Two area high schools are filled with excitement this week for the upcoming weekend prom festivities.

The Elk Valley Jr.-Sr. Prom will be held this Saturday, with walk-in beginning at 5:30 p.m., and dinner following at 6 p.m.  This year’s prom theme at Elk Valley is “The Afterglow.”  The public is invited to come view the prom attendees as they arrive for prom.

The West Elk Jr.-Sr. Prom will also be held this Saturday.  The theme this year is “A Night on the Ocean Floor.”  Pictures will begin at 6 p.m., followed by promenade at 7 p.m., and the prom from 8-11 p.m.  After-prom activities will be held beginning at 11:30 p.m.

This year’s prom prince and princess candidates are Sabetha Young, Cortney Miller, Kailey Townsley, Sydney Hines, Cole Mull, Michael Craig, Luke Stewart, and Ty Roebuck.  Candidates for prom king and queen are Natasha Harper, Denim Lanning, Jennifer Eldridge, Leigh Campter, Nathan Cooley, David Townsley, Cody Jones, and Kaitlin Wilson.