![Hosting the SCLA Casptone Mentor Dinner outside allowed for more attendees on September 27, 2021 at Silver Creek. This event would’ve usually been held inside. According to Lauren Kohn, a SCLA 12 teacher, “If we have a higher number of people, as long as we can host the event outside, then that seems to be keeping every[one] safe”.](https://schsnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sxMAIGbSYGodZkqmrvTi5YWcJ1ssWA08ApkeMLpp-900x675.jpeg)
When people hear the word ‘prom,’ a lot of wonderful things come to mind. From wearing fancy clothing, celebrating the end of the year, to getting together with friends, dancing, fancy dinners, and overall fun times! This is all true, but nobody really stops to think about the months of planning that go into this event.
At Silver Creek High School, a lot of credit for prom planning can be given to the second-semester sophomore class of the Silver Creek Leadership Academy (SCLA 10). For the last three years, this class and other volunteers have taken their time to plan every little detail of this event.
“We start by breaking down the six committees and the roles that it takes to plan prom,” SCLA 10 teacher Julie Forbes said. “I introduce [the committees] to the students and they choose the top committees that they are interested in.”
After this, each student is assigned to a committee with tasks that they are in charge of. The six groups consisted of social media and prom royalty, event day logistics, entertainment, decorations, luxury bus and check-in, and ticket sales.
“I was a part of the ticket sales committee,” SCLA 10 student Bella D’Angelo said. “I really enjoyed being able to help the check-in group and see the people that went to prom dressed up really nice.”
The social media and prom royalty group was in charge of advertising everything about prom on Instagram and organizing the royalty. The entertainment committee was in charge of the DJ and any other entertainment. The decorations committee was in charge of ordering and setting up the decorations at the venue for this year’s theme: Night Under the Lanterns. The luxury bus and check-in group was responsible for selling luxury bus tickets and checking students into prom. The ticket sales committee sold tickets online and at lunch and the logistics committee organized the coatroom and the event day for the students.
“I was in the logistics committee and I enjoyed seeing people I knew as they checked in their stuff,” SCLA 10 student Brody Simpson said. “During the rush of people at the very beginning and end we made it a competition to see who could find the coats the fastest and that made it more fun and was also very efficient.”
Even before the day of prom, many logistics needed to be figured out and the committees worked together to get everything done. The check-in and ticket sales committee worked together often and had many successes as well as some challenges where they had to problem-solve.
“We used a spreadsheet as we checked people in, which was very successful, as we could easily get to their names,” D’Angelo said. “But we faced challenges while selling tickets at lunch when some forgot to show up.”
This year’s prom was held at the Children’s Museum of Denver. The venue had many different activities to keep prom-goers entertained, including a bubble room, a wood workshop, and an art room, but many say it took away from the actual dance floor and prom vibe.
“The venue was fun for hanging out, but it wasn’t necessarily good for a dance,” junior and prom attendee Phoebe Richmond said. “Everyone was so spread out in different areas that no one was really dancing.”
The activities, though taking away from the actual dance floor, kept attendees entertained, and they enjoyed having more options.
“My favorite part was the bubble room because it gave us something else to do and the different bubbles were fun,” Richmond said.
A lot of thought and careful consideration go into planning this event. This year’s prom was a huge success and the work that SCLA 10 and other volunteers put into it should not go unnoticed.
