It all comes down to one night, prom night. It has been seen in movies, but to actually live it is a completely different experience.  This is the night all high school students await. It is the night where nothing else matters but the dress, the tux, the date, and the friends.

            For the ladies, what makes their night is wearing the perfect dress.  For the guys, this is their night to prove that these four years have paid off, and that they have transformed from boys to young men. 

            The ILS Prom, on May 4th, was held at the Miami Beach Resort.  At other schools, prom sometimes is open to both juniors and seniors, but at La Salle, prom is a privilege that only the seniors should have.  It is not against the rules, though, to take a junior to prom.  Senior, Lorenzo de la Garza, asked Junior, Guada Heinz, over an LTV broadcast.

            Talking about how he asked her, de la Garza describes it, “In the morning announcements, I made a video and it said ‘Have you been asked to prom?’ and it was me, Rene [Dago], Martin [Cuesta], and Joseph [Garcia].  And one of them says, ‘Are you ready for prom?’ and I go like ‘Nah, man I don’t think I’m ready yet,’ and someone else asked if I have a date, and I made a face that you would assume I was going to say no and all of us were talking about who we’re going to take.  And then everyone stops and asks who I’m taking.  And then I asked her.  Right after the video ended, I walked into her homeroom with flowers and asked her. She said yes.”

            “What I’m looking forward to the most at prom is just having a good time and dancing with my boys.  I’m not expecting any drama, like everyone is just going to be in the mood to have the time of their lives,” says de la Garza.  “When I leave La Salle, I’m really gonna miss running it.”

            In a few years, looking back on all your experiences in high school, prom will most likely be on your mind.  The wonderful memories of ILS will never escape you.  At prom, the seniors will realize that this is the end of their journey as teenagers, and the beginning of their journey as young men and women that will one day create the future they desire.  

            Before prom, senior Christian Garcia said “I expect prom to be like Winter Formal, but a lot more fun.”  After prom, he later added, “It was actually really fun.  The starlit ballroom was amazing.  If you look up, there were a bunch of little, tiny lights and they call it the starlit ballroom, because it looked like a sky full of stars.  The theme was ‘Fly Me To the Moon’ and there was a full moon out that night.  It was pretty awesome.”

            Going to La Salle, you experience things you may not experience if you were to go to another school.  ILS has Royal Idol, Don Bosco Day, Kidz Day, retreat opportunities to be closer to God, fantastic teachers, and a unique and unforgettable student body.  It is purely a one of a kind school.  The memories created within these four years will define your future.