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There was an article in the New York Times about a prom at a Chicago school. The article was interesting (it was a teacher blogging the event) but here are the pictures.
The Article
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> 11:30 p.m. Dance Floor
Every year, heated debate and anxious hand-wringing erupts among staff about establishing stricter guidelines for dress, dance styles and music at the prom. I always argue for leniency — let the students have their legal, non-gang, non-disrespectful fun. However, at the end of this year’s prom, I changed my mind. During the last few songs of the night, several male “big-timers” started to “Make It Rain,” an act popularized (of course) by entertainers and athletes who throw large amounts of cash in the air. Our students were only throwing up singles, so really they were just making it drizzle. Regardless, the other students were diving on the floor for the money like it was a candy from a piñata. </div></div>
The Article
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> 11:30 p.m. Dance Floor
Every year, heated debate and anxious hand-wringing erupts among staff about establishing stricter guidelines for dress, dance styles and music at the prom. I always argue for leniency — let the students have their legal, non-gang, non-disrespectful fun. However, at the end of this year’s prom, I changed my mind. During the last few songs of the night, several male “big-timers” started to “Make It Rain,” an act popularized (of course) by entertainers and athletes who throw large amounts of cash in the air. Our students were only throwing up singles, so really they were just making it drizzle. Regardless, the other students were diving on the floor for the money like it was a candy from a piñata. </div></div>
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