Prom 2021 Info!
Event Information
CHS Prom 2021
Doors Open at 6 pm and close promptly at 7 pm. No late admittance will be allowed.
When?
Saturday, May 1, 2021, 07:00 PM
Where?
1100 State Hwy 149, Chesterton, IN, USA
PROM TICKETS
Tickets to Prom 2021 will be sold online ONLY. Please read this information before purchasing your prom ticket.
- Tickets will be on sale from 4/1 - 4/23 only
- Only 500 tickets will be sold to attend the prom. No more tickets will be sold beyond this number, per the Porter County Health Dept.
- Tickets are $40 per person
- Only a senior (and mid-year grads) can purchase 1 prom ticket. (see below for information on how to purchase a ticket for a junior guest)
- Credit/Debit cards only. Cash or checks cannot be accepted.
- Tickets are non-transferrable to any other student. If the ticket does not match the purchaser's ID at the prom, that student will not be allowed into the dance.
- Refunds will only be given if the event is cancelled per the recommendation of the Porter County Health Department, or if the attendee tests positive or is a close contact for COVID-19.
- Each senior must agree to the Prom Safety Pledge before being able to purchase their ticket. The Pledge is located by clicking the link below.
- Before purchasing a ticket, each senior must enter their full first and last name, school ID number and Duneland student email address. This information is to prevent non-students or underclassmen from purchasing a prom ticket.
- If one person's credit/debit card is paying for two (or more) prom tickets, each student must agree to the pledge and enter the appropriate information before purchasing a ticket. Then, one credit card can be used multiple times.
- After purchasing a prom ticket, an email receipt will be sent to the student's Duneland email address. This email must be displayed in order to choose a seat for dinner at the prom. A physical ticket will be distributed to each attendee at that time.
Please see below for information about seating and how to invite a junior to the prom.
PROM SEATING
All attendees will select their own seat for the prom. Once the prom ticket has been purchased, each attendee will choose their seat using a diagram of the venue located at the CHS bookstore. Seat selection must be done in person at the CHS bookstore. This can be done before school, during lunch, or after school only.
- Seating selection will begin on Monday, April 5th in the bookstore.
- In order to select a seat at the prom, each attendee must purchase a ticket online first and display the receipt as proof of purchase. The receipt may be printed out or shown electronically.
- Each attendee may only choose their own seat
- No seats may be reserved for others
- Selections will be made on a first come, first served basis only
- Seats cannot be changed or switched once chosen
- Once the seat has been chosen, each attendee will receive a physical prom ticket which must be brought to the dance on May 1st. The student will write their table number on the back of the prom ticket
- If any attendee does not choose their seat, one will be assigned to them
- Any junior invited to attend the prom must sit with the senior who invited them
INVITING A CHS JUNIOR TO PROM
Please follow these guidelines in order to invite a CHS junior to prom.
- Ticket sales for juniors to attend the prom will begin on Thursday, April 8th. This will allow any interested senior one week to purchase a prom ticket before any junior would be allowed to do so.
- Junior prom ticket sales will be only available in person at the CHS Bookstore. Ticket sales will take place before school, during lunches and after school.
- At the time of purchase, each junior must identify the senior they are attending the dance with who must have also purchased a ticket.
- Juniors may only purchase a prom ticket as a guest of a senior. The senior must purchase their ticket before the junior will be allowed to purchase their ticket or the tickets may be purchased at the same time.
- Juniors must appear in-person at the bookstore to provide their full first and last name, student ID number and Duneland student email address
- Tickets can only be purchased using a credit/debit card. Cash or checks will not be accepted.
- Juniors must also electronically accept the Prom Safety Pledge before purchasing a ticket
- Once the junior ticket is purchased, they may also choose their seat at that time.
- The junior prom attendee will receive a physical ticket which must be presented at the dance.
- Tickets are non-transferrable to any other student. If the ticket does not match the purchaser's ID at the prom, that student will not be allowed into the dance.
- Refunds will only be given if the event is cancelled per the recommendation of the Porter County Health Department, or if the attendee tests positive or is a close contact for COVID-19.
- If one person's credit/debit card is paying for two (or more) prom tickets, each student must agree to the pledge and enter the appropriate information before purchasing a ticket. Then, one credit card can be used multiple times
GENERAL PROM INFO
- All school rules apply throughout the dance and grand march including all outdoor spaces and parking lots of CHS and Duneland Falls
- All guests must wear a mask properly at all times while attending the prom and grand march
- Doors open at Duneland Falls at 6 pm and close promptly at 7 pm
- No attendees will be allowed to enter the prom after 7 pm
- Prom attendees must bring their prom ticket and any form of ID to enter the dance
- While waiting in line to enter the prom, individuals and couples must socially distance themselves from others
- All students entering the prom are subject to a breath test
- Attendees may not leave the prom and re-enter the dance once they have checked in
- As attendees are checked-in, all students will receive a wristband at the start of the dance
- If any student dances inappropriately that student's wristband will be removed by an administrator or CHS teacher chaperone
- Students will not participate in mosh pit dancing at the prom
- If a student fails to strictly comply with the COVID-19 protocols, that student's wristband will be removed
- If a student is eating or drinking away from their assigned seat at any point during the dance, that student's wristband will be removed
- If a student is generally disruptive, insubordinate or refuses to follow directions given by venue staff, administrator or teacher chaperone, that student's wristband will also be removed
- Wristband removal is the only warning that will be given. Once a student's wristband is removed, any further behaviors will result in the student being removed from the dance early without a refund, and may also face additional consequences
- Substantial disruption to the dance or grand march will result in removal from the dance without refund and may include additional consequences
GRAND MARCH INFO
The grand march will begin at 5pm at the CHS Stadium (weather permitting only).
- The grand march is free and open to the public to attend and optional for any prom attendee(s)
- Friends and families attending the grand march will enter on the home side of the CHS stadium
- All prom attendees will line up at the visitors ticket booth
- All prom attendees and members of the public who attend the grand march must wear masks properly at all times and socially distance themselves from others
- Gates open to guests at 4 pm on the track
- Grand march participants may begin lining up at 4:30 pm outside of the CHS stadium
- Grand march viewers must remain in the outside lane of the track while the prom attendees must remain in lane 1.
- Immediately following the grand march, prom attendees should depart CHS for Duneland Falls.
- In case of inclement weather, the grand march will be cancelled
- The grand march will be live streamed on the CHS Facebook Page for those unable to attend in person
Event Information
Grand March
Gates open to guests at 4 pm. Please enter through the Home Ticket Booth
Prom attendees line up begins at 4:30 outside CHS stadium at Visitors' Ticket Booth
When?
Saturday, May 1, 2021, 05:00 PM
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