Prom, themed “I See the Light,” will be held on Saturday, April 26, starting at 8 p.m. . Tickets are available now on Hometown Ticketing. 

In anticipation of the event, students are shopping for outfits, organizing afterparties, and coming up with promposals. Students anticipate prom as they find dresses, afterparty plans, and promposal ideas. 

“I’m excited for prom, especially with it being my last prom,” senior Maddie Coleman said. “I’m going in a group with all my really close friends and my boyfriend, and I’m excited to hang out with them all before the dance.”

The Prom Committee, led by math teacher John Luke Robinson and special education teacher Johanna Hogan, has been coordinating decorations, music, ticket sales, and theme details

“I’ve gotten to go [prom] every year of high school,” prom committee member [grade] Faith Boyd said. “It’s been really fun on the prom committee, getting to see all that goes into it. I’ve also been doing the military ball, so it’s been a pretty hectic week. I think it’s really gonna hit me when I get there that this is my last ever high school dance.”

Only juniors and seniors are eligible to run for prom king or queen, but seniors typically win the title.. This year’s nominees for prom king and queen are Isaiah Orlandi and Opemipo (Precious) Adeyemo, Jaylon Brown-Delgado and Gabrielle Luna, Devon Garza and Avery Spadoni, Lauren Morris, Maxwell Lee, Sage Adams, Aralynn Simmons, and Lyric Patino.

“I like being nominated for prom king,” Brown-Delgado said. “I love the campaign we have, and it’s honestly a lot more fun than I thought it would be. I really love getting to socialize and talk with people to try and get votes.”

Not all seniors plan to attend. Some say the event doesn’t appeal to them

“I don’t really have any strong emotions towards prom personally,” [grade] Cadyn Christian said. “I honestly think it’s a waste of time. I went to homecoming my freshman year with all of my friends, which I personally didn’t really enjoy.”

On the other hand, for Coleman, prom is a “core high school memory.”

“[This last prom] does feel really different because although I’m excited to graduate, I’m also leaving so many of my close friends here at Rock Hill,” Coleman said.