S-E holds special ed prom Friday
SHERBURNE – Students in Dawn Dando’s special education program at Sherburne-Earlville will be experiencing something a little different this weekend. Just one day before the school holds its Junior Prom, Dando’s students will have their own Special Programs Prom.
“Typically this population of students never gets included in anything in regular education, so I came up with the idea to separate and become our own entity,” said Dando.
This is the second year for the Special Programs Prom, and Dando hopes the event will be even more successful than it was last year. Students from BOCES cosmetology class will be helping the students with hair and make-up, and over 30 dresses have been donated to the classroom so far.
“Last year was the first year we offered the prom, and it was a huge success,” said Dando. Approximately 30 students from Sherburne-Earlville and BOCES special education classes attended the event.
Parents and area businesses have donated gifts and services to the event. One student’s parents volunteered to have a limo pick up each of Dando’s students to bring to the prom. Another parent will be donating boutonnieres for the boys. Area businesses have donated 45 prizes to be given to the students, which means everyone will receive at least one, and the prizes include a television set, a DVD player, a track phone and many other prizes.
The students in the class room are full of excitement as their prom draws closer. “It was amazing,” said one student who attended last year’s event. “I felt happy and excited when I was all dressed up,” said another student.
Another teacher in the special education department, Jennifer Martinez, will perform five songs for the students, and the DJ has special surprises in store for the attendees.
The Special Programs Prom will have two crownings, since it includes students from different classrooms. The BOCES classes will crown their prom court at 9:30 and the S-E court will be crowned at 9:45. Parents will be allowed to enter the prom at 9:30 sharp.
“The community doesn’t really understand what we do here and how we do it,” said Dando. “We want to show them that we are special.”
The Special Programs Prom will be held on Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. Dando said she couldn’t have put it together without the help of the other special ed teachers in the classroom, Christina Wilcox and Patricia Kowalski.
“Typically this population of students never gets included in anything in regular education, so I came up with the idea to separate and become our own entity,” said Dando.
This is the second year for the Special Programs Prom, and Dando hopes the event will be even more successful than it was last year. Students from BOCES cosmetology class will be helping the students with hair and make-up, and over 30 dresses have been donated to the classroom so far.
“Last year was the first year we offered the prom, and it was a huge success,” said Dando. Approximately 30 students from Sherburne-Earlville and BOCES special education classes attended the event.
Parents and area businesses have donated gifts and services to the event. One student’s parents volunteered to have a limo pick up each of Dando’s students to bring to the prom. Another parent will be donating boutonnieres for the boys. Area businesses have donated 45 prizes to be given to the students, which means everyone will receive at least one, and the prizes include a television set, a DVD player, a track phone and many other prizes.
The students in the class room are full of excitement as their prom draws closer. “It was amazing,” said one student who attended last year’s event. “I felt happy and excited when I was all dressed up,” said another student.
Another teacher in the special education department, Jennifer Martinez, will perform five songs for the students, and the DJ has special surprises in store for the attendees.
The Special Programs Prom will have two crownings, since it includes students from different classrooms. The BOCES classes will crown their prom court at 9:30 and the S-E court will be crowned at 9:45. Parents will be allowed to enter the prom at 9:30 sharp.
“The community doesn’t really understand what we do here and how we do it,” said Dando. “We want to show them that we are special.”
The Special Programs Prom will be held on Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. Dando said she couldn’t have put it together without the help of the other special ed teachers in the classroom, Christina Wilcox and Patricia Kowalski.
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