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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Luckily the rain clouds made a sharp turn away Friday night as Susan Wagner held its senior prom on a hot Friday night at the Hilton Garden Inn.
This year’s prom had a nautical theme; an ode to seniors taking a “dive into their future” as their high school tenures draw to an end.
Grand entrance
Some 700 prom guests arrived dressed to impress for 6 p.m. cocktail hour. The seniors’ parade of memorable entrances included numerous luxury cars, party buses, stretched SUVs, a motorcycle motorcade and even a horse-drawn carriage.
Best dressed

Gabriel Pimentel and Barbara Meinero pose together at the Susan Wagner High School Senior Prom held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bloomfield on Friday, June 6, 2025. (Advance/SILive.com | Jason Paderon)(Advance/SILive.com | Jason Paderon)
Barbara Meinero and Gabriel Pimentel earned the title of this prom’s best dressed with Meinero’s navy blue off-the-shoulder gown perfectly accenting Pimentel’s paisley-printed navy tuxedo jacket.
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Flashback
Check out Susan Wagner’s 2024 senior prom.
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Prom schedule
Thursday, May 8
Thursday, May 15
Wednesday, May 21
Thursday, May 22
Friday, May 23
Lavelle Preparatory/New Ventures/Nicotra Early College charter schools
Wednesday, May 28
Thursday, May 29
Friday, May 30
Monday, June 2
St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School
Tuesday, June 3
Wednesday, June 4
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
Thursday, May 22
Saturday, May 31
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