by Lorinda Riddle
From
the Editor: May is prom month across the country, including the Colorado Center
for the Blind (CCB). The following little photo essay is reprinted from the
Spring 2007 NFB of Colorado Newsletter.
Colorado
Center students are always busy. They have classes at the center in technology,
travel, Braille, home management, and industrial arts. When not in class they
head out to the mountains for rock climbing, fishing trips, and camping and
canoeing activities. But sometimes girls (and boys) just want to have fun. So
center student Erin Scala decided to organize a prom night, complete with meal,
prom photos, and dancing to the sounds of a DJ.
The
CCB student body formed a prom committee. Student body members Pete Treyo, Aaron
Prince, and Richard Mouriquand purchased food, hired a DJ, and lined up a photographer.
Center students Aviance Gardner, Booth Calder, and Anna Roberts helped to create
a party atmosphere with decorations of streamers, balloons, and other festive
decorations.