Shannon Prendergast dreamed of getting dolled up for her senior prom since she was a little girl, twirling around in her favorite dresses.
However, to the 18-year-old’s disappointment, the pandemic shifted Harry S. Truman High School’s traditional prom plans. The Bristol Township school instead held a SeniorFest event in May.
“It wasn t fair that we missed out,” Shannon said days before she and her class graduated Thursday night. “We’d already missed out on so much throughout the year.”
The letdown didn’t stop her. Determined to create the prom experience she d waited years for, Shannon began reaching out to the community for help finding a potential venue.