The Linganore Alumni Association has created a display in the case on “Main Street” that features dresses from Linganore proms over the years. The dresses, donated by alumni, include:
1964 (pink) donated by Kaye Horr
1964 (yellow) donated by Kitty Reese
1965 donated by Kitty Reese
1971 (purple and white flowers) donated by Anita Kent
1972 donated by Anita Kent
1987 (white w/pink flowers) donated by Lori Powell Mayhew
1991 (blue) donated by Rhonda Cline Ballard
1991 (black) donated by Kristi Jacobs Woods
1992 (teal w/black overlay) donated by Kristi Jacobs Woods
2010 (purple) donated by Shawna Myers (Reese’s granddaughter)
2011 (red) donated by Samantha Kent
The case was assembled by Association President Marty Burdette and Anita Kent.
The display is a “blast from the past” and puts into perspective how much times have changed. Styles have evolved, and so has the school. It creates a sense of nostalgia for staff and alumni and presents a creative way for students to connect to the school’s history.
“This started as a question on the Alumni Association Facebook page, ‘ who still has their prom dress?’ We’d like to try to have a showcase that is relevant to the present but links to the long history of the school. We hope everyone is enjoying it,” Burdette said.
Here is an article written in The Lance from June 1964.
