{"id":11945,"date":"2024-05-02T14:51:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=11945"},"modified":"2024-05-02T15:11:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T15:11:11","slug":"area-office-on-aging-and-toledo-public-schools-senior-prom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/02\/area-office-on-aging-and-toledo-public-schools-senior-prom\/","title":{"rendered":"Area Office on Aging and Toledo Public Schools\u2019 Senior Prom"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11946\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11946\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/TPS-Superintendent-Romules-Durant-EdD-and-Area-Office-on-Aging-CEO-Justin-Moor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/TPS-Superintendent-Romules-Durant-EdD-and-Area-Office-on-Aging-CEO-Justin-Moor.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/TPS-Superintendent-Romules-Durant-EdD-and-Area-Office-on-Aging-CEO-Justin-Moor-271x250.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TPS Superintendent Romules Durant, EdD, and Area Office on Aging CEO Justin Moor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>By Tricia Hall<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>The Truth Reporter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dictionaries define the word, \u2018prom\u2019 as a formal occasion for high school students. In that same spirit, the local school district and local senior advocacy agency collaborated this past month to sponsor a Senior Prom.<\/p>\n<p>The Area Office on Aging and Toledo Public Schools joined forces and resources to promote a Senior Prom, called \u2018A Red Carpet Evening,\u2019 on Friday, April 19 from 5:00 p.m. &#8211; 9:00 p.m. The gathering was held at The Premier on Heatherdowns and featured fine dining, live music, photo booth and dancing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe started building relationships with the seniors in our community back in 2013-2014,\u201d said TPS Superintendent Romules Durant, EdD. \u201cThis senior prom was sold out in weeks. It is great to see so many of them enjoying themselves and encouraged by the partnership with the Area Office on Aging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sold-out event was filled with seniors dressed in various formal attire surrounded by black and red decorations. Guests enjoyed music by DJ Randy Main, Chrys Peterson served as mistress of ceremonies, remarks were given by Durant and Justin Moor, Area Office on Aging of Northwest Ohio CEO. The invocation was presented by Pearl Humphrey and live entertainment was provided by the KGB Band.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTPS has been a great partner,\u201d said Justin Moor. \u201cPeople, no matter their age, but especially seniors need something to look forward to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11945 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/02\/area-office-on-aging-and-toledo-public-schools-senior-prom\/dsc_0447\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC_0447.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC_0447.jpg 300w, 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Dictionaries define the word, \u2018prom\u2019 as a formal occasion for high school students. 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