Oak Park and River Forest High School - Tabula Yearbook (Oak Park, IL)

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ome on and arty s Lionel Richie said in his song All Mght Long, 1 Well my friends the time has come to raise the roof and have some fun. Throw away the work to be done, let the music play on . . All the months of preparation for prom by the junior class could finally be seen and heard. The theme ALL NIGHT LONG had been chosen. lt was 6:00 p.m. at the O'Hare Sheridan, and people started to arrive. Couples came in everything from old beat- ers and Budget Vans to limousines. Fashions ranged from tuxedos with shorts to dresses of lace or taffeta. The fun had started and the music did play on. The heat surged through the room with tempera- tures steadily climbing. Couples danced below the stage to the music of the band, THE ALL NIGHT NEWS BOYS. Senior Keri Ronkin felt, The music was good but we needed a bigger place, it was really hot. Senior Beth Shubert agreed: The place was too small and too hot. The soda fountain was cool though. According to lunior Class President Mike Kelly, prom wasn't held downtown because, there are only a few places we can fit into downtown and we were .is Prom is not just a dance but a dinner too. Demonstrating his supreme eating abilities, senior Ray Carlin finishes off his 8th chocolate mousse. Amid the steamy excitement of prom night, senior Taby Mullins and her affectionate date take a dip on the crowded dance floor. Prom looking for a nice place but one that wasn't really expensive. Because of fundraisers like the ice cream social, the junior class carnival, and the sale of enter- tainment '85 books, the price of the bid dropped to 31 dollars. This was l0 dollars less than the previous year. The number of bids sold went up to approxi- mately 550, which was 50 more than originally ex- pected. The favor, a candy jar, met some opposition. Senior Theresa Crallinaro said, l don't think the jar was a good idea. They don't have to give us beer mugs, but they could have given us something useful like the bud vase given the year before. After the dance, couples continued the festivities. Some went to restaurants, some to the lakefront, and some to parties. Senior Delamie Thompson said, My date broke his arm the day before, so we just went back to my house with a few other couples and par- tied. The memories of prom lingered on, as did Lionel Richies words, Everybody sing, everybody dance, lose yourself in wild romance. We're going to party, .... -Vanessa Schulte Schmitt Studios