Chika Galore on Our JS Prom!

Last February 9, that was Friday, we had our JS Promenade. The assembly time was 4:00 pm and I arrived there at exactly 4:00 pm. When I arrived there, I met the students of Science High School who also held their JS Prom in the same venue which is the Waterfront Hotel. My mom was the one who was very busy preparing for my coat and tie. When I arrived at the Arctic Hall in Waterfront, I saw my classmates and schoolmates in their very elegant gowns and coats. That affair was very formal for me because during that event we were not treated as students but rather we are treated as adult people. My mom was there to escort me to Waterfront and I can see her very big smile because of gladness. She told me that she was happy because she can see that I already grown big and I’m now ready to enter the world of being an adult, a responsible adult. I also saw our teachers also in their fabulous attires.

The affair was started by the presentation of the ladies with their escorts. My partner was Carla and Jessica of III-Bocobo, i think? We had our walk on the aisle and a post in front of the presidential table with our teachers there staring at us and to other students as well with a very big smile. After the presentation, an Invocation was made led by China followed by the Welcome Remarks of Patrick Pata. After the Welcome Remarks, dinner was served. The buffet table was full of very delicious and mouth-watering foods. Personally, I like all the foods and I was bloated after I ate 2 plates of different kinds of food. We had to go to the Rest Room back and forth because of the food and the cold place as well. The men offered their coats to their girl partners because they were wearing gowns.

A tribute was offered to the Seniors by the Juniors after the dinner. Different songs of the present time and the classical times as well were sung. We really enjoyed their presentation to us. After the tribute, a Prophecy was presented still by the Juniors to the Seniors. The Prophecy tells about or narrates the lives of the Seniors after 10 years. The production was very nice and we were all touched by their effort to make us happy because this will be our last stay here in UP High School.

It’s time for the Seniors to have their Legacy. Legacy is the part wherein the Seniors who have their own legacies or characteristic bequeath their titles to the next batch which is the Juniors. The bequeathing of responsibilities is considered to be the highlight of the affair. This is a very significant part because the Juniors who have no idea of their titles will be given the chance to be known based on the characteristic, talent or skill in which they excel.

After the bequeathing of the legacies, a bigger responsibility was given to the Chairpersons of the two sections of the Third years. A key, which is a symbolic icon, is a proof that they accept will all their heart the big responsibility that the people expect them to do.

Picture taking of the class and batch was made after the bequeathing of responsibilities and after it the informal part of the program was followed.

The Search for Junior Prince and Princess, Senior Prince and Princess and Prom King and Queen started the informal part. Gayle Lorraine Tallo and Mark Quimbo was the nights’ Prom Queen and King. They started the Royal Dance and then followed by all of the “students” inside the place. After the Royal Dance, the Disco, which is most liked by the people, was followed. The people all grew wild but became serious when the last song for the last dance was played.

After the disco, all of us sang the Fellowship Song which is the “Ill be There For You” by the Moffats. The affair was ended by the singing of the university hymn, the “UP Naming Mahal”.

For me, the JS Prom was very enjoyable and memorable too. This will be our last Prom in UP High School and we will not forget all those memories we had.