Chris Cummins
Staff Writer

Prom has come and gone, bringing with it a feast of photos for Facebook aficionados to gorge themselves on, as well as memories that (as we are told) will last a lifetime. In the days after the dance, however, one of the biggest topics of conversation was not the dance itself, nor the time spent with friends and dates, but the immense cost of the dance itself. Over and over, many people swore that, due mainly to the cost, Prom wasn’t worth it. Some said that if they had the choice to go to the dance a second time, they would most likely not go. Dinner, limo tickets, professional photography in some cases– many of the attendees to the dance spent a large amount of money, hundreds of dollars even, before the dance had even begun.

Prom, as I see it, is designed to be a send off to the Senior class, a way for them to bid farewell to a school they’ve spent four years in, and if the costs are so much that some less affluent Coppellians can’t afford to go, that distracts, and in some cases, defeats the entire purpose of the event. It feels like this year’s Senior class missed an opportunity to raise money for prom, and unfortunately, let the ticket prices rise in order to offset that, and precluded some students from attending That’s a bad thing, and hopefully, next year’s Senior class won’t fall into that trap.

For more info on the prices of Prom, head to: http://www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyle/prom/whats-the-price-tag-for-a-magical-prom-night–1134583.html