prom

In high school, while their classmates were attending prom and cheering at football games, Olaf Hichwa and Soren Monroe-Anderson were building drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

It made up for missed teenage rites of passage — the senior prom, the homecoming dance, the debutante ball — by doubling down on sentimentality.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

But what happens if the prom itself runs the risk of feeling a little too much?

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

His announcement came as prom season was underway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

We all kind of stand there with our hands in our pockets, avoiding direct eye contact, like my classmates at the junior prom.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

The result: proms with Bentleys, five-figure watches and event planners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

The stores sell dresses for proms, special occasions and quinceañeras, a Latin American rite of passage celebrating a young girl’s 15th birthday and her transition to adulthood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

Several generations have heard EWF at their proms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

The British Council estimates that about 85% of secondary schools have proms now in the UK.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

Mary became a combination of teacher, big sister, and fairy godmother, helping her girls with algebra homework, sewing dresses for their proms, and steering them toward college.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly