Prom 2006

So I did something tonight that I thought I'd never do again - I went to Prom. As a teacher of seniors I was hounded by half the Student Senate to be a chaperone for the junior-senior Prom held tonight.

Gene and I signed up for the early time slot 9-10:30 and we stayed until 11:00 just for fun. I realised that the sole reason people volunteer to be Prom chaperones is either:
a) to look and comment on the either i) pretty princess or glam dresses that they wish they could still wear or ii) skanky hoe dresses that reveal more skin than they cover up
b) suck up to the administration because they want a raise or better class load
c) catch up on the high school gossip they missed out on while actually teaching
or
d) they actually like the kids

There are far fewer of category d than there should be. As for me it was a combo of categories a & d. It was nice to see all the girls looking like princesses or goddesses and all the guys looking sharp in suits - for about an hour. Then the gangsta rap started...

Why DJs insist on playing music that consists of either people screaming or swearing every other word is beyond me. Does any actually dancing go on at Prom? Yes, actually in the first 15 minutes they DJ played two swing songs that could actually be danced to, then...nothing. In the two hours I was there I counted - three slow dances. The majority of the music was songs popular when we were in junior high. Ice T or Ice Cube or Icey McIceums (I could never tell the difference between any popular music) was the predominant musician being played - it was scary. As we left they were playing Time Warp from Rocky Horror Pictureshow - it was...interesting.

I must say that all the girls did look lovely - even the ones wearing next to nothing. I will say though that it was blantantly obvious that there girls new nothign about wearing heels or formal dresses. Most walked like they had just come in from the fields or held their dresses clenched so tightly in their hands you'd swear they were afraid it was going to walk away on its own! the exceptions of course being my drama girls who know how to carry themselves and how to walk in worse.

All in all I'm glad we chaperoned Prom. I was able to see my students as the true ladies and gentlemen they could (and hopefully someday will) be. So Prom 2006 - you're a good thing. :)