While many proms across Canada have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new event is giving graduating teens a chance to celebrate.

An initiative called 鈥淧rom Is On鈥� will bring a grad party to thousands on May 22.

鈥淧rom Is On is a virtual prom connecting students from across the country,鈥� said Kylee Pocrnich, one of the student organizers. 鈥淚t鈥檚 designed for students, by students.鈥�

Pocrnich, a Grade 12 student at Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School, is one of 36 kids on the virtual prom鈥檚 national organizing committee.

鈥淲hen I saw the email looking for students to be on the (organizing) committee, I jumped at the chance. I wanted to do something to help out.鈥�

Pocrnich said she鈥檚 been looking forward to prom for as long as she can remember. When she heard the news that Tweedsmuir鈥檚 prom was cancelled, she was heartbroken. 鈥淥ur dinner and dance was cancelled and won鈥檛 be rescheduled.鈥�

She said the commencement will be an in-person/virtual hybrid ceremony June 24. 鈥淲e are going to go into the gym in small, socially-distanced groups, but no parents will be there. Everything will be livestreamed.鈥�

At the virtual prom party on May 22, she said students can expect to hear 鈥渁mazing music from Loud Luxury鈥� and she said everyone has a chance to win some prizes, as there will be 鈥渢onnes of giveaways.鈥�

Pocrnich added that there will also be a bunch of celebrity shout-outs, but she can鈥檛 reveal the celebs鈥� names. Kids will have to 鈥渁ttend鈥� the Canada-wide prom night to see those famous faces.

Pocrnich said she has mixed feelings about Prom Is On.

鈥淲e aren鈥檛 trying to replace (prom). We just want to give students something to look forward to during this really hard time. We want to give them something to do and we want them to have some fun.鈥�

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