Proms?

[Nia M]

I've never had a 'prom' per se, but at the end of Year 11 we had our 'Leaver's Ball' (basically prom with a flashy name), and then we had the Sixth Form Dinner Dance at Christmas. I believe next year at the end of Upper Sixth we get the Boat Trip on the Thames - looking forward to that!!

Don't actually have any pictures on this comp of either events, but this is my leaver's ball dress (obv. not with me in it though )

[YourFutureMuse]

Oooh that dress is gorgeous Nia!

[A Cousin]

I know its over now, but consider this idea for a dress/tux next year. (It's incredibly creative!)

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/st...toViewer=9

[deebab]

I didnt have a prom. They weren't the done thing when I left school over 20yrs ago(swiftly moving on now you guys have made me feel so old)
We didnt even really have a leaving disco & although lots of my friends went on to further education I actually went straight out to work so I didn't get a gap between sitting the exams and starting a job. I was also at work when the exam results were released so again I didnt get to meet up with all the other people who went into the school to collect them.

[Mrs Pearce]

I didn't have a prom either, when I left school some 20+ years ago.
We did go to the local pub though for an afternoon of drinking, which in a small village isn't as exciting as it sounds!

[JHyde]

deedab, I'm really sympathetic with your story because mine was pretty similar - I ended up getting sick a few months after school finished because I was working so much. I did manage to get to my formal though and I'm glad I did.

[lbarnes2]

We didn't so much have a "prom" as what year 11s these days describe as a "party"! A group of us opted to pass on said "party" and go for a nice, civilised trip on the canals with tea and scones, followed by a meal.

Was really good fun actually, I feel I'll still remember it in the future, which in my opinion is the general point of the 'leaver's day'.