Necedah’s 2015 Junior Prom Breaks From Traditional Voting

King Maxwell Winters and Queen Elyssa Sheley Crowned

by Taylor Stout

Parents and other family members gathered around to capture
a photo of the junior class and the newly crowned king and
queen at Necedah's junior prom.  -photo by Carney Lentz

On April 27, 2015, Necedah Juniors hosted the annual prom.  The event’s theme was black tie and was titled “The Grand Affair.”  This year the Juniors decided to switch it up and select prom royalty in a different way.

Instead of the class voting for the
court and then the entire high school vote for the king and queen, they had the whole grade up on the stage and the king/queen was chosen in a raffle by choosing a random name from a hat.

As students entered, they were greeted by red drapes hanging from the ceiling with gold and black balloons in the mix.  The music was jamming and a bunch of smiling faces filled the room.

The sign hung above the door announced the title of the dance:  “Grand Affair.”  The gym was filled with fancy decor; many in attendance considered it a dazzling event.

During the grand march, all of the Juniors had fun with creative poses; and it was a nice change to have the entire class standing on the stage as a whole rather than a few selected students.

At the end of the march, they announced last year’s royalty: Isaiah Dutscheck and Lacey Winters.  They had the honor to choose the names out of a hat of who would be crowned this year.

As the juniors were introduced for the grand march, they
posed for the community members in attendance.  Some
of the junior guys decided to form a pyramid.
-photo by Carney Lentz

Isaiah drew the name of Max Winters.  Lacey drew the name of Elyssa Sheley.  The gymnasium overflowed with resounding applause.

“The decorating part the day before was stressful work and seemed tedious at times,”  two of the Junior girls who attended prom, Jamie Bistodeau and Anni Knapinski agreed, “But after we were all done it looked really nice!”

“We didn’t like how we selected king and queen, though.”  When asked why not Jamie and Anni looked at each other.

“We liked the normal voting way because it seemed more special,”  Anni concluded.

Each class in the future will have the chance to vote whether to do it the traditional way or this new way.