Students set to ‘Seas the Night’ at Senior Prom

Seniors will be able to “dance with the fishes” on May 28 inside the Monterey Bay Aquarium for their Senior Ball. 

The highly anticipated event began selling tickets on April 25, with bids starting at $170 with ASB and $175 without. Ticket sales will last through May 13.

Though Senior Ball is usually held in the middle of May, class president Summer Smith said the date of prom had to be pushed back because the aquarium wasn’t available until then.

“We looked at a lot of venues last year, including the Metreon in San Francisco and the San Francisco Great American Music Hall,” said Smith. “When we visited the aquarium, my top choice going in, we all fell in love. We pretty much committed on the spot.”

The dance itself will be located inside the aquarium under the whale exhibit and next to the sea otter tank, Smith said. For the first two hours, one part of the aquarium will be open for a roaming dinner. In the last two hours, another area will be open for dessert.

Smith and the rest of the senior class officers have also hired caricaturists, a live performer for the first 45 minutes and a DJ who will begin at 8 p.m. 

“[In terms of turnout], we are planning for 350 people but have space for up to 400 on the buses,” said Smith. “We are hoping the venue pulls people in.”