Prom season: A guide to area events and programs for students who can't afford attire

School years are winding down, and with the last weeks of April here, and May just around the corner, prom season has arrived.

This can be a happy time for teens, but for some it can also be a stressful time, as they try to scrape together enough money for their prom dresses and suits. There is help for students who can't afford prom attire.

Two Henderson County schools have programs that offer prom dresses for girls and suits for boys. A little information about each is listed below.

North Henderson's Gilded Knight

When: March 20

Where: North Henderson High School

More information: Now in its third year, the event began in 2022, thanks to English teacher Julie Hart. She said she was inspired to start the event at North due to the program at West Henderson, which started in 2016. The event is usually held in April but was moved up a month this year.

East Henderson's Say Yes to the Dress

When: 3:15 p.m. April 18

Where: East's media center

More information: This is the second year of the event in which used prom dresses are donated, then given away to students who can't afford to buy a dress.

Listed below are all the proms for schools in Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties. There are several proms scheduled for the end of this week.

Henderson County

Henderson County Career Academy: 6-9 p.m. April 19 at the TED Building at Blue Ridge Community College, with Victorian Theme

Henderson County Early College: 6-9 p.m. May 3 at the TED Building at Blue Ridge Community College, with Out of This World Theme

East Henderson High School: 7-11 p.m. May 11 at The Main Event on Main Street, with Masquerade Theme

Hendersonville High School: 8-11 p.m. May 11 at Wag Valley with A Night of a Thousand Lights Theme

North Henderson High School: 7-11 p.m. April 27 at Jeter Mountain Farm, with Under the Stars Theme

West Henderson High School: 7-11 p.m. April 19 at Jeter Mountain Farm, with Night in Hollywood Theme

Transylvania County

Brevard High School: 8-11 p.m. May 4 at Brevard College's Porter Center; the theme hasn't been announced yet

Rosman High School: 7-11 p.m. May 4 at Brevard Music Center's Strauss Auditorium, with the theme "Something in the Orange"

Polk County

Polk County High School: 7 p.m.-midnight April 27 at Caitlin Farms in Mill Spring with the theme "Enchanted Garden"

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