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Skyline students are looking forward to being locked in at Pratt Community College on April 14. They arrive 30 minutes after the junior-senior prom ends and stay for breakfast in the wee hours the next morning.
Most students attend, few go home early, which would necessitate a call to their parents, and the event is made possible by the generosity of individuals, businesses and organizations that help provide prizes, food and other expenses of the after-prom event.
A recent letter requesting donations is the final effort, after four large fund-raisers by Skyline parents, according to Angela Runnion-Urban, who co-chairs the event with Amy Swonger.
The parents started with a golf tournament last summer, followed by a golf ball drop in the fall, a Rudolph Run on a cold night in December and last weekend’s after-prom basketball tournament.
Many of the larger prizes have already been purchased to fill a “wish list” of juniors and seniors as they get ready to go to college or equip a first apartment or home.
“We’ve got some pretty good shoppers who watch the sales,” Runnion-Urban commented.
Businesses have been very supportive in the past, she said, and she hopes they are willing again to help provide a safe, supervised, fun event on what is traditionally a very dangerous night.
Donations can be sent to Skyline School-Attention 2012 After Prom, 29269 W. US Hwy 54, Pratt, KS 67124. The committee will make arrangements to pick up prizes. Receipts can be provided for tax purposes.
Skyline students are looking forward to being locked in at Pratt Community College on April 14. They arrive 30 minutes after the junior-senior prom ends and stay for breakfast in the wee hours the next morning.
Most students attend, few go home early, which would necessitate a call to their parents, and the event is made possible by the generosity of individuals, businesses and organizations that help provide prizes, food and other expenses of the after-prom event.
A recent letter requesting donations is the final effort, after four large fund-raisers by Skyline parents, according to Angela Runnion-Urban, who co-chairs the event with Amy Swonger.
The parents started with a golf tournament last summer, followed by a golf ball drop in the fall, a Rudolph Run on a cold night in December and last weekend’s after-prom basketball tournament.
Many of the larger prizes have already been purchased to fill a “wish list” of juniors and seniors as they get ready to go to college or equip a first apartment or home.
“We’ve got some pretty good shoppers who watch the sales,” Runnion-Urban commented.
Businesses have been very supportive in the past, she said, and she hopes they are willing again to help provide a safe, supervised, fun event on what is traditionally a very dangerous night.
Donations can be sent to Skyline School-Attention 2012 After Prom, 29269 W. US Hwy 54, Pratt, KS 67124. The committee will make arrangements to pick up prizes. Receipts can be provided for tax purposes.
