Ax-throwing, pretzel walls, fancy clothes and dancing: Area students go big at pandemic delayed proms
The prom tradition gives many teens an opportunity to stand out, but this year’s party paradoxically provides them with a shot at feeling normal.
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The prom tradition gives many teens an opportunity to stand out, but this year’s party paradoxically provides them with a shot at feeling normal.
The prom tradition gives many teens an opportunity to stand out, but this year’s party paradoxically provides them with a shot at feeling normal.
The prom tradition gives many teens an opportunity to stand out, but this year’s party paradoxically provides them with a shot at feeling normal.
Northeast High School senior Ellie Hermann, organized a Prom Dress Drive to collect and distribute new and gently used prom dresses. The Pasadena Princess Project 2022 event was held at the Maryland Yacht Club in Pasadena, where prom dresses sizes 0-26 were available for students in need to select Sunday March 6 and Monday March 7. Students allowed to receive one dress.
While Anne Arundel County Public Schools was already focusing on student mental health, when schools closed on March 13, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic complicated access to care and stigma around the issue.