If you were thinking about attending prom this year, now’s the time to get your arrangements together. On Wednesday, Jan. 7, during the morning announcements by Principal Heather McKay, “Masquerade” was officially declared as the 2021 prom theme. Since then, the ball has been rolling for organization of the event. 

 The expected date for prom is April 10. In the meantime, the junior class will be having weekly meetings supervised by prom advisor Mallory Kirchoff regarding decision making for prom. After kicking off planning with choosing the “Masquerade” theme, the class has also started fundraising. Like past years, they plan to sell Frozen Zipp’s Pizzas. 

This year, there’s more of a strain on the process in order to plan accordingly with public safety precautions. Junior class president Andrew Engler said, “It’s taken a toll on a lot of our decisions,” impacting what they can do and how much they can “really plan.” 

Kirchoff said the committee has reached out to Beth Olsen with public health for information about mitigation strategies for the event. “They are the ones that will determine what is or isn’t safe for us to do,” she said.