NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Impromptu prom: Gardner High seniors, parents to hold unofficial event with school's support Group will hold unofficial prom under roofed pavilion at Gardner Fish and Gun Club the week after graduation Gardner News GARDNER – The Gardner High School Class of 2021 will have a prom after all, thanks to the efforts of a group of dedicated students and parents who did not want to see the graduating seniors end their time at the school without one last formal gathering. “The idea came from the kids,” explained Kate Ganley Columbus, whose daughter Maegan Columbus was among the students who were disappointed to learn that there would be no official senior prom due to COVID-19 restrictions. “There’s a group of about 10 or 12 of them, and they’re really active.”