Pennsbury Prom

Every year Pennsbury High School puts on one of the most spectacular proms in the country (there was even a book written about it). Instead of having their prom at a hotel or country club, they choose to turn their school into a decorated dream land. Every inch of the school is covered with that year’s theme, this year it was "A Novel Night." It looks nothing like a high school when all is said and done.

Once a theme is chosen, the preparations begin. Each year they paint murals reflecting their theme to hang in the gym and throughout the hallways. The hallways are covered in murals and in some places, life size diaramas. The gym is completely draped out in black and is turned into something you would see at a concert. The largest murals are hung there.

Before the prom starts, hundreds of people line the main driveway to the school to watch the students arrive. It is tradition to try and arrive at the prom the coolest, most original way possible. Helicopters, fire engines, trailers, whatever you can think of, they have done it. It takes about 2 hours to get all the students into the school. Once they exit their transportation, they walk a red carpet into their prom.

During the prom, dinner is served and there are two separate hypnotists that the students can go to. But the big show happens at midnight. Each year, the school tries to get a big act to surprise the students. A few years ago John Mayer played, this year it was Ryan Cabrera. He did a 4 song set that the students loved.

This is one of our favorite events of the year! We get the chance to be as creative as we can be and as you can see from the pictures, we don’t let them down. Thank you Pennsbury, for allowing us to be a part of this great event.

Thanks so much to our friend Jenn Childress, Jenn Childress Photography, for the amazing pictures! You rock Jenn!

-Jason