Kate Young, Staff Writer

It’s your grandparents’ prom. On May 9^th, the day after the high school Jungle Fever prom, there was a prom celebrating the life of the true seniors: the senior citizens that is. The Senior Citizen Prom took place at 7:30 a.m. at South Campus, while the rest of CCHS was sleeping.

There was breakfast of pancakes, bacon, and eggs served to the seniors by high school students and a dance with generation appropriate music. This prom was a new idea, a novelty amongst both the kids who created it and the elderly who attended. The mastermind behind this modernized foxtrot is none other than senior Callie Wilson.

Wilson, along with an entourage of dedicated sophomores, juniors, and seniors, stumbled into South Campus with an average three hours of sleep under their belt. “I had barely an hour of sleep so it was pretty hard,” said senior Ethan Krein, the person with the least amount of sleep.

 Exhaustion wasn’t the only hurdle to the Senior Citizen Prom; the date was a hindrance too.  Becky Huff, activities coordinator at the Senior Center, said that most seniors would be at church during the prom, and since it was Mother’s Day that most of the couples would be celebrating with their families.

That didn’t stop a few determined pairs from showing up. Both generations had a good time and didn’t mind showing it. The elderly danced and chatted to their heart’s content while the kids raced in trashcans and laughed at secret jokes. Wilson did have one touching moment to remember. “One lady gave me a hug and a note saying how wonderful the idea was and how it made her Mother’s Day perfect. That made it all worth it,” said Wilson.

“It went pretty good; the turn out wasn’t the greatest,” admitted senior Carley Aaberg, another dedicated volunteer. About ten to fifteen senior citizens made it to the prom. It may not have been perfect but it did leave a mark.

Next year’s senior class is planning on continuing the tradition of a Senior Citizen Prom, only more participants next time. Numbers aren’t everything though, and everyone involved, from the youngest sophomore to the oldest senior citizen could forget the generation gap to agree on one thing, the Senior Citizen Prom went great.