Planning Your After Prom Party

In an effort to keep students safe, parent groups across the country host high school after prom parties. Next spring, many high school juniors and seniors will be making plans to go to their proms during the of April, May and June. This memorable night is often known as an evening in which teenagers can gather with their friends and celebrate the end of the school year in addition to their maturing independence. Tragically, a lot of those students won’t make it home.  In reacent years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that 46 % of traffic deaths among 15-20 year-olds during the time of prom weekends were alcohol-related. Over the past 20 years, parents, student leaders and administrators of many high school have decided to take action in helping to save the lives of students by offering supervised entertainment during the hours after the prom. These school sponsored after-prom events provide a safe alternative to potentially dangerous after prom activities. In some cases, students don’t even have to attend the prom to enjoy the after prom fun-based activities. Planning an event of this scale is not an small undertaking and the cost can be expensive. It can take up to thousands of dollars per year for the to host a successful after-prom event. When planning an after prom, the main factors to keep in mind are facility rental, entertainment, catering, decorations, activities, and also prizes. A lot of the funding for this can be raised by volunteers involved in the PTSA or an official After Prom Committees. These groups can usually successfully can raise funds by holding events through out the school year and seeking donations from local vendors.

 Always keeping the safety of students at the forefront, most After Prom Committees for these events should enforce the following rules: 
 - After Prom is an alcohol, drug, and tobacco free event
 - Students must register any guests that they plan to bring to the event and all must show a student ID the night of After Prom - There is no admission after a specific time (i.e. 2am)
- Once the students enter, they must stay for duration of the event. Usually these events run until at least 4am.
- Entrance and exit times are documented by the organizers
- If the event is not being held on school grounds, transportation should be arranged so that the students can arrive and depart safely.

Options for After Prom Activities:

Entertainment: You can book anything comedian, improv troupe, DJ, magic show or hypnotist show for your event.

Activities: Turkey Bowl Giant Twister Interactive Games Inflatables Photo Booths Mechanical Bull Karaoke Arcade Games Movie Showings Rock Climbing Walls Carnival Games Obstacle Courses Basketball, Volleyball and other indoor sports. All are GREAT fun for students.