Senior "Senior" Prom article from Thursday March 27 Charlotte Observer

I wanted to share the story that was printed in today’s Charlotte Observer. We are really excited about the possibility of how great this event can be. Please pass the word onto anyone who may want to come. $10 at the door per person. There will be appetizers, photos and we will elect a Prom King and Queen. The link to the story is below as well. Should be a lot of fun. – Mike D’Avria

 

 

Posted on Thu, Mar. 27, 2008

These could be some fun senior moments

CELESTE SMITH

The king and queen at this Saturday's "Senior Senior Prom" at the Morrison YMCA will have lots of fans well out of high school.

That's because their votes will come from fellow 50-and-uppers from the Morrison, Siskey and Harris YMCAs' active older adult groups.

The event name is a play on the teen leader clubs at those Ys -- which includes high school seniors -- throwing the party for the adults.

"We share a lot of the same space," said Mike D'Avria, teen director at Morrison YMCA, noting how adult groups use Y meeting rooms in the morning, and teens use it in the afternoon.

"Teens and seniors are kind of similar in their social lives... They just want to hang out with friends. They don't have children; they don't want someone telling them what to do."

The cost is $10 per person. Proceeds benefit the Y's community outreach program, which provides scholarships for families who can't afford memberships.

The teens are organizing the party, but they'll be out on the dance floor, too. Their older friends want to teach them some moves, D'Avria said.

Morrison's decorated gymnasiums will be done up in stars and lights. There will be a photo area where take-home pictures will be printed out.

And there will be a prom queen and king vote among the adult attendees from the three Ys.

Who will win?

"Whichever YMCA brings the most people will probably win," D'Avria said. "Just like high school. It's a popularity contest."

Want to go?

Saturday's "Senior Senior Prom," inspired by the 50-and-over members of the Y adult groups, is open to non-Y members, too, said Mike D'Avria, teen director at the Morrison YMCA in Ballantyne. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the Morrison, Siskey and Harris Ys, or at the door. The party runs from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Morrison Y, 9405 Bryant Farms Road.

 

 

http://www.charlotte.com/someck/story/554492.html

 

 

Mike D'Avria

Morrison Family YMCA Teen Director

mike.davria@ymcacharlotte.org

704-716-4611

704-716-4651 fax