Forget coordinating tuxedos and prom dresses. Students at Thunder Mountain High School may soon be searching for masks that complement prom attire and arranging socially distanced photoshoots for posterity.<\/p>\n
After a school year like no other, school officials are making plans for Juneau’s high school students to end the year with some of the cherished rituals that often mark the passing of the school year and the arrival of the summer.<\/p>\n
Commencement exercises for both high schools and a socially distanced prom for TMHS are possibilities under consideration. Students at Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé High School voted not to hold a prom this year.<\/p>\n
“I hope we can finish off the year on a positive note and be able to do some of the fun things these seniors missed out on due to COVID,” said TMHS principal Steve Morrow in an email to the Empire late last week. “My fingers are crossed!”<\/p>\n
Morrow said that spring sports are underway and that plans are coming together for a music concert, senior awards, and scholarship presentations.<\/p>\n
“We are attempting to have all of the events we possibly can within the limitations of what we are allowed to do,” he said.<\/p>\n
Prom plans<\/strong><\/p>\n Students at TMHS have submitted a request to hold a prom in the school gym. In the proposal, students outlined COVID-19 mitigation strategies.<\/p>\n “If approved, mitigation will be in place that include masking, social distancing, and limited participation,” Morrow said.<\/p>\n He said that students hoping for prom will learn more this week. The final decision will depend on factors such as the overall COVID-19 caseload in Juneau and the resolution of the small cluster of cases identified at Thunder Mountain last week.<\/p>\n