It’s the season for corsages, gathering with friends and putting on your dancing shoes. As the school year winds down, high schools around the Fox Valley are having prom either April 18 or 25.
While students are deciding what to wear and who to go with, some parents have been getting ready for prom night for almost the entire school year, according to Appleton East parent and prom organizer Tina Muntner. They’re planning to immerse the venue, the Hilton Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton, in a roaring twenties “Great Gatsby” theme.
Last year, Appleton’s prom, which includes all public and charter high schools, had 936 students attend; this year, Muntner hopes to see even more. And, of course, to “put on the best event we can for the kids.”
Here’s what to know about where and when area proms are happening.
Here’s when Appleton-area high schools will host prom night
Appleton West, East, North high schools: 7 p.m. to midnight April 18, Hilton Appleton Paper Valley, 333 W. College Ave., Appleton
Hortonville High School: 7 to 11 p.m. April 18, The Howard, 405 Washington Ave., Oshkosh
Neenah High School: 8 to 11 p.m. April 18 at Bridgewood Best Western, 1000 Cameron Way, Neenah
Little Chute High School: 6:30 p.m. April 25, Fox Cities Stadium, 2400 N. Casaloma Drive, Appleton
Kaukauna High School: 8 to 11 p.m. April 25 at Kaukauna High School, 1701 Outagamie County CE, Kaukauna
Kimberly High School: 8 to 11 p.m. April 25, Fox Cities Exhibition Center, 355 W. Lawrence St., Appleton
Menasha High School: 7 to 10 p.m. April 25 at Poplar Hall, 141 Riverheath Way, Appleton
Rebecca Loroff is an education reporter for the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. She welcomes story tips and feedback. Contact her at rloroff@usatodayco.com.
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