...To Keep Our Teens Safe!
Since our first event, April 23, 1999, Post Prom provides all MHS Junior and Senior students and their prom dates a free, all-night, fun, safe, alcohol-free and drug-free celebration after the prom. Methacton Post Prom provides a great alternative to potentially dangerous situations on one of the riskiest nights in the life of a teen.
The Dangers of Prom Night
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), one in three children under age 21, who died in alcohol-related accidents, died during prom and graduation season. For the past several years during prom weekend, approximately 300 teens have died in alcohol-related car accidents. Prom night is a risky night in the life of a teen…drinking and driving and other risky behaviors can occur.
- Teen traffic deaths during prom season are higher than any other time of the year.
- 1 in 3
people under age 21 who died in alcohol related accidents died during prom
and graduation season (per National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration/NHTSA.)
Methacton Post Prom Stats:
- Post Prom has been successfully keeping students safe since 1999.
- Typically, over 90% of students who attended the Prom attend Post Prom.
- Methacton
school district serves about 13,000 households.
- Post Prom decorators work at school and at home 2 days a week or more throughout the entire school year to create the Post Prom “transformation”.
- Around 400 volunteers are needed to run Post Prom.
- The
annual operating budget for Post Prom is over $50,000.
- Dozens of local businesses and hundreds of families provide cash donations to help fund Post Prom.
- Multiple
businesses and volunteers donate food and goods for this event.
- Our
Adult Fundraiser & Baset Raffles during the Community Walkthrough serve as major funding for Post Prom.
Quotes from survey of students that attended Methacton Post Prom
- “It
was so well done and so much better than I could have expected. I can’t
wait till next year, I had so much fun and made some great memories and
definitely was better than anything else I could’ve done that night.”
- “It
was AMAZING honestly I thought the post prom was the highlight of the
evening/night.”
- “It
was amazing thank you for all of the hard work you put in to keep us
safe.”
- “It
was the best school event ever put together that i have been to! It was
amazing and i can't wait till next year!!”
- “This
really made my senior year.”
- “Post
prom was the highlight of my junior year.”
- “This
was the highlight of my senior year scratch that my high school
experience”
- “I
could have easily stayed another hour or two.”
- “Best
night ever!”
- “Can’t
wait for next year!”