Prom 2026 is right around the corner, and students are already buzzing with excitement. While exact dates vary by school and ...

After surviving a life-threatening ordeal and losing all four limbs, Natalya Manhertz, supported by nurses and friends, ...

For some prom-goers in North Carolina, it seems to be the year of the nosegay. This small bouquet, held by gussied-up teenagers on their big night, is showing up in prom photos shared by proud parents ...

Was prom ever even a little punk rock? No, but it’s 2025 and things are a little more progressive now. Dress up and get ready to rage. Hayley and the Crushers will be celebrating the release of their ...

The producer brought his fiancée to her first-ever prom for his 37th birthday celebration Emma McIntyre/Getty Benny Blanco proves that you’re never too old to celebrate your first prom. The songwriter ...

It's not fall in Texas without its favorite tradition: Homecoming Mums. Getty Images/The Washington Post/Contributor Texas Homecoming Mums at Abilene High School's homecoming game in Abilene, Texas.

While we’ve never doubted the familiar adage asserting that “everything is bigger in Texas,” it becomes strikingly clear when fall comes around and homecoming comes along with it—because Texas ...

In the state of "Friday Night Lights," one Friday night might mean a little more to Texans. A high school’s annual homecoming football game is a night of pride, joy and excitement. Integrated with the ...

The elaborate adornments have come a long way since the days of simple chrysanthemum corsages. Rachel Rosenfeld, left, and Alex Abell, members of the Mustang Stampede dance group at J.J. Pearce High ...

A “mum” by definition is a noun meaning “a cultivated chrysanthemum,” which is a daisy-like flower with brightly colored ornamental flowers. It is also an adjective meaning “quiet.” But in Texas, it's ...

Homecoming season is here — and for many young people in parts of the South, that means homecoming mum season is here, too. Now, however, mums — which started off as simple corsages, essentially — ...