HPS Volunteers at PromCT 2024

For our 10th Anniversary prom dress giveaway event, over 120 HPS and Hartford Open Choice juniors and seniors registered for PromCT 2024 to be able to select a free prom dress for their 2024 prom. Special thanks to Alex Rodriguez of PromCT, Karla Cruz of Hartford Region OpenChoice, and everyone who made the event possible, including our College and Career Readiness Team, and our high school School Counselors, plus our Office of Family and Community Partnerships’ high school FCSSPs for communicating the event to our students.

Thank you to all of our amazing colleagues who signed up to volunteer and did so much to support the visiting students: Antoinette Holliday, Aisling McCloskey, Ariana Cruz, Maria Gonzalez-Aldave, Rachel Hunter, Betzaida Soto, Jennifer and Zechariah Stephens, sorority sister, Nadine, Shakira Perez, Olamide Onigbinde, Joan Sullivan, Lizbeth Gomez, NiKole Watkins, Temora Hill, Collette Day, Sonja Madchen, Cydonie Brown, LaReese Cooper, MaryLynne Hightower, Jada & Elizabeth Devonish, Christine Wirges, Shakira Acevedo, and the entire Rodriguez Family!  This event could not take place without you.

Plus an extra special shout-out to the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Phi Delta Zeta Chapter of Greater Hartford, Jennifer Stephen and her son and Fraternity brother, Zechariah, member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Pi Gamma Sigma Chapter of Philadelphia, PA., and sorority sister, Nadine Mahoney.

 

Prom CT volunteers extraordinaire from HPHS, Jennifer Stephens and   sorority sister, Nadine, both from the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., help one   of our students find their dream dress
Prom CT volunteers extraordinaire from HPHS, Jennifer Stephens and sorority sister, Nadine
Mahoney, both from the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., help one of our students find their dream dress

 

The   final looks! With volunteer and Special Education teacher Rachel Turner from   HPHS (l.) and Alex Rodriguez of Prom CT (r.)

The final looks! With volunteer and Special Education teacher Rachel Turner from HPHS (l.) and Alex Rodriguez of Prom CT (r.)


Thank you to our event sponsors: The City of Hartford, Offices of Council President Maly Rosado and Councilwoman Kelly Bilodeau, Operation Prom National Network, Prom CT, Revlon, Ethan Allen, Hartford Public Schools, and Hartford Region Open Choice.

Click here to enjoy more fun photos. As always, it was a truly fun and fulfilling day.  See you next year!