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Students work to bring prom to Lanier College & Career Academy

Nontraditional school to host dance for first time

Renae Jackson, school counselor at Lanier College & Career Academy, and Claudia Perez, parent liaison at the academy, shop for decorations Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Party City in Gainesville in preparation for the academy's first prom. Jackson, Perez and others are working with a budget of $350 and are expecting 80-100 students to attend. - photo by David Barnes

04242018 PROM 01.jpg — Renae Jackson, school counselor at Lanier College & Career Academy, and Claudia Perez, parent liaison at the academy, shop for decorations Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Party City in Gainesville in preparation for the academy's first prom. Jackson, Perez and others are working with a budget of $350 and are expecting 80-100 students to attend. - photo by David Barnes

There are a few things about high school that students look forward to, and prom is often near the top of that list.