Senior Prom

[optimal321]

I just wanted to know what the big deal with going to your Senior Prom is. Whenever people try to convice me that i should go, they pretty much leave it at that, thinking it explains it to me. It just doesn't seem like that big of a deal to me. I haven't definately decided that i'm not going, but i haven't definately decided that i am going either.

So, i'd like to hear everyone's oppinions, if possible. Whether you have gone, are going, would never go, or hadn't gone, i'd like to know why you decided that way. Enlighten me :p .

[Vigo Sprax]

Prom is part of your big send off, its part of celebrating the end of your High School career along with senior picnics, the graduation, etc... In my opinion its more important than even those. Its a time to have some fun with friends and a date. I'll be definetly going to my Senior Prom, I'm not passing up this once in a life time event and I know if I did I would probably regret it my entire life.

Not to mention the hilarious/annoying James Bond jokes you get to make the whole time in your tuxedo.

[Djm912]

You're gonna have to convince me just the same. I am right with Optimal on this one. I've got a month or so to decide.

[Terminatah]

Aside from being part of the major closure to your high school career, it's also an opportunity to show your girlfriend a glamorous evening like teens used to do back in the day. Then afterwards you go to a party where you can do some nice heavy drinking to balance it all out. Basically, it's just something big you can do with your closest friends while you're still together. And you can also do extra stuff to make it real memorable, like get a half dozen couples together and rent a limo. I remember our driver pulled up to the front and rolled out the red carpet for us. :cool:

The dumbest part of the evening was when they announced the senior superlatives. I was 1 of 4 nominees for Funniest Male in the senior class, and I lost out to some moron who also happened to have been Homecoming King. Now THAT'S funny.

-Terminatah

[Barb Gordon]

lol, I was actually thinking lately that I'd put up a post like this, guess I wont have to now! I see Prom as just a fun experience, that's how I see all dances. It's great to dress up, hang out with your friends and having something you can look back on and hopefully say you had a fun time doing. And dances don't have to be great only if you have a boyfriend or girlfriend to go with. My buddy and I, Carnage, are not a couple, but we've gone to all the dances together because we both wanted to go to these dances in our final high school year. Prom is always the most important because it's the last. It's the last time you'll probably ever see the majority of the people you'll see. It's a moment you'll enjoy remembering, hopefully, and a great way to end the senior year as it comes to a close. From a girl's POV, I do have some fun in getting dressed up in lovely dresses, talking all night with my friends, and driving in a limo. I've only been in a limo twice so far, for school dances, and the last time was so awesome. We went to McDonalds after the dance and all got fries and shakes. It was a random, fun moment, which is one reason I'm looking forward to Prom and getting another limo. And it's a great time to party and goof around....as long as drinking isn't involved.

Barb^-^

[The Mad Hatter]

Wow, this brings back memories. Prom certainly can bring out a bit of magic with the chance to dress up, but I'd have to say that the number one factor in how fun a prom can be is who you go with. No amount of frilly lace is going to make up for a date that will only get drunk and pass out. Go with people you really like and can relax around, and don't feel pressured to fit into "traditions" (i.e. you have to go to after-prom parties you're uncomfortable with). My date and I went to an ultra-casual pizza place in my tux and her dress, and we had a blast!

[Fantasie117]

In my school, we have a sophomore semi-formal, which I went to, a junior prom, which I'm going to, and a senior prom, which I probably will go to. By the time senior prom rolls around, the whole "prom" thing just won't be special anymore 'cause I'll have done it twice before.

I wanted to skip junior prom so senior prom will be special, but my friends were like "No! You're going!" When I asked them why, they're argument wasn't all that convincing. I'm only going so they'll stop talking about it. I mean, I know I'm going to have fun with my friends, but dressing up, getting your hair/nails done, etc. etc. just isn't my thing. I'd rather hang out with my friends at the mall than hang out with my friends in a dress.

It's even worse because I go to an all-girl school so that's all anyone talks about. "What color is your dress?" "When are you getting your nails done?" "Should we get a limo?" And the most important question in my school: "Who should I go with?" :mad:

... I should stop here before this turns into a full-blown rant. I'll write that later on this month as PROM approaches.

[kiddiesunshine]

prom schmom! it ain't for me. i skipped my prom, despite being invited by 2 ladies. the only thing i regret is missing out on.....the after-party....yeah.

[Calhoun07]

I had no interest to go and looking back, I have no regrets in not going. Of course, I grew to hate much of the people in my class. It may have been I got moved around to three different grade schools when I was growing up that by the time high school came around, I hadn't developed any close friendships and the people I knew were the jerks who were all mean to me in grade school because I was always the new kid.

[kiddiesunshine]

damn, cal. sucked for you. have a fat-free yogurt, making you better feeling.

[Failure]

Originally posted by Calhoun07
I had no interest to go and looking back, I have no regrets in not going.

Ditto. Plus, I was just too cool for the prom. :cool: :p

[JustJack]

Aside from the fact that I probably hate 95% of my peers(Not that they've done anything to me, or that any shows any harsh feelings to me...it's just...I dont like people...sorry :rolleyes: :D ), My friends are all going...and since I do have a girlfriend, I wouldn't be going alone. So, I guess I could/should go. BUT, take into mind that both my parents, & my gf's parents are strict Christians. Her parents are almost to the "I forbid you to take my daughter to your prom" point, as are mine, because..."what do people do after prom?". So, I dont think I can go to prom, for the simple fact that everyone thinks I'm gonna..."sleep" with my girlfriend afterwards...which, strict Christian parents simply wont allow us to even have the possible chance to do..so, I doubt Prom is going to happen for me. :(

[Carnage]

Personally, I don't see prom as an incredibly special event, sure the senior prom only happens once in a life time, but I just see it as another dance. They're all very special to me, not so much that it's a school dance, but because I get to dress up and hang out with a lot of my buds, Barb in particular :D

Carnage

[Nightflower]

I'm going to my prom just cuz it's something I want to experience, and heck, it might even be fun too. I'm not buying a new dress though.... too expensive! I'm using a dress my mom got to be a bridesmaid.... it looks decent and it fits me perfectly besides (A RARE thing since I'm such a scrawny thing -_-'). I'm not going with my boyfriend either... there are complications about the date that the prom is set at. There now- to all the silly girls who think they HAVE to have a date and they'll just DIE if they don't... look at me! I don't, and I even have a boyfriend! :P

[Failure]

Originally posted by Nightflower
I'm going to my prom just cuz it's something I want to experience, and heck, it might even be fun too. I'm not buying a new dress though.... too expensive!

Go totally casual! That's my only regret about not going. If I did go, I would've dressed ridiculously casual just to see if they'd let me in. But I guess there's future opportunities. I plan on going to every formal event in my future 100% casual. I have a strong aversion to dressing fancy. :bosko:

[Clayface]

i skipped my prom. I had no interest in going, and have had no regrets about skipping it. My g/f at the time also didn't have any interest in going, and most of my friends didn't either. So, we all got together and just had our own little party, and from what we heard afterward, our party was more fun than the prom turned out to be.

[RogueMartian]

I never went to my junior or senior prom and I don't regret it. My friends also tried to get me to go, but when I asked them why they also had no real reason other than just to go. I told them that I saw them every day, and they don't want to see me in a dark room pissed off because I don't dance and wearing uncomfortable clothes and shoes. In the end they agreed, I probably wouldn't have had a good time.

[Chris Sanders MSX]

I want to go to prom but I refuse to show up without a date. By Senior year I should have a good enough status in school as it's been growing every year where I can ask some girl or if I one my current girlfriend. I have one girl in particular in mind but anything acn happen between today and next year.

I think the deal with prom is basicly just kind of one of the final social gatherings you will have with anyone in your HS before graduation. It's no big deal really, but people make it out to be, because of all the showing off that's going to be going on. I'm happy to say that i plan to definetly be one of the guys that people remember from prom... My friends and I are planning on showing up in either a limo or a limo style car....which ever is in at the time. I know my clothes are going to be great as they
always are. I just need to secure a date.

I made the mistake of screwing around with the Winter ball... I mean I had offers but nobody that I wanted and I wound up going stag..It would of been better with a date but I still had a good time. Heck I even found outs ome girl liked me, at the dance. Unfortunetly for hers he wasn't my type but is till danced with her just the same.

[hello_lola]

I don't really think it's a big deal not to go. I never went to any school functions in high school or college (I didn't even attend my commencement :o ), and I don't feel like I missed-out on anything.

[Vigo Sprax]

Well...I have to go now...since I want to get these for my tux.

http://store.playboy.com/images//product/250/4030.jpg

:D

We're hoping to get a limo but I still don't think my friend has secured one, and its kinda getting close...

[BLACKHEART]

I'll tell you why you don't NEED to go.

Do you have 100's of dollars to throw around on a dance? It's nothing different than every other dance you've had in your educational life.

Big send off? What part of paying 100's of dollars on a night sends you off anywhere? Other than asking your parents for money

If you want a real send off then go to the after parties. You don't have to go to the prom to go to any of the after parties. Basically you are paying 100's to hang out with a bunch of people you don't like.

Am I right?

Any magic you are expecting during the dance will happen after. Trust me it's just a waste of time.

Now I will tell you why everyone wants you to go...

They are all brainwashed pop culture zombies. It's programed into their heads that they have to do it.

It just comes down to fitting in and being popular. People have such low self-estem that they have to do everything that everyone else is doing or they won't fit in.

Do you really care what others think about you? Do you have to be something your not to fit in? Forget all of the people telling you to go.

Prom is with someone with money to burn and people to impress.

Be yourself or be a tool

[Djm912]

CAN I GET AN AMEN!!!!!

[Zechs]

I went to my prom but I love being around people so that's why I went.

[Singin' Stray Cat]

Going, not going, it's no big deal as far as I'm concerned. I didn't go to any prom until my senior year in high school. That year, I actually had a date, knew some friends who were going (in case the date didn't work out ;) ), and was able to get a $100 dress that I actually liked for only $27.

It wasn't bad at all, but it definitely wasn't the most fun I've ever had in my life. I can't dance, don't drink, and not really interested in the, er, aftermath. I had more fun eating out, taking pictures, and driving around town with my friends before the prom than at the prom itself. So if you don't go, you really won't miss much. Might even have more fun. :rolleyes:

[Zechs]

I went with a friend then she left and my mom had to come pick me up :yawn:

[BLACKHEART]

Nothing spells fun like a ride from your mom

The real fun isn't at the Prom. I read what the Cat said. I tried not to read anything so I wouldn't pick someone apart. It's good to see someone who went agree that the fun isn't at the prom.

I actually think you could have more fun sitting in a room playing Legends of Wrestling by yourself than going to the prom.

[Vigo Sprax]

You're basing this all on money? I'm by no means rich, but the hundred or so you spend to attend the prom doesn't seem like that big of a deal to me. Frankly, I bet I spend almost as much on alcohol as on the tux, those cufflinks, the limo, and so on.

You'll never know if it sucked or not unless you go, and if it does suck...you're not locked in the building, just go find somwhere else to hang out.

[optimal321]

Well, i guess since i started this thread, i should offer my two cents:

I really don't see the big deal in going. I have only been to one dance before this and had a pretty aweful time. And i'm not sure why this one would be any better.

People tell me that one dance may have gone bad, but the next one might be great. And i guess that's the only reason i'm concidering going.

I don't have any friends i would hang out with, or anyone i want to take as a date. If i did get a date, then i would have to rent a tux, pay for diner, the tickets, and any other traditional thing that i have no clue about.

And if there was someone i really wanted to go with, then i don't think i'd have a problem with any of this. But the girl that i was sorta considering going with and who was sorta considering going with me got another date.

So i guess that, looking strictly at the facts, i wouldn't have that great a time.

But part of me wants to prove myself wrong.

Part of me sees what everyone else tells me about it being the last dance of high school, and a great time to be with friends. Part of me wants that.

But the other part doesn't want to get hurt.

And i know i'm putting too much thought into all of this, but other people think Prom's a big deal, and really want me to go.

So i'm not saying i'm definately not going, or i'm definately going. I'm still being enlightened.

[Stardust]

I liked prom. I knew I'd regret it if I didn't go, even if I would have a bad experience, but at least that way i KNEW i had a bad time and can laugh at it now. :)

That was the only dance I ever went to in High School. My junior banquet, senior picnic, and prom. homecoming has always been pointless for me, sophomore banquet....eh, what's the point? But prom is my last dance. In college there are semi-formals and I really don't see the point in going to those. It doesn't seem as meaningful as prom; at least prom was inclusive - you knew the people in your high school - we all knew each other, even though i don't talk to the "cool" or "popular" students. In college...well...aside from the military ball, i'll most likely never go to another dance, and i decided that after high school. besides, prom was fun - for me, at least. Being able to get my hair done (i've never had my hair done before, so it was really neat for me!), getting ready with my friends, and just feeling semi-pretty for once. I never get dressed up, so it was my only time. i enjoyed it. some of my friends didn't go, and i didn't want to bug them about it. it was their choice, some people don't like crowds, some people do. :)

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

We didn't have many proms when I was in high school. One year we couldn't sell enough tickets so it was cancelled! Goes to show how sociable our students were back then.

[Chris Sanders MSX]

You're basing this all on money? I'm by no means rich, but the hundred or so you spend to attend the prom doesn't seem like that big of a deal to me. Frankly, I bet I spend almost as much on alcohol as on the tux, those cufflinks, the limo, and so on.

You guys do the whole tux/cufflinks thing ? When I go i just plan on spending about 250 on a really cool suit and shoes with matching durby hat. The limo will be a joint purchase unless we do like a thing where we just drive to pro,m and payment to the dance is like 70 something bucks or less and the flower I get my date shouldn't be anything.... Frankly I've spent more on my Game Cube (with games accesories and all)

[Terminatah]

You really can't generalize about the prom because it's different at every school for every person in every crowd. Some people have lots of friends in their class and really get a kick out of going. Some people just enjoy the excitement of doing something glamorous and different. Not too many people at this board, it seems. You probably won't regret it if you don't go because you'll have this idea in your head of what it was like. The thing is, you can get all the secondhand accounts you want, but you'll never know what it would've been like for you to actually experience it. All I can tell you is that whenever I look back on every bad decision I've ever made, I'm glad I did it. It's how you learn and develop yourself into a wiser person. So think about whether or not YOU want to give it a shot, or stay home and watch TV, or go bowling, have a party, bathe your dog, whatever. It's your night.

-Terminatah

[Elven Moon]

I never went to any of my proms, or even a dance. Nobody ever asked me. Sigh...

My sister, however, is another story. She simply has to go to every school dance wearing a new dress/outfit, looking poifect in every way, with her boyfriend, spending a lot of money... I guess it's the bitterness in me talking, but I just think it's dumb to spend so much money on something that silly! Dances... phooey! At least I saved myself hundreds of dollars that way! Yep, I'm definitely bitter! :wakko:

[Zechs]

Yeah I used to be like that. When I was a child guys would ask me out but it would always be a joke. But they all sucked.

[Galaxia]

I had a somewhat good time at my prom, considering that the people in my class were brainless, shallow, boring, cliquey, and inconsiderate snobs. I sat with my date the whole night at our own table and talked about movies and stuff. Well, of course we danced and ate, but that was pretty much it. He said that he had fun, considering that he felt kinda awkward being there because he was a younger than I am (he was a sophomore). But we had fun :)

[Spooky05]

hmm..i'm probably going to go to both of my proms. i'm only a freshmen right now, so i don't really have to worry for a while. and i know no boy would think of taking me, so i don't have to worry about that either.

junior prom i plan on wearing a dress from hot topic and infiltrating the dj booth, making them play happy music, such as j-pop, or sisters of mercy.

senior prom i plan on dressing like a guy, but better, and with one of those skinny ties instead of a bow. once again, infiltration of djness shall occur. happiness shall ensue, for i will make it so. well...i'm basing this all without thinking of the fact that i plan on graduating junior year because i hate everyone in my current class, and all my friends are a grade higher than i am. let us pray..

[Vigo Sprax]

Originally posted by Chris Sanders MSX


You guys do the whole tux/cufflinks thing ? When I go i just plan on spending about 250 on a really cool suit and shoes with matching durby hat.

Actually I haven't really decided yet...Suits are generally reserved for the semi-formal, but a zoot suit type deal is rather appealing and probably every bit as formal as a tux.

[Carnage]

I can see why people wouldn't have any interest in going to the prom, and why they would. I have some friends who are totally going to kill themselves if they don't go, and others who don't care at all about it, but as we've seen through this thread, it just depends on the person. Prom isn't necesarily special for everyone, only the people who think it is. Therefore, you needn't feel pressure to go to prom if you don't want to. As far as the money issue goes, sure it's a heck of a lot of money, and that's what kept me from going last year, but I'm not gonna make that mistake this year. Yeah, I've had to save a couple months of pay checks to be able to afford it, but I obviously wouldn't be doing it if I didn't think it was worth it.

Carnage

[The Guitar Slayer]

I know what y'all are saying. I don't like my classmates in particular, I go to an all-girls high school, and I'd rather spend money on hockey tickets than on a prom.

I probably won't go to mine....but I will crash my best friend's :D. She's a senior, and I'm going to pose as the "photographer/camera woman." I get along with people older than I am better than my peers, so that'll be a blast. Crashing is always more fun than being "expected." :D

[DR. BELCH]

Never went to my own, and the closest I've come to a prom of late is dating a high-school girl four years ago (while in college, and we might have gone if we'd lasted till May). I might have considered wearing a suit, something I generally reserve only for funerals....

[Chris Sanders MSX]

I don't like my classmates either, but I know how to get along
with the people that are not so bad. I about 3 or 4 real friends in my highs chool the rest are people I'm just willing to stand. That or i hate'em.