The most anticipated event of the school year: prom. A multitude of young men and women prepare for this day; renting tuxes and purchasing extravagant gowns.

With prom being a little over a month away, students are curious to see how it will live up to last year’s expectations. Junior class president and head committee chair for prom, Sierra Meyer explains that the committee is under a lot of pressure to be sure that they put on the best prom that Perry has to offer. Perry has been known for their successful themes in the past such as “My Heart Will Go On” in 2013 and “Field of Dreams” last year.

The theme for Prom 2015 is “Starlit Garden” and will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center. With a multitude of options for themes and locations, StuGo chose a more luxurious approach. “We want themes that are classic. When you think of prom, you think of elegance; enjoyable times for everybody. We wanted something that was classic and elegant,” states Keeling.

StuGo must choose the location over a year before the actual date of prom; in essence, they have already chosen the location for prom in the year 2016; with the theme still up in the air.

Prom is organized by the juniors that are in StuGo; offered as a gift to the senior class. Meyer shares her emotions behind this gift giving, “It is really personal; we’re really close to them and we definitely want to give them something that they’ll remember for the rest of their lives and really enjoy.”

StuGo advisor, Brandon Keeling, has high expectations for his group of students this year. “With every event StuGo does, regardless of what it is, I always want to do it bigger and better than the last time that we did it. Prom this year is no exception to that.”

Student body vice president, Tarin Sanford, expects there to be a huge turnout for this year’s dance. Sanford, along with other members of the committee chair, are expecting over 750 students to attend. Sanford also expressed her opinion on this year’s theme by saying, “We are going more with the elegant side of it; it’s going to be more classy.”

Prom is an enjoyable time for juniors and seniors; a time to dance with friends or significant others; a time to reminisce on the memories of high school. Keeling asserts, “We want it to be a night that the juniors and seniors can look back and remember for the rest of their lives.” It is a goal to make sure that the students are entertained by giving something that will never be forgotten.