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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School seniors and their dates celebrated their 2024 prom Wednesday evening in the Hilton Garden Inn in Bloomfield.
GRAND ENTRANCE
The dapper young ladies and gentlemen and some parents, too, arrived in style on their big night. The seniors and their dates wore their finest threads and accessories.
BEST DRESSED

Kaitlyn Restivo dazzles in a red Armani dress with a rose on the shoulder and Dylan Galgano looks sharp in a black tux with a red tie at the 2024 Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School prom at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (Owen Reiter for the Staten Island Advance)Owen Reiter
The seniors and their dates definitely didn’t disappoint on Wednesday. The boys donned classic formal wear, yielding to the vibrant colors of their dates’ gowns.
Kaitlyn Restivo and Dylan Galgano earned the coveted title of SILive.com’s ‘Best Dressed.’ Kaitlyn’s beautiful red Armani gown perfectly paired with Dylan’s black tux and red tie.
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FLASHBACK
Check out the 2023 Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School prom.
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