The Unofficial Ridgeview Classical H.S. Prom
The graduating seniors at Ridgeview Classical Schools in Fort Collins are the only area high schoolers who did not have an official prom so we parents want are trying to give them one and we'd like the cost to be small enough so no one is excluded. We have reserved the Farmhouse at Jessup Farm on Timberline for Thursday June 3rd from 6 to 10pm and we can have up to 100 students in attendance. There will be a nice dinner and of course dancing. The venue has a great mostly outdoor setup.
Elsy Arlinghaus, mom of Junior Cate, is working to make all the details very nice. The theme is Hollywood.
Would you join us in making a donation so that the event can be inexpensive to the students? We will charge each student $30 and will specially accommodate anyone who cannot afford to attend so that no one is denied for cost.
The event will cost $10,000, but charging the kids $100 or $125 each will likely mean very few could come. We are setting a price for a ticket at $30 each which is comparable to past years. Please help us underwrite part of the cost. We don’t want anyone excluded because of the cost so we will let some come free on a case-by-case basis.
The event was not going to occur due to the worry by the school administration that even a mild case of coronavirus would count as an incident and might lead to the cancelation of graduation. But we are doing this four days after graduation. Since this is an unofficial event run by parents and after graduation, the virus issues will not be an issue. Though the school will not be the sponsor, we have made sure they are aware of all we are doing and we will conduct the event with all the rules and safeguards that would occur if this was a normal prom. We anticipate participation from some teachers and staff.
Please help us make a weird year more memorable in a good way and less memorable for all the bad stuff.
P.S. All monies received will pay only for costs of the event. Every parent is volunteering their help with this fundraising.