Let's celebrate the class of 2024! Share your Year 11 prom photos

Jessica Day-Parker

2 July 2024 at 10:37 am·1-min read

Let's celebrate the class of 2024! Share your Year 11 prom photos <i>(Image: File photo)</i> — Let's celebrate the class of 2024! Share your Year 11 prom photos *(Image: File photo)*

PROM season is here – complete with all the glitz and glamour and sparkle!

Having spent the past few weeks sitting their GCSEs, 15- and 16-year-olds across south Essex are being given the chance to celebrate their time at school and attend Year 11 prom.

This year’s events look set to be extra special and they're the perfect opportunity to dress up in a stunning dress or smart suit, spending time with friends as teachers and school staff reward students for their hard work.

Your Echo is putting together a special prom supplement featuring some of the great photos of Year 11 students at proms across south Essex.

Have you attended your Year 11 prom?

Did you take photographs of your son or daughter as they prepared to celebrate?

Use the contact form below to share your images

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