’s never an obligation to hard to all agree on where to eat, have a date. It is always fun to go where to take pictures, and what with a big group of friends, or with time everything is planned at. In a date group. The amount of fun the end it just depends on what you have is up to you! Go in with a you want. If you like big groups good attitude no matter what the of people then a bigger group is “date” situation is. meant for you, but just remember that you all will be meeting up latWhen should I make reservations? er anyway. If you know your school is What do I do when someone has the having a dance the same week as same dress as me? other schools then make sure you Don’t worry it is not the end of call at least 3 weeks in advanced the world. This happens to everydepending on the size of your one at some point in their life. All group. Also if the number in your you have to do is ignore it if it’s not group changes make sure you call brought up. In the slightest chance the restaurant and let them know that it will get brought up don’t be the new numbers are going to be. rude about it and compliment the girl who is wearing the same dress as you because deep down she is just as embarrassed as you are.
Molly’s Event Magazine had the chance to interview Molly Munyan about her homecoming experience! Molly wore a balloon dress that she made all on her own! “How long did the dress take you to make?”, we asked. “The creative process is what took the longest. I spent about 6 hours coming up with the design and sketching it then I spent about 5 and a half hours total building dress.” Molly had to make two of the same dresses; one for the homecoming football game and one for the actual dance. Time was an issue for Molly because she couldn’t work on the dresses more than 48 hours in advance otherwise the
balloons would start to deflate. Aside from the amazing dress Molly wore, her Homecoming experience was made even more special when she was on the homecoming court and WON homecoming queen! “How did it feel to be the 2014 Olathe East Homecoming Queen?”, we asked. Molly responded with, “It felt amazing! I was very surprised because I thought another girl that was on court would win for sure. It just made the dance that much more fun”. This dress isn’t the only clothing article Molly has made out of balloons. Molly instagrams outfits that she makes and her clothing line,“POP”, will be featured in the Olathe East Fashion Show where her models will all be modeling balloon outfits. Molly also mentioned to us that she will begin sketching designs for her prom dress that will be made out of balloon so be on the lookout for that!
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homecoming experience
Which celeb would be your ideal date? (a) Channing Tatum (b) Harry Styles (c) Adam Levine (d) Ed Sheeran Would you rather: (a) Go to the dance with a big group (b) Go to the dance with just your date (c) Not go to the dance at all (d) Go to the dance without a date
When picking out a dress do you choose: (a) Classy and sassy (b) Tight and slim (c) Bling bling bling (d) Grungy throwback Where would you rather eat for dinner? (a) McCormick and Schmick’s (b) Apple bees (c) Cinzetti’s (d) Taco bell
What kind of What type of shoes do you If you chose wear with your dress? date are mostly D’s you are a (a) Heels go with the flow kind of If you? (b) Wedges girl. You don’t care what oth-
you chose ers think of you as long as you (c) Converse mostly B’s you like to have fun but really just are having a good time that is (d) Flats want to spend time with all that matters. You are very your date. Not going to an laid back and like to keep things casual. expensive dinner if fine with If you as long as you are havIf you chose mosting a good time with you chose ly C’s you like the edgy mostly A’s you are a the person you go bad boy look. You enjoy the with. classic dance girl. You alclassic dance experience but ways want to look you best also like to add your own style to and show up with the best date it. Comfort is everything for you in town. You like going with a so instead of wearing six inch bigger group because you stilettos you’ll play it down know you will have more with some fun confun. verse.
Deciding on what type of dress to wear and which accessories to wear with it can be a confusing, diďŹƒcult task. We are here to help! Here are some dierent types of dresses to give you some help and guidence depending on what you want.
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If you are wearing a dress like Dress A, which has a high neckline and a busy top half, you will want to stay away from necklaces. Consider fun bracelets and/or rings instead! Since this dress is printed and the focal point is on the back, you probably want to go with a simple necklace if you want to wear one at all. Earrings would be a good idea for this dress as well and since the top half isn’t any busier than the rest of the dress, you can make them as big as you want! If you are wearing a vintage style dress like Dress C, anything pearly would fit the look you are going for. Since this dress is pretty simple, dont limit yourself to just one piece of jewelry. Go all out! Dress D is a one strapped, sequin dress. Since the dress itself is very blingy and it goes halfway up your chest/neck, you wont want to wear a necklace. Instead, you might want to wear either hoop earrings or some fun, statement earrings. Dress E is a high-low dress with a lacey top. Since this one also has kind of a busy top, if you go with a necklace, make sure it doesn’t take away from the top. Any gold- jewelry would look great with this dress.
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Event asked teens from all over to write in their worst dance memories. These stories will help calm your nerves before the dance, and are sure to make your embarassing moments seem like a breeze.
Dear Event,
details and expressions in the story got bigger and bigger so I Do I have a moment for you! It stood up (still very into the stowas homecoming night my jounior ry) flung my hands in the air and year. My date was the cuteset boy knocked over not only my drink, in school and I wanted to but my dates drink. Which make sure to impress both ended up falling into him. After pictures his lap making the front ...Knocked with our group we of his pants wet the over not only my rest of night. My face all went out to dinner before heading drink, but my turned completly red to the dance.During as I sat back down comdates drink... � dinner I started telling pletly embarassed of the a story that I got really whole situation. The rest of excited about (I think it was the night I was silent feeling terriabout Harry Potter or something, ble about what I did at dinner. but that doesnt matter). So I startSincerly, ed using hand while telling the girl who loves to tell stories story to explain it better. My -Riley, CA
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Dear Event, Let me tell you about my worst dance memory. It happened the night of prom when my boyfriend of 3 years decided to dump me. He told me he just didn’t want to be with anyone at the time. Then later that night i found him making out with my best friend. In my house. In my room. On my bed. At that moment I was done with both of them and with the night in general. It was a bit EVENTful to say the least. Sincerly, EVENTful -Anna, MO
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Get ready because this story is a long one. So I got asked to homecoming by a boy who went to a different school. I thought it would be fun to meet new people and get out of my comfort zone for once. The day of the dance seemed to fall on the busiest day of the year. With a bad cold that turned into bronchitis, I had to start off the day by taking my first ACT. Even though I was super tired and not feeling well at all I decided that I was going to have a blast at the dance no matter what. After the ACT I got ready for the dance and was ready for pictures and dinner. In our group there were three other couples that were all dating. Assuming that my date asked me to go with him because we were good friends was a bad assumption on my part. Anyway at dinner I was very uncomfortable. Not only because my date didn’t introduce me to the other couples, but becasue everyone at the table had known each other for a long time. Therefore awkward me tried to join in on conversations but everytime I did so I would get cutt-off by someone. At this point I was ready to go to the dance and finally have some fun. We showed up at the dance and that is when my date told me “I don’t dance.” I thought what do you mean you don’t dance we are at a DANCE the point is to DANCE. That meant after 20 minutes of being there he wanted to leave. At this point I was super tired and feeling even worse than I was that morning. Now it was time for the after party. Which was considered going back to his house and watching a movie. I thought it would be fun until all the couples started making out and my date tried to pull a move on me. I was done. Done with the night and done with my date. That night I was in my bed by 10:30 and Iwasn’t ashamed of it at all. Sincerly, early night sleeper -Kim, NY
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We put this magazine togeher to give teens from all over ideas on what to do, where to go, and how to act on their big dance day! We can totally relate to how stressful dances get and our goal is to try and relieve some of that stress for you and to make your dance as fun as possible! We hope you have enjoyed Event Magazine 2015! Thanks for reading.
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