Rubaina Farin stands outside her closed high school in Toronto’s Don Mills neighbourhood looking in and knowing there will not be a final walk through the hallways.
There won’t be a graduation ceremony, nor the pomp and circumstance of prom night. Yet Farin is all dressed up with someplace to be — sort of.
She and 36 other prom committee student volunteers from across Canada have helped to plan a virtual prom called #PromIsOn2020 that will stream live on YouTube starting at 8 p.m.
on Friday. “We still get to see each other even though it’s not in person,” said Farin, one of the 36 prom planners. “It’s a way that not only can I be with my friends, I can also help other Canadian students who are missing out on their prom.” With the help of