Newport-Mesa Unified School District officials announced last week they would hold in-person graduations and promotions for most secondary schools, barring a shift in virus trends. The mother of a Newport Harbor High School junior and an Ensign Intermediate School seventh grader, Keeton is now reaching out to schools looking for outdoor party options. “You still get the dancing, you get the deejay, you see all your friends and get all the activities,” the event planner said. Students could dance to live music on tiny, distanced platforms, play games and go on rides without interacting too closely. Like Prom on Wheels, the smaller productions would resemble a night-time carnival, with LED lights and themed zones. She’d simultaneously been developing a traveling “Senior Spectacular” event, outdoor celebrations for schools wanting to host their own socially distanced, on-campus senior soirees. fairgrounds began preparing for the March 31 debut of a new county-run COVID-19 vaccination super site that might edge out Prom on Wheels.Īt the start of the month, Keeton made the difficult decision to cancel Prom on Wheels - but she still had an ace up her sleeve. Schools began backing out as the prospect of in-person proms became conceivable. Once that announcement was made, everything changed.” “But there was an announcement we were looking to be moved into the orange (reopening) tier. I didn’t think we were going to have in-person events in the next three months,” Keeton said. “I started this project right after Christmas. And so, just as quickly as the rising tide of coronavirus had scuttled Keeton’s earlier plans, its rapid ebbing began to spell disaster for Prom on Wheels. In a global pandemic, however, there are no guarantees. fairgrounds fete, running April 15 through June 5. Hearing the pitch, 10 schools booked dates for the O.C. Keeton described Prom on Wheels’ grand finale, a huge Coachella-like staging area where students could watch as their school’s prom court and royalty were presented.
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