Prom: a night you’ll remember for years to come. Whether your date is that person whom you’ve had a crush on all year or your best friend since elementary school, the night is always as special as anyone can imagine. But, has prom changed over the years? “My prom experience was really a wonderful time; we had a sit down meal and then a dance. The people I went with were such great friends and my best friend loved to have some fun. She decided at the meal that she would pull my chair out from under me! The style of dress I wore was super popular at the time, and my mother had that dress made for me with all those embarrassing cherries at my hip. [Prom] was really different back then. Girls didn’t go in groups, influences like alcohol just weren’t around, and the boy paid for everything and was a complete gentleman. My prom was back in 1978, and I’m trying to get used to all the changes in this generation,” said English teacher Rosemary Abercrombie (Photo courtesy of Rosemary Abercrombie).