Prom

Check in for the dance will start at 7:45 pm.  We are going to make every effort to get everyone into Prom as quickly as safely as possible.  Please plan on 30 minutes of waiting as we check tickets and student IDs.

Please remember that prom ends promptly at 11:00.  If you are not driving yourself, please plan to be picked up at 11:00 pm.

No one will be admitted into prom after 9:30 pm.

Tickets will be on sale May 5th through May 8th on Go Fan. No tickets will be sold after May 8th -NO EXCEPTIONS. No tickets will be sold at the door. 

On May 5th, students will receive a link to purchase tickets through their SCHOOL email. Students will need to enter their name, SCHOOL email, their guest’s name and school.  You will receive a confirmation email that you have purchased tickets.  Please use your SCHOOL email address when purchasing tickets. Once we have verified that you are an SPWHS junior or senior, we will send your ticket(s)/QR code to your SCHOOL email address.  QR codes will be scanned for entry to Prom. Those can be shown on your phone at the door. 

Juniors and Seniors can purchase tickets through Go Fan. Students will need to enter their student ID number to complete their purchase. If you are bringing a guest, you will need to enter their name and school name.  You will receive an email directly from Go Fan with your tickets or they will also be available under the tickets tab in your Go Fan app.  Each Junior and Senior is limited to two tickets. 

Students needing to purchase their tickets with cash, will need to see Ms. Ripp in the Athletic Office.  You may purchase tickets in her office with the exact amount of money only.  Times for cash ticket sales are May 5th through May 8th during your scheduled lunch.

If you have any questions about tickets please contact Ms. Foster.

Only current juniors and seniors of Sun Prairie Area School District, whose home or boundary school is Sun Prairie West High School, are allowed to buy tickets to prom.

Freshman and Sophomores are permitted to attend prom as the guest of an upperclassman. They must have a completed and approved guest form. Freshmen and Sophomores may not buy their own ticket to prom and must go as the date of the person buying the ticket.  Freshmen and Sophomores must arrive and stay with the SPWHS student who bought the tickets.

Any student who is NOT a Sun Prairie Area School District junior or senior rostered as SP West HS being their home or boundary school is considered a guest.  This includes 9th and 10th graders of SPWHS, any SP East HS student, any PPA student with SP East as their boundary school, recently graduated students from any school, or any student from another district. ALL guests will need a completed and approved guest form to attend prom.  

Guest forms will be available for pick up in the Front Office starting Monday, April 21th.  Guest forms must be turned into the Wooden Box in the Front Office by Thursday, May 1st at 1:30 pm to be considered. Late submissions will not be accepted for any reason.

TEACHERS and STUDENTS - NO PASSES shall be issued to allow students to turn in guest forms.  Forms can be turned in: before school, during your assigned lunch and after school. 

Your guest is approved unless you receive an email from administration stating they were not approved. This email will go out no later than Thursday, May 8th.  There will be no refunds for guests who were not approved. Guests must arrive and stay with the SPWHS student who bought the tickets.

Guests must at least be enrolled in 9th grade and also be under the age of 21.  Guests need to show a picture ID, and follow the school rules of Sun Prairie West High School.

There will be no refunds for guests.

No transfers of prom tickets will be allowed.

Prom is a formal event so please dress accordingly. Students should follow the school dress code as defined in our student handbook.  

Students and Prom Guests attending prom must have:

1. Current Student ID/Photo ID/Infinite Campus Proof

2.  Tickets from Go Fan on your phone or in the app

3.  Your Prom Guest must arrive with you, with a Student ID/Photo ID

The only area students will be able to access will be our portion of the Exhibit Hall.  If students leave our area, they will not be allowed back into prom.

All students are encouraged to park in the Monona Terrace parking ramp.  Cars can enter off of John Nolen Drive or Wilson Street.  There is a $5.00 charge for parking in this ramp.

There will not be a coat check at prom.  If you chose to leave your belongings somewhere at prom, you do so at your own risk.

No carry in bags will be allowed, with the exception of a small bag for necessities.  Your small bag will be subject to search.

The Junior Class is pleased to provide a limited amount of soda throughout the evening. There will also be ice water available throughout the event.  

Parents are not allowed at prom.  Prom is chaperoned by school district teachers and administrators. 

All school policies and handbook expectations will be upheld as prom is a school sanctioned event.