Massive 2025 P-CEP Prom may find place in Guinness World Records
The dance floor was packed during Thursday night’s Plymouth-Canton Educational Park Prom, which may go down as the biggest in world history.
If you were one of the 1,430 students who attended Thursday’s Plymouth-Canton Educational Park Prom, your dancin’ shoes may be a part of world history.
It could take as long as three months to confirm, but the massive night to remember for attendees is believed to be a world record, according to P-CEP Counselor Derek Hoffman, who served as the advisor for the Class of 2025.
Meticulous research by Hoffman has revealed the number of tickets sold for the three-high school P-CEP Prom is a world record, eclipsing the previous record of 1,300 set by a nine-school prom in Racine, Wisconsin.
After Hoffman submitted an official application for The Largest Prom in the World! to Guinness, the well-known global brand replied with an official acknowledgement that the event held at Novi’s Suburban Collection Showcase is being considered.
Four years in the making
“This was an event 364 days in the making,” said Hoffman, who was decked out in a classy black tux for Thursday’s prom. “Shoot, really four years in the making with this class of 2025.
“All the fundraisers, all the adventures with the Student Councils that made this all possible. So much goes into creating the largest prom in the world … Seeing it all come to fruition last night really was an incredible feeling.
“When I got in bed (late Thursday night), I couldn’t fall asleep. The adrenaline was still rushing through me like we had just beat Canton in football.” (Hoffman is an assistant football coach for Plymouth.)
Guinness goes to great lengths to confirm submissions they receive, an email to Hoffman asserted.
Hang on to those dancin’ shoes!
“At Guinness World Records, we take great care to evaluate every application we receive,” the email stated. “Before we accept or reject a new world record proposal, we always carry out specific research, which can require the expertise of external consultants.
“We will aim to process your claim within 12 weeks. Once we have reviewed your application, we will contact you with our decision.”
If Guinness’s decision is affirmative — and the numbers don’t lie — don’t donate those dancin’ shoes to the Salvation Army.
They may be a part of world history.
Ed Wright can be reached at 734-664-4657 or edwright@socialhousenews.com.
