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Inspiring Teenager Who Was Shot Five Times Goes to His Prom

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:16:48 +0000

A teenager left wounded in a shooting got to feel like a typical high schooler Friday when he attended his prom. Back in October, Miles Turner was shot five times after he threw himself on his cousin after a gunman fatally fired bullets at the cousin. The wheelchair-bound Turner, decked out in a white [...]

You Will Not Believe How Much Going to Prom Will Cost

Drew Weisholtz — Sun, 05 May 2013 16:04:06 +0000

Going to a prom is going to cost you. A lot. A new study by Visa has found that families will spend an average of $1,139 this year on sending their child to a prom. That’s up from $1,078 last year. A closer look at the numbers reveals some disturbing trends, too – families with [...]

High School Students Determined to End School's Outdated (And Absurd) Segregated Proms

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:45:48 +0000

Dividing up a prom based on race is not a black-and-white issue at Georgia’s Wilcox County High School. It may sound hard to believe in the 21st century, but the school actually holds different proms for white and black students. Several students are fighting to change the system by organizing a prom on April [...]

How Much Are Parents Spending on Their Children's Proms? — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:26:22 +0000

High school proms are getting mighty expensive — and we’re not just talking triple digits, either. A survey done last year by Visa showed the average prom attendee spent $800 — but this year, that number is expected to climb to more than $1000. Where does all that money go? Admission tickets, photos, limos, gowns [...]

Student Banned From Prom Over Sign

Kari-Lynn Wirth — Thu, 12 May 2011 19:15:48 +0000

Do you remember asking or being asked to the prom? Was it sweet and romantic or more like mine that went something like this, “so you wanna go?”

Jack's Trailer Park- 'Thor,' And Other New Movie Releases

Jack FM Staff — Fri, 06 May 2011 16:00:57 +0000

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend. One a Superhero, one a super chick flick and the other a Super Unknown.

Jack's Trailer Park: 'Fast' is Back

Kari-Lynn Wirth — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:51:52 +0000

Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a fast ride.