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2009 ~*~ 2009 ~*~ EMU STUDENT CENTER EMU STUDENT CENTER

““We’re not in We’re not in Kansas anymore…”Kansas anymore…”For the first time in several years,

the prom will be off-campus at the EMU Student Center!

We’ve reserved the:• Grand Ballroom• Mezzanine• Auditorium (to show the movie)• Lounge

Set-up will begin Thursday evening (April 23rd), continue Friday (no school that day!), and end with some last minute pieces beginning around 6 Saturday.

We’re Off to We’re Off to See the See the Wizard! Wizard!

The Class of 2010 has chosen The Class of 2010 has chosen The Wizard of OzThe Wizard of Oz as their as their inspiration. To decorate the inspiration. To decorate the entryway and hallway, the entryway and hallway, the students’ current ideas include:students’ current ideas include:• gossamer rainbows streaming gossamer rainbows streaming on each side of the ticket tableon each side of the ticket table•a yellow-brick road leading to a yellow-brick road leading to the ballroom doorsthe ballroom doors• Munchkin LandMunchkin Land

Munchkin Land:•Have: Huts, turf for grass •Need: Decorative elements (lollipops, etc.)

Entryway:•Have: Rainbow gossamer, 200 feet of Yellow Brick Road • Need: Frame to drape

Ease on Down the Ease on Down the RoadRoad

The scarecrow will The scarecrow will greet the students, greet the students,

directing them to the directing them to the ballroom and the ballroom and the

auditorium. auditorium.

The Tin Man will be in the Mezzanine with the

forest behind him.

A poppy field will surround the gates to our Emerald City

Mezzanine:•Have: Large trees (2), an old oil can, sign “I would turn back if I were you”•Need: a Tin Man

Lobby:•Have: White fence, ears of corn• Need: The Scarecrow!

Ballroom Entryway:•Have: Small assortment of fake red poppies•Need: make tissue-paper equivalents to cover field

•LARGE Project:• Build Gates to

Emerald City to frame current doors into the ballroom

““Jolly Old Town” – The Jolly Old Town” – The Emerald CityEmerald City

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The Ballroom will be our Emerald City!The Ballroom will be our Emerald City!The twinkling sets from The twinkling sets from WickedWicked are one source of are one source of

inspiration,inspiration,and after-Christmas sales allowed us to stock up on and after-Christmas sales allowed us to stock up on

everything green!everything green!

We’d also like to feature the DJ as the Wizard, a hot-air balloon and a skyline.

Need:•Basket for large hot-air balloon•DJ as the Wizard•Large Ruby Slippers

Ballroom - Have:•40’x30’ tent frame w/ thousands of lights, ornaments, tulle, gossamer•8’x12’ flats to paint/frame the room•Mrs. Litchard’s designs

If we only If we only had a brain:had a brain:

Help with decorations, especially our “need” projects

Set-Up Days – exact hours to follow, but Thursday evening (23rd), all-day Friday and Saturday right before the dance all needed.

A Parent Coordinator to simply be the go-to person the night of the dance – more like the traffic director.

Ticket-takers, valet parking committee, coat-check, general chaperoning duties

Help immediately after the dance to clear any salvageable items into the attached storage room.

Things we need your help with over the next several weeks:

The People The People Behind the Behind the

CurtainCurtainIf you have ideas to share or you’d like to be If you have ideas to share or you’d like to be

added to our email list or know others who added to our email list or know others who would, please contact:would, please contact:

Beth RussowBeth Russow Brian BallBrian Ball

russowb@saline.k12.mi.usrussowb@saline.k12.mi.usballb@saline.k12.mi.usballb@saline.k12.mi.us

We look forward to a very successful night!We look forward to a very successful night!