
The International School of Seychelles played host to the annual prom which took place one star-stricken evening. It was decided by vote that the theme for the prom would be ‘candy land’ and a huge amount of work was put in by the Sixth Form to transform the school into something of a sugar coated wonderland.

For two weeks, students from years 11-13 all worked together into transforming the school into a candyland. Our goal was to create a prom never before seen at ISS.
To our delight, we managed to get our hands on a candy floss machine as well as sugar popcorn. In our initial brainstorm of possible decorations, we considered the idea of a chocolate fountain with floating apples in, but were soon disillusioned.
After abducting the art room, we managed to create an arsenal of colourful decorations, including a giant gingerbread man, two massive gummy-bears, and an array of smaller pieces to embellish the hall. Nina, our head girl, was able to arrange a car-load of florescent helium balloons which we tied alongside the steps leading up to the hall, creating a magical, floaty feel to the dance floor. Alex and Sophie-Anne created a swirling backdrop, embedded with real lollipops that people could pluck off – kind of like a candy growing tree. Drapes of bright colours hung from the ceilings, which added effect to an already exuberant evening.

Upon arrival, couples would have their photograph taken and would then be directed up the red carpet and into the hall. After a few hours of dance, talk and photo-taking, dinner was served. With thanks to our wonderful waiters, an enjoyable atmosphere circulated smiles in the English rooms, providing our photographer a perfect opportunity to capture dazzling images. Once everyone had had their fill, votes were collected, tallied, and ready to be announced.
Our Head Boy and Head Girl won Prizes for Prom King and Queen; Joss and Alex J as Prince and Princess respectively; the award for cutest couple went to Nanias and Nina.
The presentation was followed with a very entertaining performance by two acoustic guitars and a vocalist. Alex, who played the leads, Jean-marc, who played rhythm, and Enrico, who did the vocals, all performed “Drive – Incubus” and to be honest, it was quite spectacular.
The prom committee put a phenomenal effort into this event and all the attendees were extravagantly dressed making this year’s prom definitely one to remember.
Nina Reinschmidt Gibran Rizvi Year 12




