Cobalt blue, bright pink, coral and hunter green are a few colors you might see on prom night, according to a local prom fashion expert.
Students will show off their looks at the red carpet march downtown from 4-6 p.m. Saturday. If the weather is inclement, it will take place inside the Performing Arts Center at the high school. A decision should be made by Friday, but latest by Saturday morning, if plans need to change.
Sarah Teefey, meteorologist from the National Weather Service’s Topeka office, said the weather should be rain-free.
“No rain chances. Mostly sunny skies through the day and the evening. For temperatures, we’re looking at a high on Saturday around Eudora of about 56 degrees, a little bit cooler than average. We’re kind of on the cool side for Saturday,” Teefey said. “We have winds out of the northwest, switching to the west and southwest by the evening. And they should be about 10 to 15 miles per hour, so a little bit of a breeze.”
Following the red carpet, prom will move to the Vinland Valley Exhibit Building in Baldwin City from 8-11 p.m. The theme is Enchanted Garden, chosen by the junior prom committee.
The hottest trends this year range from ballgown and jewels to classic and sophisticated, said Eccentricity co-owner Morgan Fellers. The Lawrence shop temporarily opened The Prom Haus inside the store for the season.
“I would say it’s kind of almost polar opposites. Like either really full, the ballgown style, people wanting sparkle, people wanting embellishments. Or really simple, sleek, like high slits, pretty simple silhouettes, more fitted,” Fellers said.
Prom adviser and sophomore history teacher Katy Hayden has helped organize other proms, but this is her first in the district.
She is helping to line-up the nominees for prom king and queen. There will be five nominees for both, she said. They will be crowned on prom night.
After-Prom will take place at Eudora Middle School with check-in starting at 11 p.m. Attendees need to arrive before doors close at midnight. It will end roughly around 4 a.m., and is free to all students even if they don’t attend prom.
Crystal Meier, a member of the parent after-prom committee, said there will be bounce obstacle courses, floor games including volleyball and musical chairs, as well as poker and tricycle races. Different foods will be put out every hour. The committee has also put together a series of raffle prizes.
“They each get a set number of tickets in the beginning when they come in and they can put them in a bucket, the bucket will be labeled per category, what their prize is. And then we’ll in the prize room draw the names through the night,” Meier said.
Prizes will include electronics like computers and TVs, gift cards, food and outdoor rec items.
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