Juniors Lourdes Capote-Dishaw and Chase Dougal and seniors Ethan McKay and Morgan Sowards are excited to be at prom. "It's 18 years in the making," McKay says.
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Braden River High School students Olivia Hunt, Leah Buchler and Ethan Zeitz wasted no time hitting the dance floor.
They were the first to begin dancing at Braden River's 2023 prom Thursday at the Hyatt Regency in Sarasota.
And as soon as they hit the floor, dozens of other students followed.
Junior Erika Sardina wore a headpiece, jewelry and other accessories to her attire that matched the "Gatsby" theme for the event.
"II love it," Sardina said. "I feel like I came very on-point. I always like dressing for the theme."
Seniors Shelby Henry and Alexis Suter say prom is bittersweet.
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Paula Bellon, who is an exchange student from Spain, and juniors Sophia Swim and Erika Sardina love the "Gatsby" theme.
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Juniors Lourdes Capote-Dishaw and Chase Dougal and seniors Ethan McKay and Morgan Sowards are excited to be at prom. "It's 18 years in the making," McKay says.
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Seniors Grace Smith, Riley Nader, Jacob Childress and Jake Young say being at prom is amazing.
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Seniors Justline Torres, Breanna Relao, Lily Johns and Mia Breiding have fun at one of their last big moments of high school. "It's really fun and sad because we're leaving this year," Breiding says.
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Junior Eliel Chavez and senior Eliana Salazar embrace the "Gatsby" theme.
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Students join a conga line going around the ballroom.
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Seniors Cameron Boyer, Jeremiah Parker and Yazan Traish have fun together before dancing with classmates.
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Senior Olivia Hunt, junior Ethan Zeitz and senior Leah Buchler are the first students to start dancing.
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Junior Natasha Kidd, Kylie Lawson, who graduated in 2022, and junior Airanna Gibbons are excited to be at prom.
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Seniors Josh Schwab and Lindsay Page hit the dance floor. "It's really fun," Schwab says.
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Braden River High School students hit the dance floor during the prom at the Hyatt Regency in Sarasota.
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Seniors Gabrielle Odicio, Madison Tamburin and Declan Hudson make the most of their prom.
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Seniors Ashlee Hatcher, Lindsay Page and Josh Schwab have fun at their final prom.
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Juniors Mary-Allison McGuire and Vishaun Patel are named prom princess and prince.
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Seniors Amya Dunbar and Benjamin Hudgepeth are named prom queen and king.
Managing Editor Liz Ramos previously covered education and community for the East County Observer. Before moving to Florida, Liz was an education reporter for the Lynchburg News & Advance in Virginia for two years after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism.
