Ticket sales for this year’s prom are down, so the purchasing window has been extended.

Junior Aubrey Coble thinks the struggle to sell tickets has to do with the timing of the event. “Concerts, other events, some people might be taking the SATS or stuff like that, because that happens a lot in May. I think May is just a really busy month,” she said.

Not being able to attend prom or choosing not to attend because of an event is not uncommon for students. “I did want to attend, but I already scheduled one of my ultra-distance races for that weekend… That just ranked higher on my list because I’m a junior, and I’ll be able to go to prom next year,” said Scarlet Zeigler.

Coble said, “Cost can also be an issue sometimes.”  This year’s tickets are $60 per person.

“The goal for sales was 350… but we figured that wouldn’t be too doable because the junior class only has 260 people and the senior class has around the same,” Coble said. According to last year’s report, the recorded number of tickets sold for the 1920’s 1920s-themed prom was 279. Coble said this year’s venue had seating options for about 300 students.

Ziegler said she believes the lack of engagement with last year’s prom may play a part in the discouragement students have this year for attending. “The music and a lot of the dances were the same. Nobody really tried to dress to the theme,” she said.

Zeigler added, “It’s not as big of an event as it used to be. Some people kinda get into it, the majority of people don’t.”

Tickets are on sale during lunches until Friday, April 4.