Eureka High juniors Terra Adams, Tierra Knuth and Tianne Gillespie are continuing a tradition started last year to make sure as many people as they can have a fair chance of experiencing all the glitz, glamour and good times that comprise the Senior Prom experience.

As part of their EAST project in their Seeking Solutions class, where students take on service projects in the community and are challenged to apply their knowledge from other classes to make a difference in the lives of others, the three have been busy garnering community support for their cause titled “Prom Made Perfect.”

“This year we have supplied dance tickets for the girls, have provided them with a dress, and we have people who have donated a lot of things,” Adams said.

“A lot of things” amounts to not just donated prom dresses, but restaurants such as Chapala, Mazzoti’s and Cafe Marina donating dinners for two; salons The Hair Stop and Berolina agreeing to do four girls’ hair, Salon Glow, doing the girls’ make-up, and corsages and boutonnieres donated from local florists.

They even succeeded in having photo packages donated for the fortunate girls chosen as recipients, who are selected by a school counselor.

“After the girls have been chosen, then we get their information, they filled out a slip of what they need and what they liked, and they chose their dresses from the dress selections that we have,” Adams explained.

The three project coordinators will then put together the gift certificate donations in a package and give it to the recipients.

“They’ve all been really excited and really thankful for all we’ve done,” Adams said, and added that it was the giving that was the real gift — in her experience.

“Just being able to help the girls and seeing how happy they are has been my favorite part,” she said.

Gillespie said the outpouring of community support for the project was something that impressed her, as well.

“My favorite part has been just going around and seeing how generous the community has been — we tell them what we have been doing and they’re so helpful and they love the cause and they donate so much money,” she said. “Its been a really great thing.”

Knuth said the experience as a whole is what she will remember.

“I don’t think I have a favorite part,” she said. “I just enjoy all of it and just helping them out.”

For all three, it appears the seed of giving has been firmly planted, and for Gillespie it has even grown into plans for giving back to future generations of students.

“I want to be a teacher,” she said. “I love helping students and love working with the kids.”

The Eureka High Senior Prom is set to take place later this month.