It was the big event of the year marking the end of months of hard work and students at Marshland High made sure they turned out in style to celebrate.

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Beautiful gowns and sharp suits were out in force for the school prom and bringing the students to the event were a range of amazing vehicles putting glitz and glamour on the map.

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Afterwards the students enjoyed a party organised by a committee of pupils and staff.

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Proms can be traced back to simple banquets that 19th century American universities held for graduating classes.

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A growing teenage culture pushed proms younger and by the 1950s, a thriving postwar economy saw more high schools hold them in luxury venues other than in the school hall.

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President Kennedy rescheduled a 1963 $1,000-a-plate fund raiser at the Beverly Hilton to accommodate a local school whose prom had been booked for the same time.

Wisbech Standard: Marshland Prom 2017 PHOTO: Ian CarterMarshland Prom 2017 PHOTO: Ian Carter (Image: Archant)

Wisbech Standard: Marshland Prom 2017 PHOTO: Ian CarterMarshland Prom 2017 PHOTO: Ian Carter (Image: Archant)