Five proms planned in one night
HILARY MATHESON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 3 months AGO
EDUCATION REPORTER Hilary Matheson covers education for the Daily Inter Lake. Her reporting focuses on schools, students, and the policies that shape public education across Northwest Montana. Matheson regularly reports on school boards, district decisions and issues affecting teachers and families. Her work examines how funding, enrollment and state policy influence local school systems. She helps readers understand how education decisions affect students and communities throughout the region. IMPACT: Hilary’s work provides transparency and insight into the schools that serve thousands of local families. | March 14, 2015 9:15 PM
The big night is almost here for hundreds of prom-goers in the Flathead Valley to dance the night away in glitzy dresses and sharp tuxes.
March 21 is prom night for five Flathead Valley high schools.
Flathead High School students will go under cover in the style of “007: James Bond Adventure” at prom 2015. Prom will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. in the school commons.
Tickets are $10 per person. Keepsake photo key chains will be given with the first 300 tickets sold.
Glacier High School prom-goers will be whisked away in a “Journey to Neverland” from 9 to 11:30 p.m. in the school commons.
Glacier students may showcase their formal attire in a grand march scheduled at 9 p.m. Grand march participants are asked to arrive at 8:30 p.m. to sign up. Couples must have at least one senior student to participate.
Tickets are $20 per couple or $25 after Monday. Single tickets are $15 through March 16 and $20 after March 20.
Combination tickets to gain entrance to prom at both Glacier and Flathead high school are also available for $30.
Bigfork High School students will revel in the festivities of a “Masquerade Ball” from 8 to 11 p.m. at Marina Cay Resort, Bigfork.
Tickets are $20 a couple or $10 per person.
Columbia Falls High School prom-goers will see “All that Glitters is Gold” from 8 p.m. to midnight at the school.
Students will have the opportunity to promenade their fancy attire in a grand march at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45 a couple or $25 per person.
Whitefish High School students should be “Enchanted” during prom from 7 to 11 p.m. at Grouse Mountain Lodge. A grand march is planned at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $50 a couple or $25 per person.
Students throughout the valley are invited to an after-prom party in Kalispell sponsored by Flathead CARE.
A double feature will be shown at Cinemark Signature Stadium 14, 185 Hutton Ranch Road, Kalispell.
Doors open at 11:45 p.m. The first movie starts at 12:30 a.m. The event is expected to end at approximately 5:30 a.m. Admission is $7 per person and includes a coupon for a breakfast or burger mini-meal redeemable at any of the three Kalispell-area McDonald’s restaurants.
Tickets are available at each high school main office and at the door.
Reporter Hilary Matheson may be reached at 758-4431 or by email at [email protected].
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