Dancing in the Moonlight

Episode 8

Jaslene “Onyx” Dominguez-Reza, Podcast Staff • May 9, 2025

For a lot of people, prom is a big event for those who are close to graduating high school. The memories made on that night are supposed to be fond memories with friends that last a lifetime. However, this begs the question: Is it financially worth it? Today, Onyx talks about the significance of prom while also creating a metaphorical receipt of the costs.

⁠https://www.promgirl.com/collections/shop-dresses-by-price?srsltid=AfmBOopYWdoFANVv8tDiRZ-5xezsfauPAEcpPomn4bEznP-J_FWjH97V⁠

⁠https://www.history.com/articles/prom-invention-traditions⁠ ⁠https://tuxedo.menswearhouse.com/prom-tuxedo-looks?cm_sp=2024_01_03-_-PROMLP_5-_-VIEWALLLOOKS⁠

⁠https://www.eballot.com/blog/help-elect-your-prom-king-and-queen⁠

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Jaslene “Onyx” Dominguez-Reza, Podcast Staff

Jaslene “Onyx” Dominguez-Reza, junior, an aspiring artist and part-time podcaster. He has been in publication classes since his freshman year and has gone on to work as a podcaster while also being an adamant part of Indian Trail’s GSA Club. Outside of podcasting, Onyx practices voice acting and creating a passion project show that is currently in development. Since first grade he has been interested and is constantly improving his art skills and artwork. He reads in his spare time, sings, and posts his artwork on his social media to build a name for himself. Onyx is currently planning on attending university, with the goal of becoming a storyboard artist and character designer as well as possibly voice acting professionally. “Even if the day seems awful, I don’t dwell on it because I know eventually things will smooth out.”