Prom for the Group
From The Extended Group
Revision as of 08:41, 9 June 2006
Prom for most of the Extended Group took place on May 31st 2003 at the Inglewood Country Club near Bothell, WA. The lavish event was considered groundbreaking at the time for many group members although the modern consensus is that it was a waste of money in general although still somewhat enjoyable.
Beginnings
In late 2002 and early 2003, while the echos of homecoming were still ringing, thoughts among group members turned to the big formal date-dance of the year, the Senior Prom. It was a subject of some confusion and apprehension because many group members, unexperienced in relationships with girls, especially in the bizarre quasi-romantic setting of a high school dance, did not know who they should ask, and once that was decided, whether or not the date should be considered a platonic affair or a more romantic one.
It was with this attitude that many a late night conversations were held in the Talking Room and in automobiles parked throughout Shoreline. How the decisions were made to ask specific girls is not known in many cases, but one by one, group members laid plans to ask their quarry in a creative fashion.
Pairing
(note feel free to add details or delete them) - Brett and Morgan Chosnyk - Kevin and Candace Ryu - Andy and Alisa Sugiyama - Terry and Liz Adams - Gavin and Sarah Wilson - Rama and Katie Jones - Lukas and Holly Watanabe - Melvin and Melissa Wally - Jamie and (group member) Lillian - Owen and Alaina Hasagawa - Asher and Ned Bunje - Jason and ?
Asking
(note: information on this is sketchy from the authors point of view so please fill in your own section) -Lukas asked Holly Watanabe during their shared "Imprints" class at Shorewood sometime in late April of 2003. In the back room of the publications room, Lukas was sorting through donation slips recieved from parent donors from all over. After carefully confering with trusted confidantes Andy, Terry, and Brett, it was decided that the way was clear for asking. (earlier it had been suggested that perhaps Stewart Bowerman had considered asking the girl earlier that day, but this is unconfirmed) With minutes ticking down, Lukas gradually became more and more agitated as the end of the period was nearing. Finally with some 12 minutes left he sent Brett out to retrieve Holly from the main classroom. Seconds after Brett left, Jeremy came tumbling out of one of the floor cupboards under the counter groaning slightly while rolling out onto the floor. Lukas yelled "JEREMY! what are you doing?!" at this unexpected development in his carefully laid plan. Jeremy, surprised by his fury said "woah Lukas, I've never seen you explode like that before" at which Lukas told him of his plan and Jeremy left the room. Just when Lukas thought he was going to die of hypertension, Holly walked in wanting to know why her services were needed in the back room. Lukas then produced a donation slip from his mother on which he printed in black letters "Holly, will you go to prom with me?-Lukas". Holding it up, he asked "I was wondering what you do when it says this?". She picked up the slip and stared at it for 2 seconds or so not saying anything before saying "ohhh how cute" to which Lukas asked "well?". She responded in the affirmative and several seconds after that, Brett popped in comically holding a celebratory bag of kettle corn, fresh from the microwave. Preliminary group arrangements were made and then the bell rang, signalling the end of class.
-Gavin asked Sarah Wilson through a complex plot involving flowers, a cell phone and a car driven to her house.
