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Post by Merge on Mar 20, 2021 23:51:17 GMT
Schools are open here, but no group events like dances, so my senior will have no prom. We expect no regular graduation as well - it will be something very limited or just virtual like last year. I didn’t want to hijack freecharlie’s post, but I’m curious - are a lot of schools having prom this year? I have a high school friend in Nebraska who posted her child’s prom pictures today as well, and I was kind of shocked. If your kid is having prom, what are cases doing in your area right now?
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Post by smcast on Mar 20, 2021 23:56:35 GMT
Yes, there's a prom but very limited. The grand March is outside. There are formal pictures, dinner, photo booth and entertainment of some sort. Usually it is an all night affair, to keep kids there and not rooming around.
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Post by jennifercw on Mar 21, 2021 0:00:58 GMT
My youngest graduated last year - she got a graduation but no prom. I'm still in the HS parent FB group and have seen they ARE having prom this year - although I believe they will split the kids into two shifts? Not sure exactly how that works. But the schools around here have been F2F all year, so... My DH and I went to a soccer game last week and it was really hard to tell we are still in a pandemic. VERY little mask use or distancing. Sorry - I know that was way more than you asked about!
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Post by ~summer~ on Mar 21, 2021 0:10:43 GMT
No prom. High school just went back last week just 2 days per week hybrid.
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 21, 2021 0:10:54 GMT
The districts around here are having prom. Keep in mind these are smaller schools. One that I know of, the jr/Sr class have less than 150 total. The bigger school will have less than 300 in attendance.
One school the kids will be all together. This school has been in person all year and does not require masks unless you have been exposed. Then it is quarantine or wear a mask. My guess is that masks will not be required at the dance.
Another school will break the kids into the different gyms, no cross-gym will be allowed. Masks will be required, but I doubt it will be enforced.
Both schools are allowing outside dates. And both schools will have some sort of afterprom.
Both zip codes have 1.4 cases in the last 7 days.
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Post by kelleyd on Mar 21, 2021 0:13:58 GMT
We don’t know yet. They are trying to figure out a way to do it, but have made no commitments. They are looking at the idea of it being a seniors only prom, but that is still a lot of people. We have sports, and have had the all year, but they have been very limited in spectators. We are having graduation, it will be outside and you will get your tickets in groups.
We have been hybrid all year, but go back 4 days a week April 5. At first we had decided to let my daughter drop all but the 1 class she needs for graduation and the one I have paid for as college credit, but she has decided she wants to go all day. Teachers got their first vaccination over spring break (the ones who had not already gotten it another way), so I guess they are kind of protected. The seniors get out May 11, and the rest of the district is out May 28. I guess there is some reasoning for going back that short amount of time.
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 21, 2021 0:15:01 GMT
Schools are open here, but no group events like dances, so my senior will have no prom. We expect no regular graduation as well - it will be something very limited or just virtual like last year. I didn’t want to hijack freecharlie’s post, but I’m curious - are a lot of schools having prom this year? I have a high school friend in Nebraska who posted her child’s prom pictures today as well, and I was kind of shocked. If your kid is having prom, what are cases doing in your area right now? when is you graduation supposed to be? As far as I know the districts around here will have graduation. I think the two schools I know of well will do it outside on the fb field. Students in the stands. Families in roped off squares on the field with a specified number of guests per student
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Post by johnnysmom on Mar 21, 2021 0:18:49 GMT
Ds graduated last year so I don’t know the details of this years prom/graduation but it’s my understanding that the students/parents convinced the school board to allow them to do a non school sponsored prom/afterprom. It will be over the border since Michigan still has restrictions on events. They have to get their own liability insurance since it’s no longer school sponsored. They’ve also been doing a ton of fundraising so not sure if the school is cutting off financial ties to it or what. I’m torn on how I feel about this plan but I don’t have a dog in the fight so 🤷🏻♀️
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Mar 21, 2021 0:22:44 GMT
Our numbers are pretty low now and vaccinations are open to everyone 16+. That said, prom won’t have dancing ( it’s a seated banquet, basically), so my DD and her friends are going to get dressed up, take pictures, go out to eat, and have a fun night without the school’s involvement.
Graduation is normal, but it will be held at the football field instead of an inside venue. Some capacity limits are still in place for high schools, so at this point each student is limited to eight guests.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2021 0:24:59 GMT
Nope. Sports were just allowed to start last month. Graduation will be virtual and some in person event so kids can cross the stage. Last year it was a car event, they got out when by the stage, walked across, parent to video/photos, back in car, leave.
Eta: southern Ca
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Post by epeanymous on Mar 21, 2021 0:38:15 GMT
My district has no current plans to open middle or high schools, so I doubt it (although sports are going, so I don’t want to say “obviously no.”)
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Post by SockMonkey on Mar 21, 2021 0:40:20 GMT
We are doing a sort of modified prom, not at a banquet hall. No food (goodie bags to go), and kids will be scheduled into rolling groups throughout a few areas (DJ area, photo booths and games, etc.)
Parents in the area have begun booking large banquet halls to "give the kids the prom they deserve" (aka create superspreader events just in time for graduation).
Our county's positive rate is around 5% and the transmission rate is listed as "Substantial" because there are greater than 120 cases per 100,000. We had been trending down, but now are seeing a rise. The rise corresponds (and I cannot say there is causation) with the reopening of most HS sports.
Also, we'll be returning to full day in-person 5 days (for those who choose) including lunch right after...spring break. Now with 3' distancing.
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Post by Merge on Mar 21, 2021 0:41:33 GMT
Schools are open here, but no group events like dances, so my senior will have no prom. We expect no regular graduation as well - it will be something very limited or just virtual like last year. I didn’t want to hijack freecharlie ’s post, but I’m curious - are a lot of schools having prom this year? I have a high school friend in Nebraska who posted her child’s prom pictures today as well, and I was kind of shocked. If your kid is having prom, what are cases doing in your area right now? when is you graduation supposed to be? As far as I know the districts around here will have graduation. I think the two schools I know of well will do it outside on the fb field. Students in the stands. Families in roped off squares on the field with a specified number of guests per student Mid-June. Outdoor graduations at that time of year here are probably not a great idea. The prom thing is a bummer to me. Prom at my DD's school is limited to only the senior class, which has about 175 kids - very small for our district. Small for this big city. And in, say, April, we could have done an outdoor prom with masks and made it fairly safe. But I gather they can't say yes to our small school and then tell the big ones with 1000 kids in the graduating class that they can't have prom, too. For graduation, we've been told they'll assess the situation closer to the time, but not to have relatives start buying plane tickets. Even if we do have something in person, it's likely to be limited to immediate family only. DD's senior recital is next month, and it can only be our immediate family and her private teacher. It will be streamed for other family/friends to watch.
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 21, 2021 0:54:44 GMT
when is you graduation supposed to be? As far as I know the districts around here will have graduation. I think the two schools I know of well will do it outside on the fb field. Students in the stands. Families in roped off squares on the field with a specified number of guests per student Mid-June. Outdoor graduations at that time of year here are probably not a great idea. The prom thing is a bummer to me. Prom at my DD's school is limited to only the senior class, which has about 175 kids - very small for our district. Small for this big city. And in, say, April, we could have done an outdoor prom with masks and made it fairly safe. But I gather they can't say yes to our small school and then tell the big ones with 1000 kids in the graduating class that they can't have prom, too. For graduation, we've been told they'll assess the situation closer to the time, but not to have relatives start buying plane tickets. Even if we do have something in person, it's likely to be limited to immediate family only. DD's senior recital is next month, and it can only be our immediate family and her private teacher. It will be streamed for other family/friends to watch. we have our first gers crossed for a warm graduation. We've had snow drop in May often. It does suck for this senior class. They lost the last quarter of their junior year with no prom and no spring sports or activities and then this year as been not great either. Yds is a Jr. Ods graduated already, but his gf is a senior.
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Post by fkawitchypea on Mar 21, 2021 1:18:06 GMT
Our school is having both a prom and graduation (NY). Prom has been rescheduled to a venue that has a lot of outdoor space and it is limited to the senior class only. No guests. Normally we have a combined junior/senior prom but bc these kids haven't had a prom at all, they are only doing seniors this year. Small school, 110 kids in the class so the prom fits within the state guidelines. That being said, we don't know yet what that will look like bc we were told we cannot follow the wedding criteria. Graduation will be held outdoors in a tent, like last year.
ETA: prom will be in mid-May, graduation is the last Friday in June
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Post by tiffanyr on Mar 21, 2021 1:29:53 GMT
I don’t have kids in HS anymore but I know our HS is having prom and graduation, with modifications. They haven’t released details yet though.
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Post by laurasw on Mar 21, 2021 1:33:00 GMT
We're in a Houston suburb and the school board voted to go ahead and allow prom in April in Galveston with restrictions.
Our graduations are normally at NRG Stadium (this is where my oldest daughter had graduation) but last year my middle child's graduation was moved to the football field in the evening in June. Luckily, there was a light breeze! But honestly, we liked it better than having it at NRG. It was so much more personal. They had sets of chairs (5) for each senior and 4 family members spaced 6 feet from the next family unit. From what I heard and read all of the parents liked it better.
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Post by tenacious on Mar 21, 2021 1:45:38 GMT
Yes to prom. They are capping the number of students and saying that they need to all be from our high school. My DS2 is a junior. I am so happy for him, at the same time sad for my DS1 who had no prom/graduation/senior trip, etc. last year. That sucked, but, he survived.
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Post by jewelie121 on Mar 21, 2021 1:54:46 GMT
We just found out that my son’s school is having both prom and graduation. I know this may not be a popular opinion, but I’m very happy that they are. The seniors missed out on prom last year, and I really didn’t want them to miss out again. That being said, my son’s school is VERY big on student safety, so I’m sure whatever they come up with will be well thought out.
I do know that they moved graduation to a different venue that will accommodate a larger number of people, so those in attendance can be socially distanced.
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Post by Belle on Mar 21, 2021 3:28:36 GMT
Graduation ceremony will be at a local stadium but no prom according to our school district superintendent.
Prior to the no prom announcement, DS’s school prom committee was working on a scavenger hunt “prom” that was going to be held in a near by town. I wouldn’t be surprised if they still went ahead with those plans especially considering the senior class is only about 140 kids.. Hopefully, most of the seniors will be vaccinated by prom/graduation time.
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Post by Laurie on Mar 21, 2021 3:29:04 GMT
We are having ours but we are a small school so there will be less than 100 in attendance. Cases have been low here. Two weeks ago we had our first positive since Christmas break. What is unknown is if masks will be required. That will be determined by what phase we are in at school at the time of prom. Currently we are back to the phase that requires wearing masks due to that positive.
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Post by Country Ham on Mar 21, 2021 3:32:06 GMT
Last year we had a parent led prom at a private venue in a different county.
This year we are having a regular prom from what I can tell. I have a senior but he's not really into the details.
I haven't heard about any graduation restrictions yet. We only have 2 cases in the whole county at them moment
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Post by snugglebutter on Mar 21, 2021 3:34:12 GMT
I know there is some sort of limited graduation but I haven't heard about prom. It's not on the school's online calendar so maybe not?
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Post by worldwanderer75 on Mar 21, 2021 4:35:58 GMT
No prom. No graduation. I'm so sad about it all!
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Post by amom23 on Mar 21, 2021 7:47:22 GMT
Our HS is having Prom, but I haven't heard all the details yet.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 21, 2021 12:44:18 GMT
DS's school is having a prom, but he's a sophomore & not likely to get asked by a junior or senior. Honestly I'm surprised the district is allowing it, but if they are then every other district in the state must be allowing it (ours has been the most restrictive about everything during the last year.)
I have two neices in Nebraska that I know are having a prom. One had hers last night (I don't know it was like normal or if there were restrictions/ changes). The other one's is in a couple of weeks & will be held on the football field (no high heels allowed!) That could be interesting...
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Post by Sarah*H on Mar 21, 2021 12:52:16 GMT
Our HS is having a prom for only seniors and their guests. It is always held in the great hall of the professional football stadium so social distancing will not be an issue. There will be no dancing and masks are required for all times the kids aren't eating. DD is only a junior so she can't go unless she is invited; she's already said she will decline even if asked though.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2021 13:04:40 GMT
No prom here (Illinois an hour outside of Chicago). Our school district has been very locked down (although in person and online have both been offered, but no switching back and forth) and strict about their numbers and masks. We still can't go to sports events (they can play, but no spectators) or band concerts (doing them virtually with parents watching live at home and kids spaced out in a huge auditorium).
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 21, 2021 13:09:12 GMT
Our HS is having a prom for only seniors and their guests. It is always held in the great hall of the professional football stadium so social distancing will not be an issue. There will be no dancing and masks are required for all times the kids aren't eating. DD is only a junior so she can't go unless she is invited; she's already said she will decline even if asked though. how is it prom with no dancing
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 21, 2021 13:09:22 GMT
No prom. No graduation. I'm so sad about it all! I'm sorry
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