Help is available to any boy in the district who does not have the financial resources to support his own attendance at these events. Fundraising continues through containers at area businesses. The additional funds will be used for summer camp scholarships. It's an excuse to get dressed up and usually means staying out way past curfew. But most dances end at midnight, leaving students or parents to provide the entertainment afterwards.
Some students make road trips to Omaha, some cruise country roads and some go to beer parties.
For others, post - prom parties are a safe and fun alternative. Blair, Fort Calhoun and Arlington high schools each planned parties this year. Arlington's prom is this weekend. Some students said they like the idea of an organized school party. I got hypnotized.