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POV: It’s Prom
Natalie Kaiser photo editor
It’s prom! The common expectation is the fun, bright version of senior prom that is seen in movies, so anticipation is high. However, there are countless other perspectives that may be overlooked. For exchange students, this experience is often advertised as the quintessential high school experience. Junior Ann-Sofie Mørk said, “As an exchange student, prom is one of the things I really look forward to. I don’t have prom in [Denmark], some private schools might have a galla, but it’s not as big of [a] deal as prom is.”
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Returning junior Shiloh Capiak said, “Coming from a different state entirely means my process is a little more complex than students at Sheldon. I’m planning to fly up the day before prom and stay with a friend for the weekend. As far as getting ready for prom, I plan on doing my own hair and makeup. I bought a dress about a month ago.” The perspectives also differ when it comes to couples. Seniors Josh Kubu and Rubi Prado are planning on going to prom together. Kubu said, “I think my perspective differs from Rubi because I’ve not been to as many school dances and so I have less of an expectation of what should happen.”
Prado agreed that her point of view differs from her date’s, but for different reasons: “I think my perspective about prom is very different than Josh’s because at least for me as a girl, I feel a lot more stressed out about things like what dress I should wear and I have to do a lot more preparing, like getting my hair and nails done. Josh just gets to show up with a corsage and a matching bow tie and he’s all ready.”
Not only does the perspective between couples differ, but it changes the entire experience. People look at prom differently whether they are going with a partner, a one-time date, or with friends. Prado said, “I think this experience will be different than last year’s experience because I’ll be going with my long term boyfriend of like six months that I know super well and I’m extremely comfortable around and I think that will allow me
