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JCB members think of creative ideas for prom themes by Meliss a Epstein

They wonted to do something never done before, something "It was what people [JCB members] agreed on the most."
incomparable to all the rest. junior Rachel Delperdong, president of JCB said "I think it will be
"We wonted to do something really different," junior Elizabeth a surprise to most people because it's not very traditional."
Schuetz, vice president of JCB, said. "We wanted to do some- To make sure people understand the theme and that it is
thing less romantic because prom isn't as romantic as it used to be conveyed through the decorations, the members had to get even
and it would also be a nice change. " more creative to come up with ideas They also wanted to make
In order to fit the new requirements , the students hod to put sure the decorations weren't tacky, onf full of class.
their heads together to think of a theme that was unique. "We used a lot of lights to decorate the room and the area
"We thought about themes such as circus, candy land. or outside of the dance room, we want to hove a lot of emphasis ."
destination," Scheutz said "But, we didn't want to hove any Schuetz said "We also reviewed the decorations from last year
repeats for the seniors because they've hod that theme !circus] and we wont to make sure that we hove decorations on the
for homecoming freshman year and we also didn't want to have places that were locking "
a destination theme because that was what the theme was last They used bouncers , club seating, and other illuminating items
year. to make sure the theme shined through the halls of the Century
With most of the cliche themes crossed off the list, the group Link , hoping everyone truly felt like they were part of a nightblub
finally come to a conclusion - luminescence scene in the streets of New Y ark.

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