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Princess Party fundraiser for 2012 prom marked as a success

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[May 09, 2011]  Just over a week ago, young people from Lincoln Community High School had the pleasure of participating in the annual junior-senior prom.

With that prom still a vivid memory, it's hard to believe next year's prom is already being planned, but it is.

According to Jennifer Keith, English and journalism teacher at LCHS and a sponsor of the Class of 2013, planning a really great prom takes time and money.

"It will cost about $7,000, about half the price of a wedding," Keith said. "We'll rent the KC Hall, hire a DJ, provide food and the decorations."

To that end, the Class of 2013 has already held and will continue to hold a variety of fundraisers, including Saturday's Princess Party.

Keith said the inspiration for the Princess Party came from two sources -- knowing her own little girls and what they enjoy doing, and the experience she had last year with them at the Lincoln Christian Church Princess Tea.

She added that the date chosen for the Princess Party was set specifically to fall the day before Mother's Day, and activities for the little girls included making items they could give to their moms.

The party, which began at 9 and ran until 11 Saturday morning, included a variety of activity stations manned by approximately 15 sophomores and several parents and other adults.

There was face painting; an opportunity to have nails done; craft projects including making and decorating picture frames, cards and flowers; coloring activities; a "kiss the frog" game; and of course, cupcakes and punch for refreshments.

In addition, the little girls had a chance to practice their dance moves in the center of the school cafeteria, and once completely "made up," get their pictures taken in a formal setting.

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Keith said she had a count of around 60 little girls and parents attending the party Saturday, which means they're off to a good start in their fundraising efforts.

She added that she is hoping to get some good deals on supplies this summer, so she wants to go ahead and get a formal planning committee put together.

"I have really crafty moms in this group," she said. "We've thought if we could set up a theme right now, we could work on decorations over the summer."

In addition, Keith hopes the group will raise enough money that they can lower the ticket cost for prom attendees.

"Tickets for the kids this year were $50 a couple," she said. "We're hoping if we can fundraise enough, maybe we can lower that cost."

[By NILA SMITH]

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