Class Of 2007 Bonds At Casino Royale Prom
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With a theme of Casino Royale, the decorations included card tables, a slot machine, a sports car, and a giant ?007? above the stage. It made for a night of intrigue ? and romance.
?It?s been awesome,? said senior Jacob Roper moments before picking up a guitar and playing two original songs with his band, Steadyfall.
Roper and his date, senior Callie Griffith, made a trip to a quaint restaurant called Cortner?s Mill, which is on the other side of Tullahoma. They said they enjoyed the cozy atmosphere.
?It was very elegant, exactly what it?s supposed to be,? said Griffith.
Senior Kyle Watlington and his date, sophomore Sherri Heitger, were among 25 people who took a party bus to Murfreesboro to eat at The Parthenon. They feasted on ribeye before settling around one of the card tables at the prom.
?We had a good theme to work with,? said Watlington who added he was a bit amazed his senior prom had already arrived. ?It seems like I was in the sixth grade last week and I?m a senior this week.?
Asked if she liked all the slow dancing at the prom, Heitger didn?t hesitate. ?I?m ready for something with a beat,? she said.
One of the night?s highlights came when Katy Campen and Kris Kirby delivered prophecies about what would happen to members of the class of 2007 in the future. The sharp-edged predictions were often biting, prompting Kirby to say at one point, ?I don?t want to get beat up.?
After the prophecies, Morgan Gonder and Talekia King were named prom king and queen. Ironically, one of the prophecies delivered moments earlier poked fun at Gonder for his frequent appearances in the Southern Standard.
The next big day for WCHS seniors is graduation night, which is May 18. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Nunley Stadium.