Project prom had intended to be the icing on the cake for seniors, the last chance for some to be with all of their friends before graduation.
For at least a month, there was a lot of hype surrounding the after-prom party. With $30,000 worth of prizes, a lot of seniors were promised there would be plenty of gifts for everyone – and there were plenty of gifts, just not enough recipients.
Though it should be mentioned that the school and senior parents put a lot of thought and time into making prom and project prom a great experience, there can always be something to improve upon, and the way the prizes are distributed needs a change.
That $30,000 is a huge amount of money, but the fact that there were some students winning multiple prizes while others were going home empty-handed seems careless and wasteful, given what could have been done with that money. In one instance, a student won two of the same prize.
Next year, there should be a tier system. The largest prizes go first, and if someone wins a prize, their name can’t be redrawn. Seniors would leave their prom a lot less sour-faced.