Prom 2025

No. A Prom ticket is $60/person. A Post-Prom ticket costs an additional $70. 

Freshman and sophomores are only allowed at Prom if they are an invited guest of a Junior or Senior Palatine High School student. All guests must check-in with the person who purchased their Prom ticket.

You may bring a guest that does not attend Palatine High School. They must be at least a freshman in high school and no older than 20 years old. All guests must check-in with the person who purchased their Prom ticket.

Formal dress is recommended. Examples include, full length dresses, suits, tuxedos, etc.

Jeans, t-shirts, sweatpants, etc. are not considered appropriate attire. 

Prom ticket purchases will be done through MySchoolBucks from Monday, April 21 until Friday, April 25th.

All purchases must be completed by April 25th to secure the standard $60 price. Any ticket purchased past the deadline will incur an additional $10 late fee for a limited amount of reserved tickets. 

It is recommended to complete your purchase through the MySchoolBucks App. . 

You will not receive a physical ticket for Prom. Your name will be put on a list of registered Prom attendees. You and your guest will need to show an ID (student ID, driver's license, or state ID) at check-in to verify that your name is on the list. 

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If your name is not on the list of attendees, you will not be allowed entry.

Late ticket sales after April 25th will incur an additional $10 late fee costing a total of $70. If you do not buy tickets by April 25th, you are not guaranteed a ticket to Prom.

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Any late tickets must purchased through our cashier, Mrs. Wolter, in the Main Office.

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Any student who buys a ticket after the April 25th deadline is not guaranteed seating at their preferred table. 

There will no refunds for Prom under any circumstances. 

No, all ticket transfers must go through Mrs. Hoening-Coyl and Mrs. McCloskey. Any student who is not on the list of registered Prom attendees will not be admitted to Prom.

Please contact Mrs. Hoening-Coyl and Mrs. McCloskey with your specific dietary restriction and you may be accommodated. Accommodations are not guaranteed. 

Tables at Prom can seat up to 12 students. You can sign up yourself and your guest for a table via a SignUpGenius link that will be sent to all prom attendees. The SignUpGenius will be open from April 30th until May 2nd. 

You may make changes to your seating arrangement before the SignUpGenius window closes. Once the seating chart has been finalized, no changes will be made. 

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We will not move students without their consent. The sign up is first come, first serve. Any student who buys a ticket after the April 25th deadline is not guaranteed seating at their preferred table. 

You may leave Prom at any time you would like. Your parent/guardian may be notified if you are leaving early. You may not return to Prom once you leave the venue.

You may not go to your car once you check-in to Prom. If you leave the venue, you may not re-enter. This includes going to your car in between Prom and Post-Prom.

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Please make sure you have all items you want during prom and Post-Prom (Post-Prom bag, medication/inhaler, epi pens, phone, phone charger, change of shoes, etc.)

Please arrange a meeting with your counselor to discuss your options as soon as possible. This does not guarantee you a Prom ticket. This process must be completed before Prom ticket sales end on April 25th.

We appreciate your interest, but Prom chaperones are made up exclusively of District 211 employees.

Post-Prom, however, accompanying parents will be accepted. Please contact Chanda Lyons (mc_lyons@msn.com), Kathy Veenendaal (nursekathy2003@hotmail.com), or Michelle Poteracki (michpoterakci@gmail.com) if you are interested.