Prom is cancelled in Whitby, ON. It’s like Coronavirus part 2.

[hardcorestitch]

They only have prom in grade 12 in Ontario so to have this cancelled is very sad.

I wonder if they have music/athletic banquets in Durham schools. These are nights of dressing up to go to a banquet hall for dinner/dancing, almost like a prom IMO.

But not everyone is associated with such groups. This is broad and open to everyone… even those who are super shy and want an opportunity to hang out with others.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Our proms were always held offsite unless that site couldn't be secured. That almost happened to my senior prom when a place we wanted (the NFL stadium) was said to be secured a year prior but was then given to a more wealthier school in the area. The prom then might have been held in the gym like Homecoming and WPA was however we ended up being able to have it at the country club we had the junior prom at.

Prom was also funded by students via the student council same as homecoming was.

 

[Disneylover99]

But not everyone is associated with such groups. This is broad and open to everyone… even those who are super shy and want an opportunity to hang out with others.

Yes. I know. I’m not saying group specific banquets are a good substitution for proms.

I’m just wondering if they have group specific banquets. If they do have them or will continue to have them, what would be the difference in liability compared to prom? Yes there are committees, but staff are still on hand for organization and supervision of events.

 

[NAB]

They only have prom in grade 12 in Ontario so to have this cancelled is very sad.

I wonder if they have music/athletic banquets in Durham schools. These are nights of dressing up to go to a banquet hall for dinner/dancing, almost like a prom IMO.

I know they have an athletic banquet or used to at my son’s school a few years ago. This is done in the gym as well.

Around here they also have a grade 8 prom at the school in the gym.

The last few years they have the grade 12 prom at different venues because it was getting expensive. For years it was at the same place.

 

[hardcorestitch]

I know they have an athletic banquet or used to at my son’s school a few years ago. This is done in the gym as well.

Around here they also have a grade 8 prom at the school in the gym.

The last few years they have the grade 12 prom at different venues because it was getting expensive. For years it was at the same place.

So apparently hosting it at their own school building was too expensive (unless sizing issues otherwise)?

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

For 3 schools to do it and for the school board to ask them to reconsider yeah there's more to the story. It certainly could be antics by students, it could costs are just too high to absorb for these schools, it could be complaints from a small number related to the actual events, etc. As for disclosing why it does depend on just what ignited it as privacy or the law could mean they shouldn't (or can't) publicly disclose all the details but it would behoove them to be as candid as they can be.

As an aside while I understand costs are up there I would question a student opting to purchase a $400 suit for such event, I'm not talking about dresses, but suits here. Maybe that alludes to parts of the "expectations" part of the schools reasoning.

 

[mjkacmom]

wait....."away"? Why are they going away? They don't want to go to prom?

They do want to go to prom, but for at least the last 50 years or it’s been the norm for tbd students to make a long weekend out of it, back in my day most went down the shore (there are some homes with security guards and you need a wristband to enter), but over the past 10 years or so more head up to the poconos. Thats more fun.

 

[mjkacmom]

Away as in have a night out.

I find it interesting that it is apparently common the students aren't involved. Our prom is "hosted" by the 11th grade (junior) class. Everything is done by the students, with a faculty advisor, and yes faculty and administration as chaperones. But all the planning, decorating, etc. is done by the students. It was that way when I was in school decades ago and still that way when DD was in high school.

The students have fundraisers to help with costs, but proms are held is expensive wedding venues, no decorations need to be done. Same with the junior formal (prom is 12th). Even the 8th grade dance was held at a popular banquets hall, 6th grade dances at restaurants (since thats only like 75 kids)