What's Mom Prom?
An excuse for Mothers and Sons to spend an evening together.  As a secondary purpose, it's a fundraiser for the Post Prom party held in May. Both events are sponsored by the Prep Parent's Board.

My son hasn't asked me yet!
The most popular way is this: The mother tells the son "We're going!" 
Ignore the howls of protest. He'll go because so many others are going. You'll both have a great time.

What do we wear?
There is no official dress code, but the sons usually wear a shirt and tie. The moms wear a variety of outfits from slacks to skirts, even some dresses. Some of the moms like to dress up a little more. 
A word of caution - with 1,300 people dancing in a small area, it's hot!  This may be the time to leave the turtlenecks and wool jackets at home, or dress in layers. 

I heard there will be flowers this year?
If you decide to order flowers when you send in your reservation, the boys will wear red carnations and pastel colors will be available for the moms.  Flowers for Mom are $2; for the sons, $3.

What's the menu for the night?
Mom Prom dinner will be boneless chicken breast, tossed salad, garlic mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls and butter, and strawberry ice cream with a cookie.

We want to sit with friends. How do we do that?
If you want to sit with friends, the only way to do that is to put all checks and reservation forms for your table in the same envelope and mail it to Mom Prom's reservation chair:

Marge Jenkins 
1620 N. 94th St. 
Omaha, NE  68114

I know the tables are for 10. We don't have a group of 10.
It's ok. Just send in the reservations for any of those you want to sit together.  If there are empty places at that table, mothers and students from the same class will be seated there.

We'd like to meet new people and are open to sitting anyplace.
Great. Send in your reservation and you will be seated at other class tables. If your son is a sophomore, you will be seated with other sophomores and moms.

Our special group likes to have all of the tables in the same area.
Many clubs like to have the tables together. Unfortunately, we can no longer accommodate those seating arrangements.  It was do-able when we had a dance of 400 or  600 or even 800, but the logistics have become impossible for a volunteer group of moms who are the committee.

We've paid for Mom Prom - do we need to bring cash?
Cash could come in handy for a few things at Mom Prom:

• The Holiday Inn's soft drink bar - $1.50 per soft drink; iced water free!
• Coat check - staffed by volunteer Prep Dads to raise money for Post Prom
• Raffle: $1 each/6 for $5.  Tickets are sold that night by volunteer Prep Dads, trying to raise money for Post Prom.

An i-Pod digital music player for one of the students and
A beaded bracelet and earrings for a lucky mom.

There's a photographer?
For those who would like a photo of the evening, a professional photography studio will have a number of photographers available in the lobby of the Holiday Inn  from 5:30 to 7 p.m.  You and your son/s can have your photos taken for delivery to school or your home a few weeks later.  Please bring the form that was included with your invitation and a check to order photos.

What about students without a mother available to accompany them?
This can be difficult for those who don't have a mother who can attend.  Those students are encouraged to go with a friend and his mother or bring another adult woman who is special to you.

What is the music that night?
Denny Aliano, “DA the DJ,” a longtime Prep supporter has been providing DJ music for Mom Prom for years - for free.  He does a great job of getting the moms and sons dancing and having fun.  Thank him if you see him that night!

A Reservation Reminder:
1. Do send in your reservations - in one envelope - to Marge Jenkins by Monday, Feb. 2.
2. Don't send it to school with your son.  If it ever makes it out of the backpack, it will never get to the right person's home where the reservations are being coordinated.
3. Don't mail it to Prep.  The school staff is not organizing Mom Prom - volunteer Prep parents are.

I still have questions about Mom Prom
The chairs are  Evonne Rodriguez-Sierra and Carol McGlade.
E-mail your question to: lopers31@cox.net

Or give us a call:
Evonne Rodriguez-Sierra  399-8937
Carol McGlade  393-0541