Junior / Senior Prom

Prom

On a cool March evening, Tallulah Falls School juniors and seniors and their dates arrived at Chota Falls in Clayton for an unforgettable evening. Students, dressed in exquisite formal attire, mingled under the “Sapphire Seas” themed decor, designed by the junior class prom committee. The evening began with a sit-down dinner, followed by the senior walk, carriage rides and dancing. “The carriage ride gave us a chance to see the venue including the waterfall and we were able to take pictures together at different spots,” said junior Layne Kafsky. Attendees swayed on the dance floor, while others drifted from room to room at the venue.

Junior - Senior Bramlett, however, had no such thoughts. From the first verse, he melodramatically sang, sprinkling in air-guitar solos and headbangs for dramatic effect. As he took a microphone from the deejay, the rest of the students crowded around him, singing and swaying to the tune. “It was a spur-of-the-moment choice,” Bramlett said. “It was a high-risk, high-reward situation, so I made the dive and grabbed the metaphorical pot of gold and ran with it.” Even for those who were hesitant to attend before the occasion, the night’s magic was contagious.

In the middle of it all, Freddy Mercury’s famous Bohemian Rhapsody began to play. Senior Trevor Bramlett grabbed a microphone and sang along with the lyrics. While Bohemian Rhapsody may seem like an odd choice for a middle-of-prom song, Bramlett made it work.

As the tune bellowed from the speakers, students glanced at each other, wondering how exactly they could dance to Bohemian Rhapsody.

On the dance floor, some students held back; however, Benjamin Okoronkwo was a major exception. The junior had no restraints when it came to busting a move.

“I was very hesitant right up until the event. I had lots of homework the night before and just wasn’t sure I should go,” Okoronkwo said. “I kept thinking to myself, ‘Ugh. Prom?’ However, once I got out to the floor, I started gradually warming up to it, and I had so much fun dancing.”

- Flannery Hogan, TFS Senior