King Philip Regional High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Wrentham, MA)

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Bill Fofqct T A prom night can be a magical, enchanting experience -- everyone is dressed quite elegantly, probably looking better than they ever have before. Unfortunately, this magical experience doesn't come for free. Costs for proms can be astronomical, ranging anywhere from S74 to almost SZOO. And, even if the girl pays for her part of the dinner and gas, the guy foots more than half of the bill. It can really play havoc on the average high school student 's budget. Below is a list of the average range of expenses for a prom. GIRLS I-Iairdo .... . .SO-S15 Shoes ..... , , 50-520 Dress. . . . . . S14-S50 Total S14 S85 GUYS Tux fnot including shoesj .... .... S 28-S50 Shoes ................... .... S O-S7 Gas ...................... .. S1-S3 Corsage .... ................ S 6-S10 . . f :S20-S30 Dinner ......... After Prom ........... S5-S10 Total S60-S110 Grand Total 374- S195 In terms of costs, any- where from S9-S25 is spent per hour. Of course, if a prom doesn't seem to be worth that much money, there are many other things you could do with 1 I 1 , T X the money. S74 al f ' A ein get you gc? Q e movies -5'-1' , li times, or 7,400 - u A pieces of bubble ' ii gum, or a bean- bag chair, or a it television. For jg 3200, you could X i buy a color T.V. , X, or a round-trip X- A, M 4 airplane ticket to , Texas, or the X X 2 f down-payment on , xx a diamond ring, or . 200 pair of socks. V 1' , iffy I J Of coLu'se, the phil osophers will say, Yes, but the ex- perience of the prom is worth the money We leave it up to fif you. Next year, will you go to the prom, or buy a T. V. ?

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sgffl l , -J 7 Q18 P A V' u X I If u 1 Magical and enchanting are two adjectives that could describe a X Prom night. Everyone is dressed elegantly and probably better than X' ever before . Costly is still one more adjective that can describe and sometimes dampen this ' 'magical experience' ' . Costs for Q proms can be astronomical, ranging anywhere from 374.00 to almost S200.00. lt can really play havoc on the high school students budget. ln terms of cost, anywhere from 59.00-525.00 is spent per hour. Of course if a prom doesn't seem to be worth that much money, there are many other things to do with it. For instance, 374.00 can get you to the movies 37 times or 7,400 pieces of bubble gum, or a bean bag chair or a television set. For 5200.00 you could buy a color T.V. , or a round trip airplane ticket to Texas, or the down payment for a diamond ring, or 200 pairs of socks. Of course the philosophers will say ' 'Yes' ' , but the experience of a prom is worth the money. We think this is up to you to decide . What is more meaningful to you, a beanbag chair or a prom? Nt, ' jj S ' 25- 1 1 ,swf u x 5 N 'Y f ' , .fe -x. :ij ,Z 'L' 'S'-:em Sherry Widak, the junior member of the court, gracefully waltzes across the ballroom with her escort, jim Brown. Joe Calzaretta enjoys a fine meal, vintage wine, and a romantic evening with his girlfriend.

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