Music echoed through the dinosaur’s bones. Lights flashed and changed colors as bodies jumped up and down with the beat.
Prom 2024 was a night to remember, hosted at the Field Museum, students had the opportunity to explore the museum as well as enjoy the school dance.
Buses were lined up in numerical order. Students were assigned a bus number when they purchased their ticket. The buses departed the high school promptly at 5:35 p.m.
“They checked me in with my school ID and my guest in with a State ID. The bus capacity was okay, we were not packed in like sardines,” senior Janelle Perez said.
The drive took about an hour and a half with lots of rush hour traffic. Once students arrived at the museum, they took photos on the steps with the entrance in the background.
The sun was setting when students arrived providing the perfect lighting for some prom photos. Chaperones were waiting outside the doors, greeting students as they entered the building.
Green, especially dark green was a popular color for prom dresses this year.
Inside, the dinner buffet was already set up at different stations. For dinner there were pot stickers, pasta, chicken and vegetable kebobs and quesadillas. Students claimed tables and went up to the buffet to grab some dinner.
“I thought the food at prom was pretty good, definitely better than last year. In my opinion, the best food item was the pot stickers,” senior Rory Rudden said.
After dinner, students explored the many exhibits at the Field Museum that were open. The dinosaur exhibit, ancient China exhibit and the ocean exhibit were some of the many open for viewing.
The exhibits also provided a lot of perfect photo opportunities. Whether next to Sue, the T-Rex or behind a gigantic shark jaw, students took advantage of the cool location.
The dancing began around 8 p.m. The dance floor was pretty vacant for the first few songs, but slowly more and more students entered the dance floor.
“Prom was super fun, I had a great time with all my girlies. The Field Museum was a really cool venue, I really enjoyed it,” senior Sophia Brown said.
The DJ played a mix of guided dance songs such as the “ChaCha Slide.” But mostly student requested songs were played on the dance floor. In addition to the Google form where students could submit song requests before prom, there was a sheet at the DJ’s table where requests could be added.
“I thought it was a decent DJ, there were songs everyone kn ew and were able to vibe with. However, the mosh pit was so over done, they were moshing to everything,” junior Yazmine Lopez Pedroza said.
The dance floor got very hot as the night progressed. There was never a break from upbeat songs, they were constantly playing. Slow songs were very limited.
The crowd on the dance floor kept growing as the night progressed. More an more students wanted to be a part of the mosh pit.
Towards the end of the night, some slow songs were played briefly for couples to dance.
At 10:55 p.m. students were directed by the DJ to head outside to the buses which were lined up in the same numerical order. Students were required to take the same bus home that they took there.
