Forever Young: In the Making

Typically girls get ready in groups, usually the groups that they will be attending prom with. If you’re lucky, the girls in your group may have different areas of cosmetic expertise. Jamming out to dated 2000’s music and practicing the latest moves is also part of the process. The latest hair trends seem to have stemmed from everyday fashion. Instead of the typical curly poofy updo many have switched to the simple yet elegant half up, half down do, with loose curls at the end.

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The Venue was the Iowa Memorial Union, it hosted 710 students and faculty. The venue also has refreshments and drinks, which is where you could find 45% of attendees due to the hot and humid atmosphere. The theme was Forever Young. As an attendee, based on the decorations and music one would never guess that this was what the theme was. Unless of course one stayed until the end and heard the DJ play “Forever Young” by Alphaville. But by then over half of the prom goers had left to dry off and get ready for after prom festivities.

Hot, humid, sticky, and gross, just a few words to describe the often over hyped conception of the what prom is really like. If one does happen to make their way into the center of prom you might mistake it for the feeling of being suffocated inside a plastic bag. Over all, the music was great and the people were stunning.

After Prom, a sprinkle of people will show up to the party hosted by West High, normally they come for the food. During the after prom party you will see people sitting to give their feet a rest from dancing and listening to music. The rest of the prom attendees tend to go to the house of a member of their prom group afterwards. There, the high school students hangout and enjoy their own festivities with their friends and usually stay the night.

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