With Wellington’s High School Prom just eight days away, it is crunch time for the Project Prom Committee, who are bringing together months and months of hard work to provide a night of enchantment for the high school juniors and seniors.
    Prom night for Wellington High School is Saturday, April 19, and there are several changes this year, including a catered dinner for the upperclassmen which will be served at the high school.
    After spending 450 hours of decorating last year at the Wellington Memorial Auditorium, the Project Prom Committee has decided to move their event to the Wellington High School, where it will expand through two gyms, the Commons area, and the Health Room.
    “We will use the whole building and we will be able to offer so much more,” said Project Prom volunteer Denise Weber.
    The public is invited to come to the high school to view the Project Prom decorations between noon and 2 p.m., Weber said.
    One big prize will be given early in the night as an enticement to have everyone come straight over from Prom to the After Prom.  That drawing will be held at 11:45 p.m., with the cut-off for check-in at After Prom at midnight.
    The free evening of entertainment lasts until 3 p.m., and in addition to the many games and prizes will include a much looked-forward to breakfast of biscuits and gravy.
    A DJ has been hired so students can continue dancing the night away, a casino area will be set up for games, other video games will also be made available, and Weber says there will be several other lively forms of entertainment, including a dodge-ball tournament.
    “We want to keep some of the things we have planned a secret until everyone gets there,” Weber.  “That’s been the tradition, and I think everyone enjoys it.  The same with the prizes, everyone knows they’re going to be big, but we want there to be some mystery about what’s up for grabs.”
    And there is a lot up for grabs this year, she said, including the most requested gift — cash.
    Weber said the Project Prom Committee has also changed the way the prizes are given out this year, and even though there is a casino, there won’t be the need to have lots of “cash” saved up to win big prizes at the end of the night.
    Weber said the group felt this wasn’t fair to the students who found themselves more ebtertained at other Project Prom events.
    So, Weber said she’s excited about the opportunity for each student who attends to win the big prizes, as well as encourage the students to participate in several activities during the after-prom event.
    Weber said their committee began shopping for prizes the day after Thanksgiving to spend as little as possible and get as much as possible for the upperclassmen.
    The community has also been supportive of Project Prom, Weber said, although there are many businesses the committee would like to approach about giving, but they have very little time left.
    If your business would like to contribute gifts to the junior and senior class, contact Mitzi Carroll at Wellington High School at 326-4310.
    Also, with the venue change to the high school this year, there are 10 doors that need to be monitored from midnight to 3 a.m., and Weber said anyone who would like to volunteer can also call Carroll.