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2016 Hartsburg-Emden Prom
April 26, 2016 LINCOLN DAILY
NEWS.COMA Night in Old Hollywood”
2016 Hartsburg-Emden
High School Junior/Senior Prom
The 2016 Prom themed “A Night in Old
Hollywood” was a night to remember.
Events held on Saturday, April 23rd launched
for many, a time that will be remembered
with fondness for decades.
In grandest fashion the evening began at
4 p.m. with the traditional Grand March
outside the Emden Community House.
What makes the Grand March most
memorable year after year is that it is truly a
community event. It seems all who are able
of both the communities attend this special
event. A mass assembly of families, and not
just mom and dad, but grandparents, aunts
and uncles, cousins, distant cousins twice
removed, teachers and friends, most everyone
turns out eager to observe this rite of passage
when sweet youth transform into handsome
and beautiful sophisticated adults.
Concluding the March, the Royal Court was
announced. In Hartem tradition, every senior
is eligible for King or Queen. Every junior
is eligible for Prince or Princess. The Senior
Class votes for Prince and Princess. The
Junior Class votes for the King and Queen.
2016 Junior/Senior Prom Royal Court:
King Clay Olson
Queen Erin Lessen
Prince Antonio Coit-Kirk
Princess Ashley Zinser
Sophomore attendants: Kayla Zimmerman,
Shyanne Conrady, Alex Vetter and Joe
Garcia.
After the March, many of the audience stayed
around to visit with each other and with the
Promsters. About an hour-long interlude
allowed enough time for impromptu casual
photographs, heartfelt compliments, some
with teary eyes; lots of laughs, and class
photos.
Then the evening belonged to the Junior/
Senior Prom goers only.
On this evening the Emden Community
House was made elegant for dinning and
dancing from 6:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Prom was hosted by the Hartsburg-Emden
Junior Class and the entire Junior Class
served on the prom committee. With a
color scheme of black, red and gold, the
community house was transformed into a
glitzy setting of the ritziest style for the affair.
As the clock struck 12, most of the prom
goers extended their evening to the Emden
Grade School. There, the mood shifted to
fun playing Laser Tag, trivia and games, plus
movies and prizes.
The Post-prom Party was hosted by the
Junior Class parents from 12 a.m. to 3 a.m.
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