Touted 'Nation's Best' Pennsbury High School Prom Takes Place Saturday

The 2012 Pennsbury High School Senior Prom, heralded as the "best prom in America" by Reader's Digest, takes place on Saturday in the Pennsbury High School East Campus.

 is set to highlight every imaginable fantasy character, hero, and superhero. Pennsbury School District Coordinator of Communications Ann Langtry said this year's event will featuring more hand-crafted 3-D imagery than ever before, this year's prom promises to be a thrilling experience -- not only for Pennsbury seniors, but also for the public during the afternoon walk-through and evening arrival parade.

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Langtry said the prom set up is full of great visuals as it is the most active set-up phase. She said it wil be an, "Elaborate transformation of a typical U.S. high school into a prom wonderland."

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"Students, parents, teachers, and even community members... keep coming back every year to be a part of this major undertaking," Langtry said. "We invite you to share in the excitement of this unique high school event that annually brings together an entire community."

A public walk-through is scheduled from 12 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. on Saturday at the high school, and the traditional Pennsbury Prom arrival parade will be cheered on by spectators from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. outdoors that same evening on the high school campus.

"Each year, Pennsbury High School opens its doors to the public... to allow the community to walk through the entire first floor of the building and enjoy the detailed prom decorations, from the two-story entry foyer to the student dining room, hallways, the gymnasium, even the boys' and girls' lavatories! Residents of all ages share in the excitement and are awestruck by what they see at every turn. Many alumni come back every year to enjoy the new theme," Langtry said. 

Spectators will be in for suprises during the prom arrival parade on Saturday.  

"The access road that connects PHS West to PHS East on the high school campus in Fairless Hills serves as the perfect parade route for the country's most unusual and creative forms of prom transportation. The PHS cheerleaders will help to kick off the parade in style, getting the crowd energized for the event. Spectators line the drive and cheer the prom-goers as they approach the red carpet at the entrance to PHS East. Mechanical dinosaur? Elaborate float? Cinderella's pumpkin chariot with horses? A line-up of segways? You never know what the students have been planning all year," Langtry said. 

The Pennsbury Senior Prom takes place after the parade from 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. 

"At the prom itself, students and their dates enjoy fine dining, dancing, talented new singing artists, and a hypnotist show scheduled several times during the evening. The prom king and queen will be crowned. And of course, there are all the decorations and photo-op vignettes to explore. Many parent volunteers help to serve meals during three separate dinner seatings," Langtry said. 

This year's Senior Prom faculty advisors are PHS art teachers, Anthony Napoli, Curtis May and Keith Russell. PHS English teacher, Maryann Daley, is coordinating the arrival parade. The principals of PHS are Lisa Becker and Shawn Neely. The PHS administrator overseeing the 2012 prom is Assistant Principal Reggie Meadows. There are 30 student prom chairs this year.

Langtry said the Pennsbury senior prom culminates many months of planning and decorating by scores of students and their parents and teachers. A long-standing, popular tradition, the prom decorating also attracts local community members who participate as alumni and also parents of alumni.

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