Angus elementary school students came to their own prom in limousines and Lamborghinis to celebrate the end of a tumultuous school year.
A group of parents have teamed up to organize the luxury event for the P7 students at Warddykes Primary School in Arbroath.
Students arrived at the Meadowbank Inn in style on Friday night after their parents raised more than £ 1,000 for the year-end party.
School attendance had been disrupted by self-isolation and lockdown, which meant that many children did not have the traditional experience.
The Arbroath P7s will begin their high school trip in August, despite only being in school about halfway through the year.
P7 students at Warddykes Primary School in Arbroath received a prom at the Meadowbank Inn.
Community work
After learning that there were no official plans because of the coronavirus, determined parents Clare Fiddes, Leanne Strachan, Damian Radley and Sarah Forbes launched a fundraiser to see their kids off right before joining Arbroath Academy.
The collaborative effort resulted in parents donating prizes and buying raffle tickets to raise more than a thousand pounds for the special event.
Thanks to their commitment, around 40 students were able to attend the extravagant prom free of charge for the families.
Students arrived in luxury cars like Lamborghini’s while Clare’s daughter Chloe and her friends were given a limo ride.
Clare said parents wanted to give their children the “day they deserved” after a stressful school year plagued by lockdown and home study.
“We thought it was important to give them something”
School trips, she said, could not have taken place and the teenagers could not have enjoyed their final year of elementary school to the full.
“Last year’s P7 got their trip to Glenshee, but those P7s missed a lot of school because of the lockdown, and they didn’t get their trip either.
Some of the students arrived in limousines.
“We thought it was important to give them something.”
Clare also praised the parents who worked together to raise money to make the evening possible.
She added, “The group of parents we have have all been great.
“They bought all the tickets for the raffle or donated prizes so that the children didn’t have to pay anything.”
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