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HHS Prom 2014

When prom rolls around, everyone knows the end of the school year is near.  Underclassmen start to ask when the teachers will stop taking attendance, and seniors anxiously await graduation.  For teachers, this time is so stressful.  Planning prom, graduation, awards ceremonies, and trying to maintain some semblance of school begins to slowly take away our sanity.  Not to mention, the tested teachers are impatiently waiting their test scores.  I'm surprised that I still have hair and that it isn't completely gray!  Nevertheless, in the midst of all of the chaos, we get a night to dress up and celebrate.  Prom is an awesome event at Hampton.  Our annual trip to Meadowview Convention Center in Kingsport rarely disappoints us.  The food is always great, the DJ puts on an entertaining show, and the photo booth provides guests with unlimited memories.  Now that graduation is officially over, I'm reminded of why I am a teacher in the first place.  This graduating class is the first class at Hampton that I've seen since they were freshmen.  Watching them grow from awkward adolescents into beautiful, intelligent, thoughtful young adults has truly been a blessing.  While I only have photos of a few of those seniors for the purpose of this blog, I hope the entire graduating class of 2014 knows how proud I am of their accomplishments.  I will miss them.  








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