TheRepublic.com - Proms News

Ore. student in wheelchair can't get in at prom

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:56:17 -0400

LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon - Adam Goeken had the date, the boutonniere and the new suit when he arrived for Lake Oswego High School's prom Saturday night at the Bossanova Ballroom in Portland.

2 Pa. teens charged after trying to re-enter prom

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:29:09 -0400

FAIRLESS HILLS, Pennsylvania - Police say two suburban Philadelphia teenagers were arrested following an altercation after one of them tried to re-enter their high school prom.

Banned Pa. teen cited after trying to attend prom

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:47:14 -0400

SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania - A central Pennsylvania teenager has been cited for disorderly conduct after authorities say he swore at school officials who wouldn't let him into his school prom, from which he'd been banned for failing to serve detention.

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade surprises fan at prom

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:07:18 -0400

CORAL GABLES, Florida - When a South Florida high school senior asked Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade to her prom, she knew it was a long shot. Fortunately, that's Wade's specialty on and off the court.

Franklin gets ready to walk down high school aisle

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:03:35 -0400

Missy Franklin is starting to feel like a grown-up.

Pa. chief chided for using fire truck as prom limo

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:47:05 -0400

WEST NEWTON, Pennsylvania - A volunteer fire chief's decision to have his son and the boy's date chauffeured to their high school prom in a fire truck has sparked a four-alarm controversy in their southwestern Pennsylvania borough.

Prom-bound students stop to help crash victims

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:28:53 -0400

DAVIE, Florida - A group of 20 Florida high school seniors won't soon forget the limo ride to their prom at a beach-side hotel.

Prom-bound students stop to help crash victims

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:14:47 -0400

DAVIE, Florida - A group of 20 Western High School seniors won't soon forget the limo ride to their prom at a beach-side Fort Lauderdale hotel.

Mom pays for taking prom photo in San Antonio park

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:01:19 -0400

SAN ANTONIO - A mother snapping photos of her son and his prom date at a South Texas park wrongly had to pay a $20 permit fee and she can get her money back.

DUI charges filed against limo driver after prom

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:29:47 -0400

GLEN ELLYN, Illinois - Authorities say a limousine driver who erratically drove more than 20 suburban Chicago teenagers to a prom had an alcohol level nearly three-times the legal limit.

Student with cerebral palsy named prom queen

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:17:18 -0400

DALTON, Georgia - In many ways, Desaray Carroll is a typical high school teenager.

Texas teen gets surprise prom date - Navy fiance

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:57:17 -0400

CENTRAL, Texas - An East Texas teenager's prom has led to an unexpected evening with the sailor she plans to marry this fall.

Friends recreate prom for girl battling illnesses

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:44:56 -0400

GRIMES, Iowa - Friends recreated the prom for an Iowa girl who is battling rare illnesses, so she could experience the event.

9 get to attend W. Pa. prom despite vaccine issue

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:38:22 -0400

IRWIN, Pennsylvania - Nine students in a western Pennsylvania school district who were told they couldn't attend their prom because they hadn't been vaccinated for chickenpox were able to attend after all.

9 may miss W. Pa. prom over no chickenpox vaccine

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:28:20 -0400

IRWIN, Pennsylvania - Nine students in one western Pennsylvania school district may miss their high school prom because they were found not to have the chickenpox vaccine.

Md. student with special needs named prom queen

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:35:35 -0400

PASADENA, Maryland - Victoria Hill loves pink.

Dancing style gets students kicked out of prom

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:47:13 -0400

MUNDY TOWNSHIP, Michigan - An official says about 30 Michigan high school students were asked to leave their prom because of what was described as inappropriate dancing.

Wins swim meet, has prom dream date, elected king

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:11:24 -0400

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin - Things only got better for the western Wisconsin teen with Down syndrome who escorted Miss Minnesota USA to his junior prom.

Beauty queen to take Down syndrome student to prom

Sun, 05 May 2013 18:06:16 -0400

MENOMONIE, Wisconsin - It'll be a prom to remember for a special western Wisconsin high school student.

Ohio school's alums sponsor prom after canceled

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:40:14 -0400

CINCINNATI - Students at a southwest Ohio high school have had a spring prom after all.

4 Indiana prep track coaches suspended over crawls

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:04:54 -0400

CLAYTON, Indiana - A Central Indiana school district has asked four high school track coaches to resign for ordering male and female team members to perform so-called bear crawls on an asphalt running track for missing practice the day before the prom.

Wis. dad makes daughter's camouflage prom dress

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:49:28 -0400

MARSHFIELD, Wisconsin - A Wisconsin man used sewing skills he learned in the military to make his daughter's dream prom dress - in camouflage.

Jackson Hole students craft proposals for prom

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:07:59 -0400

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming - On a cold and windy Wednesday, Ben Bates braved the weather to paint a proposal on High School Rock to his girlfriend, Kendra Morrison.

Greenville couple charged for after-prom party

Wed, 01 May 2013 06:58:13 -0400

GREENVILLE, South Carolina - A Greenville couple has been arrested and charged with allowing underage drinking and drug use at an after-prom party at their home.

Kansas school apologies to Airman in prom dispute

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:43:54 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - A Kansas high school principal who barred a member of the Air Force from escorting his sister to prom has apologized to him in an attempt to quell a firestorm that's been fueled by a YouTube video of the debacle and the girl's heartfelt letter to the newspaper.