Prom 2025: Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School (200 photos)

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School seniors and their guests celebrated their 2025 prom Wednesday evening in Bloomfield at the Hilton Garden Inn.

Grand entrance

Students started arriving at 6:30 p.m. for photo ops in the hotel’s scenic gardens. Soon after, they were called into the ballroom, where they began to dance the night away.

Best dressed

On their unforgettable night, Karen Soriano looked stunning in a red rhinestone dress, paired with elegant gold accessories and matching gold earrings. Sean Richardson was sharp in a gold tuxedo, featuring a red shirt and a sequin bow tie, which he finished off with stylish black and gold shoes.

Prom 2025: Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School

Karen Soriano and Sean Richardson arrive for the Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School prom at the Hilton Garden Inn on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Bloomfield.Owen Reiter

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Flashback

Check out Gaynor McCown’s 2024 prom.

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Prom schedule

Thursday, May 8

St. Peter’s Boys High School

Thursday, May 15

Concord High School

Gateway Academy

Wednesday, May 21

Monsignor Farrell High School

Thursday, May 22

Petrides High School

Notre Dame Academy

Friday, May 23

G.R.A.C.E. Foundation

Lavelle Preparatory/New Ventures/Nicotra Early College charter schools

Wednesday, May 28

McKee High School

Thursday, May 29

Moore Catholic High School

Friday, May 30

Port Richmond High School

Great Kills High School

Monday, June 2

St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School

Tuesday, June 3

CSI High School

Wednesday, June 4

Gaynor McCown High School

Hungerford School

Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island

Friday, June 6

Susan Wagner High School

Saturday, June 7

Staten Island Academy

Wednesday, June 11

St. Joseph Hill Academy

Bishop Patrick V. Ahern High School

Thursday, June 12

Curtis High School

Friday, June 13

New Dorp High School

South Richmond High School

Junior proms

Wednesday, May 21

St. Joseph Hill Academy

Thursday, May 22

St. Peter’s Boys High School

Saturday, May 31

Monsignor Farrell High School

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