by Kiyanna Dowling
Ever since the passing of the school’s homecoming in October, an ongoing rumor of a second prom referred to as “Prom V.2” has gone throughout the school. Students had many different opinions about homecoming. Some students enjoyed the enforced rules about dancing and expectations, while others took it not so lightly.
With the likelihood of prom dance expectations being very similar to homecoming’s expectations, some students in the senior class took it upon themselves to create a non-school related prom. Seniors Ryan Hlubb and Sierra Kivel surveyed the junior and senior class and found that a majority of upperclassmen would pay and attend a separate prom from the school.
The basic gist behind Prom V.2 is to create a slight change in the dance expectations. Other than that, prom would ultimately be the same in the way guests can come, attire, safety, and overall guidelines.
Seniors Sayam Alam and Griffin Smith are both hopeful that Prom V.2 will occur. Smith plans to buy tickets while Alam says he had not bought any tickets at all yet. Smith is quite sure that he will be attending while Alam says, “I’m not sure yet because it is way too early to know who I’m going with.” Both Alam and Smith agree that students want a separate prom due to the inability to dance the way they would like.
Juniors Joey Englar, Justin Nelson, Jaymen Gutierrez, and Treyton Smith have all not bought tickets yet. Nelson and Smith do not on planning Prom V.2, however, Englar and Gutierrez do plan on attending. All agree on the fact that students want a second prom in order to dance the way they choose. In why students felt the need for a second prom, Nelson stated, “There wasn’t enough grinding” in which Englar and Gutierrez agreed. While Smith said, “They don’t like the school’s rules.”
Kivel stated that Prom V.2 will be “everything that an average prom consists of.” In comparison to the school for this prom, Kivel said, “There will be no administrators making students feel uncomfortable, just parents chaperones to supervise.” Kivel and a number of students have said they are unhappy with the strict rules of the school prom, so making one of their own seemed fit to meets everyone’s satisfaction.
The overall safety of the students will be ensured by Sheepdog event protection services as well as parent chaperones all throughout the dance. The entire Prom V.2 ‘s dance expectations form and online form to buy tickets can be found in the bio of their Instagram (@prom_v.2).
Kivel said that many students have been buying tickets and are in need of more students to buy more. Without ticket sales, Kivel will not be able to make a deposit on the event room. Kivel states that everything is in place for Prom V.2 from security, to the event space, music, chaperones, and more; therefore, she just needs the students help in purchasing tickets so she can officially make everything happen.
Kivel and Hlubb hope to make a better and more enjoyable prom for some students who would like to see dance expectations change; however, they are in need of more funds to make this all happen. Students at York Suburban wanted to see some change occur; therefore, Kivel and Hlubb took action to make Prom V.2 possible.