Best of Promposals: A Highly Opinionated Review
Prom: one of the most exciting parts of the spring, if not the whole school year. Everyone dresses their best and heads to a night filled with pictures, dining, and dancing. However, before any of these festivities can begin, you must win over your date with a creative promposal. This year the Derryfield community saw a wide variety of “promposals”, ranging from loud, attention-grabbing spectacles, to quiet and discreet propositions that were done in the privacy of a classroom. Let's take a look at some of the best proposals from this year and last. The first we will look at is on the louder side of the spectrum, when Jeff Pratt ‘18 “promposed” to Julia Perkins ‘17. Jeff got to school early on a brisk Tuesday morning and crammed himself into the trunk of Trent Henrich’s Volkswagen with a sign reading: “They said a freshman can’t go to prom,” referring to his nickname, “the freshman.” Once Julia pulled into the junior parking lot, Trent asked her to assist him in carrying in some school supplies. When Trent opened the trunk, Jeff sprang out and presented Julia with the sign and a colorful bouquet of flowers. After her bewilderment blew over, she nodded her head “yes” with a big grin and they embraced in a celebratory hug. Of all the promposals this year, this one was a personal favorite of mine, as it was not too serious and the whole spectacle was tied together with the involvement of a friend in the plot.
The next proposal we will look at is one on the quieter side of the spectrum, junior Casey Goodrich’s proposal to classmate Cassandra Muise. This one was creative and thoughtful. Casey, being the crafty young man he is, had been making bracelets out of juice wrappers and handing them out to his classmates throughout the year. However, on one special day in physics class a few weeks before prom, knowing that Cassandra was not wearing one of his bespoke bracelets, Casey asked her where hers was. When she said she did not know, he said he would make her another -- except when he gave her the new bracelet, it had “Prom?” written across it, and Casey pulled out a bouquet of flowers. She nodded “yes,” and the two joyfully hugged. I always love seeing a promposal done during class, as they are always unexpected and always fun to watch.
The final promposal we will recount is an all-time chart-topper from Nick Briccetti to Emily Moll for last year’s prom. Nick and some other members of Concert Choir took Emily by surprise between periods and sang a beautiful a capella version of “A Night To Remember” while holding a beautiful bouquet of flowers. This is, in my opinion, one of the classic Derryfield promposals. Mixing personal talents into your proposal assures you a unique and special way to ask the date of your dreams.
Whether it be a quiet in-class proposal or an extremely public serenade, it gets harder and harder each year to come up with an original way to win over your date, and I am excited to see how Derryfield students keep their promposals fresh in years to come.