NORWICH – Plans are in place for the sixth annual After Prom Party, designed to keep children in a safe environment following the Norwich Junior Prom May 3.

Each year, parents and students join forces to present an event that appeals to students while making the evening worry-free for parents. This tradition was started by the Students Against Destructive Decisions Chapter (SADD) at the high school approximately six years ago as a dedication to three Norwich graduates killed in college by a drunk driver.

Once the prom concludes, the YMCA will allow students to play games of chance, dance to a D.J., do a bungee run, sticky wall, see a magician, have a charicature artist paint them and get a chance inside the cash machine.

In years past, participation for the party has reached 80 percent and organizers say their goal is to reach 100 percent this year.

Organizer Brenda May says the event is one she as well as other parents and community members hope to offer for years to come.

“Our goal is to provide a safe, drug- and alcohol-ree place for promgoers to have fun after the formal,” she said.