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Prom Party Bus, Bust in NJ

 Close to 50 students from a New Jersey high school have a prom night memory they wish never happened.

Police say nearly 50 Morristown High School students were charged with underage drinking after a bus returning them from an after-prom party in NYC was stopped at 4 am in East Rutherford.

Bergen County police say they stopped the bus with 58 people after the officer saw things being thrown out the windows, causing other vehicles to swerve and almost crash.

On the bus, police found 2 bars stocked with alcohol & a dance floor!  Overall, 48 people were charged with underage drinking, while 5 adults were charged with allowing juveniles to drink.

An unrelated Prom in 2008 here is another Similar Story!

Seven Montclair high school students- (5) 17 year olds & (2) 18 year olds were found with alcohol in their possession at the Montclair Junior Prom at Mayfair Farms. All 7 will be charged with underage drinking; the 18-year-olds will be charged as adults, said Lt. James Carlucci, Montclair Police.

Montclair police officers, who were working the prom smelled liquor & marijuana after a 36 passenger limo bus dropped a group of students off at the prom. When the limo bus was inspected,  numerous bottles were found inside student bags containing IDs. Principal Mel Katz said he would file complaints against students who had alcohol in their bags.

The limousine had small bottles of Bacardi Peach Red Rum, 1 bottle of raspberry vodka, 3 bottles of tequila, 1 bottle of Bacardi Grand Melon, 1 bottle of Jack Daniels, many of the bottles in small sizes.

The Moral of the Story is Underage drinking is still illegal and Schools do turn their students over to the police, so a Limo is a responsible ride BUT still does not give students attending a "School Function" the OK to drink!  I am also confident that all the students involved missed their prom, got fined & also were suspended from school.  Now is that any way to end 4 years of High School? Be Smart!

Cher!

Show Your Parents a Limo is the Responsible Ride to Prom!

Some of us thought (myself included) when we were teenagers that it was a fun idea to really have a celebration and have a few drinks before, during or after our Prom.  It looks so glamorous on the commercials, in TV shows and movies.  Of course as I got older I realized that teen drinking often leads to long-term problems like alcoholism.

The other factor I didn’t consider is that it The Limo or Party Bus chauffeur is the "responsible adult" in the eyes of the law.  And the chauffeur is responsible enforcing the law for the minors on board.  Our chauffeurs have a special Commercial Driver's Licenses that can be revoked for allowing minors to drink.  So their entire livelihood is dependent upon sniffing out any minors trying to sneak vodka in a hairspray bottles, or water bottles, or flasks (yes - we've seen it all).

Limo companies just cannot allow alcohol on-board when everybody in the group is under 21.   Period.  If a company does allow underage drinking, they will soon be out of business.  It is not worth risking the chauffeur's entire livelihood to allow a teen to get drunk - or even sneak a few drinks.  And trust me - it is not that difficult to smell alcohol on people.  There is a rumor - which is false - that vodka does not smell when you drink it.  They are right - vodka doesn't smell – as long as it stays INSIDE the bottle with the lid screwed on.  Once you drink some vodka you can easily smell it on your breath.

Young people's bodies do not know how to process alcohol the same as more experienced drinkers.  That is why you hear so often of kids in college dying from binge drinking at sorority or fraternity parties - their bodies just can't process the alcohol as fast as it is being consumed and they lapse into a coma and die.  Most experienced drinkers pass out before they get to the state of coma or death - so they stop consuming alcohol.

So the minute our chauffeurs suspect alcohol has been consumed - the ride has to be over - parents or police are called and we leave everybody where we are at once we discover the alcohol.  Dinner location, Prom location, etc.  We cannot be responsible for a teen going into an alcohol induced coma or seizure while we transport everybody back home. 

 We don't want to ruin anybody's night.  Our business is to help make people's special events memorable and fun!  So please young riders in our Prom limo AZ this season - follow these rules!

Teen passengers, & parents commit to the following:

• No alcohol or other intoxicants or cigarettes are allowed in the vehicles.
• All packages may be inspected by the chauffeur and may go into the trunk of the vehicle.
• The privacy partition remains open at all times to allow supervision by the chauffeur.
• The chauffeur will notify the parent listed if alcohol or drugs are detected.  If the parent(s) are not available, the authorities will be notified.
• The chauffeur will immediately terminate the ride - passengers need to be collected by parents, and all monies will be forfeited.
• Only passengers listed on the Teen I Promise contract are allowed transportation in the vehicle.
• Any unusual spills, soiling or damage to the car caused by the passengers will be charged to the person(s) booking the vehicle.

Written by Guest Author From: In The Scene Limousine

Cher!

New Kind of Prom 2010 Style!

With the economy in shambles EVERYONE is looking to save money & get a better value for their spent  cash!  That does not mean cheap out -- it merely makes individuals think outside the box!  Great things can change when you start to think outside the box and move forward!  Proms & School Dances are stuck with an "old school" (no pun intended) mentality but most are charging in excess of what a 5 star restaurant would! Which is good if they actually put the quality and money back into the event!  Very few do.

Our suggestion is hire a company that specializes in Privatizing your Prom & Other School Dances! 

High school proms have become more like another class rather than like a party. Every year, government school administrators think up new rules to restrict the behavior of students who attend school proms. Strike back against the government's party rules, by organizing and attending a PRIVATE prom that will keep your teachers, your principal, and their ridiculous rules out of your social life. 

A private prom would be organized by a Company that only throws teen events, without your school's assistance. Therefore, your school administrators would not be able to enforce the school's disciplinary code. The prom would simply be a more elegant & elaborate weekend party.

At current school proms, teachers are more concerned about security than about the music. Proms regularly have three levels of security which include off-duty police officers, hotel security, and teachers. All of them regularly inspect the bathrooms, check the parking lot for people that are hanging out, and implicitly discourage all wild behavior & close dancing. Step out of line and you'll be asked to leave the prom and possibly suspended.

"Of course, the use of alcohol is always prohibited at any school event. Individuals involved in these behaviors may be prohibited from taking part in the ceremonies on graduation day, as well as facing suspension," said a letter sent to parents of seniors at Birmingham High School. Montclair High school recently had an entire Limo arrested and processed for arriving drunk at 2009 Prom. These events would also be alcohol free because lets face it everyone is under age, but parents would be notified for violations!

Here are some rules enforced at CURRENT Public & Private School proms:

1. At any school dance, each student may invite one outside guest as long as he or she is responsible for his conduct and almost all schools make you sign a "guest" pass which is like an elementary school permission slip.
2. The mode of dress set up by the group sponsoring the dance shall be strictly enforced.
3. Students exhibiting conduct unbecoming a student of High School will be asked to leave.
4. Students will not be permitted to leave the building during the course of the dance. Students may leave at 10:00 p.m. but will not be allowed to return.
5. Only students in junior and senior homerooms are eligible to attend the prom. Outside guests must be registered with the Prom Committee (and a guest pass, lol).

These rules are more appropriate for a prison than for a party. Do you know of any other party that forbids people from leaving? Why must people register their outside guests?

You won't have to worry about suspensions at a private prom. Private facilities want your business and they want to make sure that they also host the next year's private prom. It will actually be difficult to get kicked out of a private prom, because the owners would not risk future business by ejecting a wild, though peaceful, student. And even if you do find a way to get kicked out of a private prom, you won't have to face additional punishment at school on Monday.

Other things that get put ahead of students good time: Decor, Balloons, Invitations, Food - all on the List before Disc Jockey!  Now to us a Prom is a elegant school dance!  So the first and most important decision should be your DJ entertainment for the evening!  With a Private Company like AClubProm.com running your prom we understand this and the entire theme, and event revolve around great Club DJ's!

Private proms would be an all-day and night event. Many students who attend current proms are forbidden from renting hotel rooms at the hotel that is hosting the prom. But if you attend a private prom, you and your friends could rent a hotel room where you could hang out before, or after the prom.

Private proms would also take one less punishment out the your principal's arsenal. Routinely,  schools control the behavior of students by threatening to bar them from the prom. We wrote about a student in Kansas who ran naked through his school auditorium and now will not be able to attend the prom. His fellow students protested the punishment by staging a parade. However, the ultimate protest would be to organize a private prom.

Gradually, you & your fellow students should privatize all extracurricular activities. Then your  administrators would never be able to ruin another school dance, kick you off the baseball team or bar you from the prom because private companies who don't take orders from the schools would run these activities.This will also prevent 2 other issues embezzlement by prom advisers (see other articles) and saving to help fund school slush funds for cappuccino machines & couches in the teachers lounge.  Get your moneys worth today, YOU DO PAY FOR IT!!

Start fighting back now by making your school's prom the first privatized activity. If you do not have experience organizing parties, then call AClubProm.com. Stay away from Wedding DJ's, party planners, rave promoters, and hotel staff - why you ask?  They have no idea how to plan a prom!  They would take the job on and possibly get you the same or worse results!  AClubProm.com could organize the entire prom with or with out your students!

And don't let your teachers or administrators stop you. You have the freedom to embrace the free-market by organizing your own prom. There is NO laws stopping you from calling AClubProm.com right now and making this the year that makes a difference!

  Some Schools have already done this! Check it out:

A School you may have heard of in Georgia is having segregated Proms (STILL!) how you ask, Parents pay for the one Prom and organize it outside of school, and Just invite the students they want to attend!

Also what about the tons of Homeschool Proms across the country, No school to run them - all Privatized!

Prairie High School Jr. Sarah says: she does not plan to comply with any of the new rules."I as well as many other students will just not go to any of the school dances, we'll have our own dances," she told ABCNews.

Lastly AClubProm.com these guys got sick of dealing with administration ruining school dances & Proms and started to pay out of their pockets to host clean fun events for students!  They can also still come and Run your current Prom within the school but at a much higher success rate!

Now the Ball is in your court will you do it the way its been done forever just because? or will you drag your Prom out of the 1960's and make a difference?

Make the Call now! http://www.AwesomeClubProm.com >>> 877.PROM.123

Cher!

Segregated Proms Still??

Though it may seem hard to believe, as recently as two years ago, the high school students of Charleston, Mississippi (population 2,198), still attended segregated proms—one for black pupils, one for white, each privately planned and funded by their parents.

Read Rest of Article at Oprah's Website here:  http://www.oprah.com/printarticlefull/omagazine/200907-omag-prom-night-documentary

Mississippi Prom Article:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katya-wachtel/huffpost-review-em-prom-n_b_241066.html

Another School in Georgia does the same type of Prom! Here is that article:  http://www.southeastgeorgiatoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=31&Itemid=142&limit=9&limitstart=36

       Cher!

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Win the Ultimate Prom Contest has officially begun!

Win the Ultimate Prom (WUP) is an online contest that awards one high school $25,000 to produce the Ultimate Prom. WintheUltimateProm.com is also an interactive, content-rich website full of blogs, articles and tips on living prom all year long.

 

During a two month period from, October 1 through November 30, high schools nationwide will compete to win the $25,000 grand prize. Students recruit family, friends and community members to vote for their school by registering and voting once a day, every day at WintheUltimateProm.com. The school with the most cumulative votes at the end of the contest wins the $25,000.

 

This year, more schools will win!  In addition to the $25K grand prize, WUP has partnered with GradCity, Awesome Club Prom and Buzz Free Prom to award even more prizes.  The second place school will receive an Awesome Club Prom Package valued at $5,000.  BuzzFree Prom, a nonprofit organization promoting safe and sober proms, will give the top 100 schools a BuzzFree Prom Kit valued at $200 each.  GradCity, the Nation's Ultimate Travel Experience for Students, will host mini contests rewarding participating schools and individuals with additional prizes.

 

                                          To Participate:

 

                                    REGISTER: At WintheUltimateProm.com

VOTE: Once a Day, Every Day from October 1 to November 30^th

PROMOTE: Tell everyone you know to register & vote

  The school with the most cumulative votes at the end of the contest wins!

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Prom Official Definition!

In the United States a PROM, short for promenade, is used to describe a formal dance held at the end of an academic year. 

The British synonym for the North American event would be Valedictory Ball, Leavers' Ball, Leavers' Dinner or informally Leavers' Do, closer to the Australian description (see below.) In Canada the terms Grad or Formal are most common and the event is usually only held for those in their graduating year of high school or middle school.

While proms at smaller schools may be open to the entire student body, large high schools may hold two proms, a junior prom for those finishing their 11th grade year and a senior prom for those who are finishing their high school or middle school years. The name is derived from the late nineteenth century practice of a promenade ball. The end of year tradition stemmed from the graduation ball tradition.

Boys usually dress in black tie (a dinner jacket and bow tie), sometimes with brightly colored cummerbunds or vests, though any sort of formal wear can be worn. Traditionally, girls gave boys matching boutonnieres to be worn on the tuxedos. Girls traditionally wear formal gowns or dresses adorned with a corsage given to them by their date. Many boys also match the color of their tie to their date's dress. Often, boys and girls will dress according to the theme of the prom - e.g. pastel suits for a Miami Vice-themed prom.

Common prom activities include dining, dancing with a Disc Jockey , the crowning of a prom King and Queen, and socializing. In some cases, high school students accumulate funds for their class prom  through fundraisers over the four years they attend their high school. High schools in or near large cities may rent ballrooms at expensive hotels or, to be unusual, venues such as a pleasure cruise boat & Club Style Dj's. Many students group together to take limousines to their proms. Often costs are cut by using the school gym, which challenges the decorating committee to somehow mask the gym odor and drab surfaces. Music played during the dance portion of the event is normally the genre(s) most popular with the attendees.

Some high school students feel that the prom is the most romantic night of their lives. They may go in a group that includes a person they have known for years; other times, students just try to find a date that they like. Many find it to be just as fun to attend with friends, not worrying about the dating aspect of the prom. The occurrence of inappropriate conduct and occurrence of violence or alcohol/drug abuse is common though discouraged.
Some universities and colleges have proms as well, depending on the size of the graduating class in a faculty or department.

NOTE:  Please Remember that A Prom is by definition a Formal School Dance! Make sure you make entertainment an Priority when you make your budget, or your event will be another boring cheesy dance that cost a whole lot more.

Cher!

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Cher!

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How to Plan a Successful Prom or Homecoming

The biggest social event of most teens' high school careers is the Prom. Indeed, the Prom has become so important over the years that it has become a mini-industry of its own. With almost $1.8 billion spent on prom-related purchases and regular reporting on the industry from Wall Street analysts, the Prom is indeed the paramount high school social event.

With respect to planning, a typical Prom breaks down into the following areas that require attention.

Venue
The venue is by far the first thing you want to take care of. All other things flow from the choice of venue. You cannot set the date, hire entertainment, hire security, or plan a budget until your venue is set.  A good rule of thumb is to start looking at your possible venue choices as early as possible, and no later than at the end of September before your spring Prom. Early planners will usually get the dates they want, while Prom committees that start the planning process later in the year usually have to juggle their schedule to accommodate the venue they want or stick to their date choice and settle for a venue of lesser caliber. Looking at venues even a year ahead of time is not inappropriate, especially in areas where there is competition for the best sites.

Entertainment – Very Important!
The subject of entertainment is greatly misunderstood when it comes to budgetary planning. The mistake some groups make is to blow their budget on the venue, décor, and food, and not have enough left for quality entertainment. This is the biggest mistake that a Prom committee can make, as the choice of entertainment will determine the quality of the evening.  If your DJ is great, people will say they had a great time. If the entertainment is bad, your teens will remember the event as a dud. I've seen plenty of Proms where the food was not up to scratch but the attendees still considered it a success because of the quality of the entertainment. I've never seen an event with good food and bad entertainment that was considered a great time. Clearly, the entertainment choice is your most important choice, with the venue close behind.

Décor
The décor choices you make have only one major limiting factor: finances. If your budget allows you to create a virtual movie studio, then by all means go for it. If your budget is more limited, then you must figure out what part of your budget you can spend on decorations and make sure you do not exceed this amount.

Food
Food is usually tied to the venue, in that almost all hotels and banquet halls have either an in-house catering department or a preferred list of caterers. As with décor, your limitations are primarily financial, with special consideration being given to nutritional concerns. Use your free school resources-your school district will usually have someone on staff who is knowledgeable about dietary issues and can advise you on subjects such as vegetarian meals or special dietary restrictions that some students may have. Your main decision about food will be whether to have a sit-down dinner, a buffet-style dinner, or just serve appetizers and desserts. Local custom usually dictates your choice in this area. In areas where most people favor restaurant dining before the Prom, it doesn't make sense to spend the money to serve dinner. Also Buffets allow more time for dancing!

After-Prom
In the last two decades, schools have begun to run after-Prom parties, where all Prom-goers are locked into the school building or other community building for the evening to enjoy a variety of activities such as dancing, casino-type games, movie rooms, fortune tellers, caricature artists, breakfast, and raffle-type events. (At the 2004 After-Prom at Kennett (PA) HS, they even raffled off a brand new car!)
Indeed, in schools that sponsor such events, they have almost eliminated Prom night drinking fatalities, but just remember that almost as much planning goes into this event as the Prom itself.

Security
Some sort of a security team is always a good idea at your Prom. My best recommendation is for your group to hire off-duty police officers and have them show up in uniform. A good show of force will eliminate a lot of the problems before they even start, and for those problems that still occur, the officers are there to solve them.

Finances
The major overriding concern of every planning decision you make will be whether you can afford to do it. After fund raising efforts by your class, the major source of revenue for Prom expenses is your  ticket sales. When making decisions about cost, you need to
decide whether or not the incremental increase in the price of the ticket is worth the expense.

For example, let's say you have 500 people coming to your Prom. You have a choice of an okay DJ company for $750 for the night or an amazing DJ company for $1,500. Your incremental ticket price for the okay company is $750/500 = $1.50 per ticket, and for the amazing DJ company it would be $1,500/500 = $3.00 per ticket. Base your decision on whether the increase from one cost per ticket to the next is the best decision for your group.

**Always Remember A Prom Is a Formal School Dance - so make all decisions based on that one fact! Flowers, Centerpieces and other possibly non essential items will not make or break your prom!

Guest Author: JacquesJordan

Economy's Effect on Prom

According to a recent article in The New York Times, the prom industry isn't feeling the tug of the economy. While parents may be watching their spending more closely in some areas, prom isn't one of them. In fact, one formal wear boutique owner is quoted as saying, "Yes we are in a recession and we're in a bad recession... But they're going to forgo other things to make sure their daughter goes to prom."

Are you and your friends cutting costs on prom this year, or are you planning on going all out?

By: Casey Lewis