Principal Dominguez has officially reversed the guest policy and will allow underclassmen to attend prom again. It is heartening to see how clearly the administration heard our request for a return to tradition. I look forward to seeing everyone enjoy a memorable evening together.
May 19, 2023
Final supporters
Naples High School has a long tradition of allowing juniors and seniors to invite underclassmen to prom as their guest.
We want Principal Dominguez to allow junior and senior students to have a memorable evening with the date of their choice, freshman - senior student.
Please sign this petition in solidarity with the students to show that they should have a choice about who their date is to prom. Let's go back to pre-covid days when underclassmen were allowed to attend prom if invited as a date.
Updates
April 21, 2023
I have spent the last few days hearing from students who feel that their ability to choose a guest is a simple matter of personal agency. Conversations about tradition and school policies are ongoing behind the scenes as we look for a path toward a resolution with the administration.
April 21, 2023
Seeing this level of engagement reminds me how much our shared history and traditions actually matter to this community. It is heartening to realize that so many people feel connected to the goal of restoring our prom policies to what they once were.
Reached 100 supporters
April 21, 2023
30 Comments
We have two Juniors, this impacts one of them. He would like to be able to bring his girlfriend of 7 months or he is refusing to attend prom.
I feel the students should bring their chosen date to Prom. As someone who grew up in a very small town I experienced first hand what it’s like to have very few people my age to choose to date or ask to be a date to such an event. These students have only one senior class of people to choose a date from. They don’t have other high schools near by to make friends with other seniors. So it’s very likely their friend pool includes juniors. Thus many are probably dating or would invite a junior. This community is a unique situation especially for kids in school. The children of the military should be given every opportunity to have typical experience even though their parents jobs have brought them overseas and to our small community. Thank you for your consideration.
Please let these kids enjoy this typical high school right of passage with the date they choose. There are some who would choose to skip this event than go without their date of choice. In my opinion this is sad, they will never have the chance to have their Prom again. They’ve sacrificed enough having endured Covid as part of their high school experience. Thank you Tina Forshey
I went as a Sophomore in high school. I was able to enjoy the event with my Junior girlfriend and my Senior brother. It was a very memorable night that we cherish to this day.
Not sure as to the reasoning behind the rule. Seems a bit silly to exclude a person’s date because of grade level. These young adults are learning how to navigate relationships and take shared common experiences with them into the future. Would hate for students to miss out on this right of passage because they can’t share it with the person of their choosing. The student population is quite small so the extra effort is most likely minimal but the impact foe the students is huge.
What if a Senior is dating an underclass man ? They should be able to invite whoever they choose.
Is there any logical rationale for this decision? What is the data point that drove it?
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Principal Dominguez has officially reversed the guest policy and will allow underclassmen to attend prom again. It is heartening to see how clearly the administration heard our request for a return to tradition. I look forward to seeing everyone enjoy a memorable evening together.
May 19, 2023
Final supporters
Naples High School has a long tradition of allowing juniors and seniors to invite underclassmen to prom as their guest.
We want Principal Dominguez to allow junior and senior students to have a memorable evening with the date of their choice, freshman - senior student.
Please sign this petition in solidarity with the students to show that they should have a choice about who their date is to prom. Let's go back to pre-covid days when underclassmen were allowed to attend prom if invited as a date.
Updates
April 21, 2023
I have spent the last few days hearing from students who feel that their ability to choose a guest is a simple matter of personal agency. Conversations about tradition and school policies are ongoing behind the scenes as we look for a path toward a resolution with the administration.
April 21, 2023
Seeing this level of engagement reminds me how much our shared history and traditions actually matter to this community. It is heartening to realize that so many people feel connected to the goal of restoring our prom policies to what they once were.
Reached 100 supporters
April 21, 2023
30 Comments
It’s a common practice in High Schools across the US for upperclassmen to be able to invite lower class men to Prom. Military children are already forced into un ordinary High School experiences through moving so it feels unjust to take away from a more normal and enjoyable Prom.
We have two Juniors, this impacts one of them. He would like to be able to bring his girlfriend of 7 months or he is refusing to attend prom.
I feel the students should bring their chosen date to Prom. As someone who grew up in a very small town I experienced first hand what it’s like to have very few people my age to choose to date or ask to be a date to such an event. These students have only one senior class of people to choose a date from. They don’t have other high schools near by to make friends with other seniors. So it’s very likely their friend pool includes juniors. Thus many are probably dating or would invite a junior. This community is a unique situation especially for kids in school. The children of the military should be given every opportunity to have typical experience even though their parents jobs have brought them overseas and to our small community. Thank you for your consideration.
Please let these kids enjoy this typical high school right of passage with the date they choose. There are some who would choose to skip this event than go without their date of choice. In my opinion this is sad, they will never have the chance to have their Prom again. They’ve sacrificed enough having endured Covid as part of their high school experience. Thank you Tina Forshey
I went as a Sophomore in high school. I was able to enjoy the event with my Junior girlfriend and my Senior brother. It was a very memorable night that we cherish to this day.
Not sure as to the reasoning behind the rule. Seems a bit silly to exclude a person’s date because of grade level. These young adults are learning how to navigate relationships and take shared common experiences with them into the future. Would hate for students to miss out on this right of passage because they can’t share it with the person of their choosing. The student population is quite small so the extra effort is most likely minimal but the impact foe the students is huge.
What if a Senior is dating an underclass man ? They should be able to invite whoever they choose.
Is there any logical rationale for this decision? What is the data point that drove it?
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It’s a common practice in High Schools across the US for upperclassmen to be able to invite lower class men to Prom. Military children are already forced into un ordinary High School experiences through moving so it feels unjust to take away from a more normal and enjoyable Prom.