On May 10th, our ASB leadership put on the Jr. and Sr. Prom, hosted at the Moore Mansion, featuring Jazz 1 and the Senior and Junior royalty. The theme of the Prom was the City of Stars from the hit romance movie La La Land.
Prom is one of the biggest events at PHS and requires a lot of planning. Mr. Lamb is the ASB advisor, and when asked how setting up for Prom goes, he says, “We’ve been prepping for prom for a full year now. We don’t take these lightly. We want the Seniors to have an amazing final dance with Pasco High School.”
Typically, the Junior ASB “puts on” Prom for the senior class as they dance one last time. Since junior ASB put on Prom, they mostly set up for it, like setting up decorations, tables, etc. Lamb says, “I’m just hoping and praying that our students have a memorable night. I want students to look back on them fondly and know they were bulldogs dancing the night away. And had a great time.” Prom is about having this fantastic time with friends, dressing up, and dancing the night away.”
Logistically, Prom costs about $7000 to $8000 with a DJ, decorations, snacks, and renting the Moore Mansion. Thankfully, in return, the Junior class makes a $3000 to $4000 profit. Lamb says, “It helps the juniors going into their senior year to be able to afford senior breakfast, senior class party, all the things the senior class is responsible for paying.” As for other people helping, Mrs. Baker helps with purchasing things, Mr. Domingos oversees security, and some people chip in helping where it’s needed.
Jazz 1 has the opportunity to open with some fun tunes that they have worked on, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Tiernen Rimmasch one of Jazz 1s trumpet players a couple questions on prom.
He says, “I have been prepping for, at least preparing for, prom for 6 months, outfits and plans ready.”
Tiernen, a junior, has some experience playing in front of crowds, but he says, “Playing in front of crowds is a little bit of a buzz, you know. That tingly feeling you get excited, but it can be a little nerve-racking, especially knowing if you’ve made any mistakes recently. It can be a little jarring. You’ve got to lock in. It’s a lot of fun.”
Oscar Santillan a Senior is Jazz 1 who plays the Bass trombone has been in band most of his schooling years and when asked what his favorite tune he’s going to play at Prom he says, “My favorite song is goanna be “The Way we Were” by Mark Taylor, cause me and the lead trombone player Noah Miranda, were are kind of playing a duet together, [trading of a solo.]”
As mentioned, many people put on the Prom; the Yearbook is one of them. You can see yearbook students at any event, but they take pride in shooting for the prom. From getting photos taken in front of a Backdrop, to noticing a flash from a corner of a room. The yearbook is trying to capture it all. Aaron Saldaña, one of the yearbook students, gets to take photos at Prom. He has been taking photos for a couple of years but has dived deep these past six months to try and capture everlasting photos.
When asked what he does to set up for prom, he says, “ Well, probably logistics. How are you going to get all the equipment into our setting, our areas, and also what the environment looks like? Is there any wind? Is it going to get cloudy? Is it going to rain? Is it going to be dark? Do we need to bring more lights?”
Aaron says, “I decide when people are most happy, most joyous, when they aren’t forcing themselves, they aren’t forced to make fake emotions, it’s all real, raw, everything.” The goal is to capture those moments when we go to these events, to capture real emotion.
While the yearbook will forever preserve the dazzling gowns, beaming smiles, and shared laughter of prom night, the crowning moments truly capture the heart of the celebration. This year’s “City of Stars” theme set the perfect stage for honoring those who shone the brightest. As the music swelled and the crowd gathered around, the spotlight turned to the newly crowned royalty: Julian Cecena (senior prince) and Payton Greenout (senior prince) Brooke Machado (senior princess) and Kelsie Olson (senior princess) followed by the evening’s most anticipated announcement, Tremain Rosalez (senior king) and Carolina Trevino (senior prom queen). Let’s hear what they had to share about their experience:
Payton Greenout: What encouraged me to run was that some of my friends encouraged me to run, and I decided, why not? Running for King wasn’t as stressful as you might think, but it makes you wonder if you are known enough. Especially in my case, when I’ve been at CBC for the past two years and had little to no interactions with Pasco High. With it being my senior year and getting to run, it was exciting because nothing really like prom ever happens in your life again after high school, so you might as well end your senior year off with a bang. I think I won this position kinda cause I knew I was going to lose to Tremain. On the other hand, through high school, I have become acquainted with many people and left a positive impression. Hearing that I won senior prince left me ecstatic because Kelsie and I wanted to be a senior prom couple, and we were one step closer. It was pretty fun at the end of the night; it was good knowing it was over and we won, so we just sat back and partied, not much to it. This I knew was my last prom, so I went a little looser this year. I stayed the whole time and went dressed in all black. This prom was my most enjoyable prom I went to, which isn’t saying a lot with it only being my second one.
Kelsie Olson: I decided to run because it’s my senior year, and I’ve never run for royalty before, so I thought, why not now? It was fun, I’d say, campaigning and waiting to see the results. It was exciting and a little nerve-wracking, especially having to re-vote because of the tie! But it was so fun! It was so worth it! I’m glad I did it. I think I won Princess honestly because I just asked my friends to vote and asked them to spread the word also, and I tried to get some more votes by giving out snacks! However, having connections throughout the student body helped. Hearing my name announced as the princess was so fun! And I was so happy! The rest of the night was just party party party, and I loved it! The highlight of my night was letting loose, being myself, trying new things with my favorite people and best friends, and dressing up because I love to do that too!
Carolina Trevino: I decided to run for senior prom queen just for fun. During the running process it felt good to have all my friends all around me for support. It was a W running during my senior year. It felt amazing hearing my name get called for prom queen. After that experience, I danced and had a good time with friends. Dancing with friends and making memories was my highlight.
Unfortunately, interviews with the other winners of the night weren’t possible. But with all that’s said, prom was a night to remember for many. Props to everyone who made this night possible. The music was definitely “the vibe,” said Angel Cordoba. Ground Support Coffee came in clutch with their incredible energy drinks, and the staff did a phenomenal job keeping everyone safe while still having fun.
