Too cool for prom? Hilton Head Island High School canceled prom due to low turnout
One of the biggest ends of senior year celebrations was canceled at Hilton Head Island High School.
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Updated: 9:00 AM EDT May 8, 2021
One of the biggest ends of senior year celebrations was canceled at Hilton Head Island High School.
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Updated: 9:00 AM EDT May 8, 2021
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NEATW 5:30 - PROM PROBLEMS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST END-OF- SENIOR-YEAR CELEBRATIONS -- NOW CANCELED AT HILTON HEAD HIGH HO. SC WJCL'S JESSICA BATTISTA SPOKE WITH STUDENTS AND THE PRINCIPAL ABOUT WHAT HAPPED. EN ZOOM JESS QUESTION "WHY DO YOU FEEL LIKE PROM IS SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE?" (YOU CAN SEE ME ASKING IT) SOT- BRODREICK COPELAND-SENIOR AT HILTON HEAD HIGH SCHOOL- "PROM IS A BIG MILESTONE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, IT SOMETHING TO COMMERA MO THE LAST FOUR YEARS." AND FOR MANY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS LIKE BRODREICK COPELAND-THE PAST TWO YEARS HAVE NOT GONE AS PLANNED. "WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO S IT IN THE CAFETERIA WITH EACH OTHER. EVERYBODY BEEN SEPARATE, WE HAD NO FIELD TRIPS, NO PEP RALLYS, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING TT HA MAKE SENIOR YEAR, SO GREAT" HILTON HEAD HIGH SCHOOL IS THE ONLY BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL THAT IS NOT HAVING A PROM.- BUT PRINCIPAL STEV EN SCHIDRICH SAYS THE BIG NIGHT IS NOT HAPPENING BECAUSE NO ONE REALLY SHOWED AN INTEREST. SOT-PRINCIPAL STEV EN SCHIDRICH- PRINCIPAL FOR HILTON HEAD HIGHSCHOOL "IT NOT THAT WE DECIDED T TO HAVE A PROM, WE HAD THE DATES AND PLANNED IT, WE HAD MEETINGS TALKIN TOAR PENTS ABOUT IT." ((BUTT TO)) "BY APRIL WE ONLY SOLD 10 TICKETS, THE REASON WE A NOT HAVING IT-IS BECAUSE OF LACK OF SALES" A SCHOOL DISTRICT SPOKESPERSON SAID IT 'S POSSIBLE THAT STUDENTS ARE HAVING THEIR OWN GATHERINGS. "THERE WERE PROM GET TO GETTERS LASTEA YR THAT PARENTS SET UP , AND I BELIEVE THAT WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING AGAIN THIS YEAR." AND IN AN EFFORT TO STILL HAVE A PROM... BRODREICK STARTED A PETITION. "I GOT OVER A 100 SIGNATURES LINESS THEN 24 HOURS, A BUNCH OF DONARS THAT WANT TO HELP." BUT PRINPACIL SHIDRICH SAYS ITS NOT THAT SIMPLE- "TRYING TO SCHEDULE OMPR LAST MINUTE, WHEN WE GIVEN PEOPLE SO MUCH TIME SIE NC FEBRUARY, OUR PROM WAS POST TO BE LAST SATURDAY WE JUST DON'T THINK WE CAN PUT THIS ALL TOGETHER RIGHT N."OW A HIGH SCHOOL TRADITION GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. REPORTING IN THE LOWCOUNTRY JB WJCL 22 NEWS- NEW TONIGHT -- FACEBOOK'S TRUMP BAN STANDS. THE OVERSIGHT BOD AR ANNOUNCED THE FORMER PRESIDENT WILL REMAIN - *BANNED FROM FACEBOOK AND STINAGRAM. BETWEEN THE TWO PLATFORMS -- TRUMP LOSES DIRECT CONTACT WITH 60 MILLION FOLLOWERS. THE FACEBOOK OVERSIGHT BOARD - WHICH INCLUDES LEGAL EXPERTS AND HU