Of course everyone imagines their prom to be as perfect as can be. After all, it is the final dance of high school.

The planning of the perfect dance can be a nightmare but waking up to sweet success is the best part. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication.

“We make everything from scratch,” junior Lindsey Gercken said. “We order paper and poster board to make the decorations and all the center pieces on the tables.”

The StuCo junior class is in charge of most of it but of course this is not a matter for only students.

“[The things I am in charge of are] managing the little things; king and queen, card stock for tickets, T-shirts, finishing contracts with Arrowhead; it’s more of the business side of things and the little details,” counselor Melanie Prince said.

One of the best parts of the whole night is having the dance at such a neat location.

“Arrow head is an awesome place for it and everyone likes it there,” Gercken said. “We are lucky to have it.”

The StuCo junior class has picked “Enchanted Evening” as the theme.

“It’s combinations of Disney things; castles, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, etc,” Gercken said.

The night is not just about a romantic evening; it’s a great night of fun with your best friends.

“I really like getting dressed up and going with friends and my boyfriend,” senior Olivia Wilson said. “It’s a fun high school memory with your best friends that you’ll always remember.”

Girls and guys have a much different preparation for the night of the dance. For girls it’s all about the dress, the perfect hairstyle, the gorgeous make up and of course the dazzling shoes. For the boys it’s about how to ask in the perfect way, pay for the meal, buy tickets and get a tuxedo. There are over a million different ways to ask someone to a dance and each one can have your own pinch of personality and style to it. That’s what makes it so special to ask someone.

“I asked Lily by printing out pictures of us and tied them to balloons and it had prom on the pictures,” junior Jay Butler said.

The stress levels for making it the perfect night can definitely rise. It’s a lot of work getting ready the day of the dance.

“I already have my dress, I have to keep tanning, get my nails done,” Wilson said. “I go to Dillards in Zona Rosa to get my make up done and then come back to Liberty to get my hair done.”

Some students have other commitments such as work. Some do not want to spend a lot of money on the evening, or it is just not their cup of tea.

“I’ve always had a decent time at dances,” junior Zac Pitts said. “There are other ways I could spend my time, but they don’t happen often and rarely do we all randomly dress up, ask someone out and go out with our crush or a group of friends to just dance, sing and have fun.”

Since you have to be a junior or senior, it’s a very exciting thing to go to prom. Some students are fortunate to be asked by an upper classmen when they are freshmen or sophomores. Although some have already been the year before, each year is a completely different adventure.

“The different theme is exciting and I’ll see different people,” Butler said. “The song choices and dances will be similar but there will be different interactions.”

“[My favorite part of prom is] the night of; seeing everyone come in and get dressed up,” Prince said. “There’s someone I don’t recognize every year because it’s seeing students in a different light.”