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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 785172" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>I don't know if any of you have heard of the Pennsbury Prom. Reader's Digest once called it the best Prom in America. Prom is held at the high school. Huge murals adorn the walls only for one night - based on a theme determined by the graduating class a year earlier. It's like walking into a fantasy land. It takes the undergraduates all school year to get the murals designed and painted. There's even a book written about Pnnsbury's Prom titled, <strong><em>Wonderland: A Year in the Life of an American High School</em></strong>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wonderland-Year-Life-American-School/dp/0802141978/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2B4XACL1JWKK2&keywords=wonderland+pennsbury+prom&qid=1654207102&s=books&sprefix=wonderland+pennsbury+prom%2Cstripbooks%2C59&sr=1-1" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Wonderland-Year-Life-American-School/dp/0802141978/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2B4XACL1JWKK2&keywords=wonderland+pennsbury+prom&qid=1654207102&s=books&sprefix=wonderland+pennsbury+prom,stripbooks,59&sr=1-1</a></p><p></p><p>Anyway ... someone in the community wanted to commemorate a local artist's 30 years (a man who is also a teacher) and donated this duck to the community. The artist who is being honored was commissioned to design the duck. Since the man, Mr. Tony Napoli, is an art teacher at Pennsbury, he decided to base the duck's theme on the number one memory of Pennsbury High Schoolers - the Pennsbury Prom.</p><p></p><p> Coincidentally a friend reached out to me asking about a nice place to take prom photos - which is a big thing around here. When I asked for suggestions in a local Facebook photography group, this piece of artwork was mentioned. So I headed out this afternoon to take a look. It certainly doesn't disappoint. Apparently a lot of other people had no idea this statue/artwork was created let alone erected. In fact, when I stopped to talk with a business employee taking a break, he said no one at his work even knew why it was installed. There wasn't any fanfare or ribbon cutting. It was just brought in and set in place. His business is located on the back side of the duck so no one at his work even realized it was for Prom.</p><p></p><p> I posted these images along with a video in a local Facebook group. My guess is the location will be mobbed by Prom attendees this weekend. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376169[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376170[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376171[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 785172, member: 13196"] I don't know if any of you have heard of the Pennsbury Prom. Reader's Digest once called it the best Prom in America. Prom is held at the high school. Huge murals adorn the walls only for one night - based on a theme determined by the graduating class a year earlier. It's like walking into a fantasy land. It takes the undergraduates all school year to get the murals designed and painted. There's even a book written about Pnnsbury's Prom titled, [B][I]Wonderland: A Year in the Life of an American High School[/I][/B]. [URL]https://www.amazon.com/Wonderland-Year-Life-American-School/dp/0802141978/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2B4XACL1JWKK2&keywords=wonderland+pennsbury+prom&qid=1654207102&s=books&sprefix=wonderland+pennsbury+prom%2Cstripbooks%2C59&sr=1-1[/URL] Anyway ... someone in the community wanted to commemorate a local artist's 30 years (a man who is also a teacher) and donated this duck to the community. The artist who is being honored was commissioned to design the duck. Since the man, Mr. Tony Napoli, is an art teacher at Pennsbury, he decided to base the duck's theme on the number one memory of Pennsbury High Schoolers - the Pennsbury Prom. Coincidentally a friend reached out to me asking about a nice place to take prom photos - which is a big thing around here. When I asked for suggestions in a local Facebook photography group, this piece of artwork was mentioned. So I headed out this afternoon to take a look. It certainly doesn't disappoint. Apparently a lot of other people had no idea this statue/artwork was created let alone erected. In fact, when I stopped to talk with a business employee taking a break, he said no one at his work even knew why it was installed. There wasn't any fanfare or ribbon cutting. It was just brought in and set in place. His business is located on the back side of the duck so no one at his work even realized it was for Prom. I posted these images along with a video in a local Facebook group. My guess is the location will be mobbed by Prom attendees this weekend. ;) [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]376169._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]376170._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]376171._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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