His name was Mike. We grew up down the street from one another. Of course, where I grew up, surrounded by corn fields and soy beans, “down the street” meant a good two to three miles. Mike and I were ...

I know everyone says their prom sucked. But mine was hell. My date canceled within a week of the dance, so I asked the guy I had my first kiss with a few months prior, but he managed to “eat bad sushi ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s the Logansport High School prom and I’m standing on the far stairway inside the Vibrant Event Center and looking out over the ...

We’re officially in the thick of prom season. Teenagers are choosing their dates for the dance, planning where they’ll take photos, and picking out their outfits. Prom is a rite of passage and a ...

1."I've always been a terrible dancer, but I decided to dance on prom night and not care what anyone thought. The next day everyone asked how much I'd been drinking. Sadly, I was stone sober." 2."I ...

Prom was on my radar well before high school began. The first time it hit me that this event was on the horizon was in the eighth grade when my Dad brought home a copy of the local paper the ...

Once upon a time, graduates used to dress up not for social media photos, but for themselves and for one of the most touching moments in their lives. These photos from the past are like small windows ...

Social media has transformed the American prom. Today’s teens have grown up with smartphones and TikTok, where the real event isn’t the prom itself — it’s the content they edit and post afterward. My ...

In May 1986, weeks before the end of high school, three friends and I made a pact: We would not attend our senior prom but would instead spend the night together. I believe we did it because we did ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As another prom season comes and goes, we asked the BuzzFeed Community to share their wildest stories from the dance. Here's what ...