Seniors’ Last Night in KC
This year’s prom celebrated the seniors’ last dance in Kansas City April 8 at the Overland Park Sheraton Convention Center.
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Seniors Maria Arroyo and Maddi McMaster compliment each others’ dresses.
PHOTO | Kathleen McDaniel'
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College counselor Erin Stein, junior Catherine Henne and Assistant Director of Athletics and Community Wellness Sarah Johnson pose for a photo together in front of a decorated KC sign.
PHOTO | Cecilia Mohacsi'
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Math teacher Kristin Hilgenfeld takes a photo of juniors Su Hyun Park and Camille Grimes.
PHOTO | Claire Lewing'
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Seniors Natalie Hagedorn, Abby Englert and Bridget Koeppen are introduced together at the start of the dance.
PHOTO | Cecilia Mohacsi'
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Juniors Melissa Hamilton and Jameson Tobin socialize with others before the dance.
PHOTO | Kathleen McDaniel'
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Senior Clare Carey laughs alongside her date Rockhurst senior Evan Meyer.
PHOTO | Cecilia Mohacsi'
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Junior Prom Committee Head Paige Shankland stands in front of the rest of the Prom Committee to share their gratitude for the senior class.
PHOTO | Claire Lewing'
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Junior Theme and Decorations Prom Committee head Meg Schwartz crowns senior Chloe Long as part of the Prom Court. Senior Kathleen Gansner was voted Prom Queen and senior Lily Coit was also in the court.
PHOTO | Lilly Concannon'
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Rockhurst junior Danny Thompson enjoys dinner with junior Haley Ulowetz.
PHOTO | Claire Lewing'
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Senior Caitlyn Swope shows off her moves on the dance floor.
PHOTO | Cecilia Mohacsi'
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Junior Kaitlin Dervin gets down to Silentó’s “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae).”
PHOTO | Kathleen McDaniel'
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Religion teacher Polly Holmes dances with senior Jessica Nicolosi.
PHOTO | Cecilia Mohacsi'
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Rockhurst senior Daniel Pfaff and senior Natalie Williams dance with each other to “Shut Up and Dance.”
PHOTO | Lilly Concannon'
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Juniors Ella Anstoetter and Allie Weinreich get excited on the dance floor.
PHOTO | Cecilia Mohacsi'
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Seniors Molly Marx and Chloe Long take a photo together.
PHOTO | Claire Lewing'
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Juniors Hana Visesio and Sydney Crawford twirl around on the dance floor.
PHOTO | Kathleen McDaniel'
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Seniors Ali Odermann and Maria Arroyo sing with junior Paige Shankland to “Party in the USA.”
PHOTO | Claire Lewing'
Prom was held at the Overland Park Sheraton Convention Center April 8 with a theme of “Last Night in KC” chosen by the junior prom committee.
“The more we talked that theme through, the more original it seemed and we had tons of cool ideas for it,” junior Head Prom Committee Chair Paige Shankland said. “The theme itself I think is cool because we have so much city pride and wanted to display in in our prom.”
According to junior Prom Committee Music Chair Carolyn Dickey, this year the committee put emphasis on the senior attendees, and the fact that the prom would be their last Sion dance.
“[For] this year’s prom, we really wanted it to be special for the seniors,” Dickey said. “This is their last prom and we wanted to host an ‘amazing Last Night in Kansas City.’”
The main differences between this year’s prom and proms from past years was the focus on decorations in the hallway leading to the ballroom. Visuals and photo-ops filled the space. Live jazz music also played while students and their dates walked in, according to Shankland.
“My last prom was a blast, I had such an amazing time with my friends,” senior Ali Odermann said. “My favorite part was when the DJ played ‘Bailando,’ and the girls [from the Guatemala service trip] had a throwback to dancing on the bus to that song.”
In total, there were 296 people in attendance including chaperones according to Shankland. The dance was successful with slightly higher attendance than in past years.