WORCESTER, Mass. - It’s prom season for students at North High School in Worcester and some students already have the perfect dress.

North High held a “Say Yes to the Dress” event with gift card raffles, accessories, and flutes of ginger ale. Organizers collected over 200 donated dresses.

After learning how expensive prom tickets were this year, staff members Dina Salerno and Jennifer Melendez wanted to help make the night a little more special. 

“We didn’t have anything going on for two years and now they get to do this,” Salerno said. “I’m just so happy that they’re enjoying themselves.”

“It’s just great for us to come together for our girls and be able to give them an opportunity to get ready for prom,” Melendez said. “Prom is definitely very expensive and so this is just a huge boost in morale.”

The school expected about 75 students to attend the event. All left over dresses will go to other Worcester public school students.