For Williams, prom was all about getting a chance to show off his dance moves.
“I’m having a lot of fun; I love being with my friends,” Williams said. “It will be sad to leave the school, but today I just want to dance with all of my friends.”
Monrovia High leadership students served as paparazzi, giving the red-carpet treatment by snapping photos for students dressed in tuxedos and silk shawls arriving from Monrovia Unified, El Monte Union, San Gabriel Unified, Arcadia Unified, Mountain View and San Marino Unified school districts, representing the West San Gabriel Valley Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA).
A DJ spun tunes under an arc of balloons and pumped up the volume as students hit the dance floor. Students took photos in a Jazz Age booth and personalized picture frames at a coloring and craft table.
Monrovia High ASB President Marissa Zubiate helped to organize this year’s prom. Her cousin attended last year, and Zubiate helped her with hair and make-up.
“I have so much fun at the prom. The students come right up to you and ask you to dance,” Zubiate said. “Having grown up with family members who are disabled, there is so much we can learn. The more we share our experiences together, the more we grow as people.”
Monrovia Unified offers special education services for students with special needs, including those who are visually impaired, hard of hearing or deaf, have a speech or language impairment, emotional disturbance, orthopedic impairment, autism, multiple disability, or traumatic brain injury.
Monrovia is served by the West San Gabriel Valley SELPA, an independent consortium of 14 school districts in the west San Gabriel Valley area, responsible for meeting the needs of moderate to severely disabled students.
“Thank you to our Monrovia High leadership students and SELPA for providing a fun and memorable afternoon for all our students,” Monrovia Superintendent Dr. Katherine Thorossian said. “This annual event brought together students from across the San Gabriel Valley and I was so happy to see everyone having such a good time.”
“I’m having a lot of fun; I love being with my friends,” Williams said. “It will be sad to leave the school, but today I just want to dance with all of my friends.”
Monrovia High leadership students served as paparazzi, giving the red-carpet treatment by snapping photos for students dressed in tuxedos and silk shawls arriving from Monrovia Unified, El Monte Union, San Gabriel Unified, Arcadia Unified, Mountain View and San Marino Unified school districts, representing the West San Gabriel Valley Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA).
A DJ spun tunes under an arc of balloons and pumped up the volume as students hit the dance floor. Students took photos in a Jazz Age booth and personalized picture frames at a coloring and craft table.
Monrovia High ASB President Marissa Zubiate helped to organize this year’s prom. Her cousin attended last year, and Zubiate helped her with hair and make-up.
“I have so much fun at the prom. The students come right up to you and ask you to dance,” Zubiate said. “Having grown up with family members who are disabled, there is so much we can learn. The more we share our experiences together, the more we grow as people.”
Monrovia Unified offers special education services for students with special needs, including those who are visually impaired, hard of hearing or deaf, have a speech or language impairment, emotional disturbance, orthopedic impairment, autism, multiple disability, or traumatic brain injury.
Monrovia is served by the West San Gabriel Valley SELPA, an independent consortium of 14 school districts in the west San Gabriel Valley area, responsible for meeting the needs of moderate to severely disabled students.
“Thank you to our Monrovia High leadership students and SELPA for providing a fun and memorable afternoon for all our students,” Monrovia Superintendent Dr. Katherine Thorossian said. “This annual event brought together students from across the San Gabriel Valley and I was so happy to see everyone having such a good time.”