[piano music playing]
[woman] Um, so let's talk prom.
Right? Um, prom is next weekend!
If you haven't done your RSVP form yet,
make sure that, uh, you go ahead and fill that out, okay?
Did anybody watch the movie Prom last night?
Did anybody get some inspiration on Pinterest or something
to try and figure out some colors or any ideas? Any suggestions?
You can put it in the chat. You can unmute if you want.
Keep in mind, this is y'all's prom. So…
[crickets chirping]
[mouse clicks]
[theme music playing]
♪ Better All things just keep getting better ♪
-["Party in the Stars" playing] -♪ This is a once-in-a-lifetime ♪
♪ We're just having fun ♪
Should you try to catch one of these in your mouth?
[Antoni] Okay.
One, two…
Uh. [screams]
[laughs]
Come on in. Welcome to our humble abode.
Wow.
Look at this. How awesome is this?
-Oh, my gosh. -Lego did this.
That is amazing.
Isn't that cool?
My name is Tara Bordeaux. I live in Austin, Texas.
I teach cinematic arts media and design
at Navarro Early College High School.
Some of the programs that we offer here at Navarro are business programs.
We have cosmetology. We have electrician programs,
where our students can graduate with a high school diploma
and an associate's degree right out of these programs.
-Hi! -Hi!
-[Bobby] Hi, how's it going?
-[Jonathan] Hi! -Let me introduce you to my friend.
This is Tara, and she's the director of cinema at Navarro High School.
-Teacher of the year in 2018 in Texas. -[Fab Five cheering]
-The whole state? -The state, yes.
-State? Whoa! -[Karamo] Come on.
-[Antoni] Awesome. -Well done.
Also you are head of the prom committee, and this week, we're doing a prom!
-[Fab Five] Yay! -[Bobby] Stop!
[Karamo] Come sit down and get comfortable.
All right.
I wanna know, why do you need our help?
I want to nominate the Navarro High School prom committee.
We need help with prom. Like, a lot of help.
We have one week to try to make a prom happen because due to COVID,
we were just given the green light to do it.
Our school has, like, a courtyard that's their main place that they all hang out.
Due to COVID restrictions, we have to have an outdoor prom
and because of that, we have to have prom in the courtyard,
because we don't have the funds to go and get an outdoor venue.
So, for the kids, there's this mix of excitement and disappointment,
because it's kind of like, "Well, it's gonna be wack."
This is gonna be probably the first time the students have seen each other
because of COVID, right?
For a lot of them, yeah. A few of them might have seen them on testing days.
But kids haven't seen each other.
So, what has this last year been like for them?
For them it's like, we have this campus that's empty.
So, one of my kids actually said that it felt apocalyptic.
When you walk in, you're just walking into, like, emptiness.
You don't see your friends.
When they come, it's more like, "Okay, I'm here by myself."
[Karamo] Yeah.
And so we have very few students on campus now,
and here they are, seniors, and we're not together.
They're not getting the experiences that we all do.
And you have to watch just a black box on Zoom with a name.
We have about 10% of our students who have returned to campus this year in person.
Uh, many of our students have stayed at home.
So, for a lot of our kids, depression hits because you feel alone.
You don't have your friends, your teachers.
It's literally just login, same thing every day,
the monotony of online, virtual learning
and the absence of any type of social connections
with any of their peers or their teachers.
I'm so excited to hear about the prom committee.
-Who are they? How many people? -There are seven students.
How are y'all promoting this?
Like, how are we making sure that we have a good turnout?
A bunch of people are saying that it might be lame and, like, people won't go.
They… They don't even wanna come, 'cause they know it's in the courtyard.
And it's hard because all that money missing, like, fundraisers,
and we didn't have any fundraisers or any sponsors, anything like that.
So, that's what's tough.
-We need to try our best, guys. -Yeah.
-[girl] Yeah. -[boy] We do.
We need to make this happen and make it a night to remember.
Arely is our president. She just recently moved to the country.
She's really quiet, almost like a wallflower.
I didn't even realize she was so into, like, film and movies. She works so hard.
There's, like, a trailer that sells, like, shaved ice,
but it's really amazing and good,
and if it's in the budget. Most likely not, but, you know, a guy can dream.
-[laughing] -[Tara] Emilio, he is our co-president.
He's involved in the electrical program at our school.
Great kid, just so full of life.
For tables and things, I think the roses are nice,
but I think hydrangeas and tulips are a little bit better.
[Tara] Diego is actually a junior who is graduating a year early.
Diego is so creative.
Bryan is such a great athlete.
He connects with people.
Every turn he makes, he surprises you.
[Heidi] What do y'all mean "eating supplies"?
-I think they mean utensils. -[all laughing]
[laughs] Yeah.
[Tara] There's Emilia.
She is a fantastic writer.
She writes poetry in Spanish.
Are these, like, clear or yellow?
-We gotta work with what we got. -Yeah.
[Tara] Ali is the co-captain of our cheer squad,
so she's just vocal about the prom,
how it should look, the design.
Mari gets involved with community events.
She's very much the type of student that whatever you put in front of her,
she's gonna try her best to overcome it.
-Our school is 90% Latino community. -Okay.
Which makes it, like, unique, because the traditions are so deep
and they're so amazing.
We have one of the most diverse campuses in Austin.
We have immigrants who come from many different countries.
Some of our students work multiple jobs to help their families.
They are dealing with all kinds of different obstacles,
trying to learn a new language, a new culture,
and this school kind of becomes their second home.
So they're actually getting together with Ms. Kayser, the other co-sponsor,
today to start to plan kind of what they're gonna do,
how they could put this together…
Can we crash their meeting, then?
-I was hoping that you-- -[Fab Five] Yeah!
[hip-hop music playing]
♪ Put your hands in the air Put your hands in the air ♪
♪ Pick it up, pick it up Pick it up, pick it up… ♪
[Antoni] We're here!
Aww, this is so nostalgic, and I didn't even go here.
I need a hall pass.
Front office is over here.
-[laughs] -Our main school is this way.
[Antoni] Walking through Navarro, it is kind of sad.
Everyone is at home doing everything online.
It makes me grateful for the time that I had in high school
and that we didn't have a pandemic
and we were all able to celebrate together.
I bet they miss that.
[Bobby] Shh!
Question now. Balloon arch, what colors?
Purple, blue. Like, cold tones. Yeah.
Hey, guys. Got some people here to help out.
-[girl] Oh, my God! -[all shouting]
-What-- Hey! Work it. -[laughing]
-[Tan] Hi, everyone. -Hi, how's it going?
You guys are the prom committee, I take it?
Yeah, it's nice to meet you all.
What are you all up to sitting in a circle on swivel chairs?
-[laughing] -Is there an overarching theme?
"A night to remember."
Because I feel like the 2021 class
really deserves to have a night to remember before we graduate.
-I love that. -Yeah.
How's it feel to be able to do prom?
'Cause last year they didn't get a chance.
We've had COVID hit us. We've had a lot of stressful and, like, low morale months.
And so I think we're all excited to have something to remember 2021 by.
Nice. Are we seeing the rest of the school?
-[Bobby] Are you gonna take us on a tour? -[Tan] Love a tour!
[Karamo] Strut! Strut!
Walk! Walk! Walk!
Walk, hey!
Let's go to the courtyard.
-Our prom will be happening here. -[girl] Yeah.
Maybe we can just, like, do some sage.
[laughing]
[boy] You're gonna need a lot of sage.
[Bobby] We'll sage it. We'll spruce up the trees a bit after that freeze.
That courtyard is the heart of the school, but it didn't feel like the heart.
It felt like the fart of the school, and that's not fun.
-Yeah. -Is it normally like this?
-[Bryan] No… -[Medina] Yes. It's only 'cause of COVID.
-Yeah. -[Medina] Normally it's full.
-[Ali] Lunch, everyone's gotta be here. -[Karamo] Got it.
This is our time capsule.
What?
I was really expecting, like, a small box that you bury in the ground.
This has history from, do you know how many decades back?
-Oh, at least 30 years back, maybe. -Yeah.
Thirty years all the way back. I think this is pretty cool.
-Yeah. -[Tan] Me too.
[Bobby] What's it been like doing school from home?
I still don't know most of my classmates in most of my classes
because all we see are, like, black squares with names. [laughs]
My grades have taken a hit, my relationships.
All my friends, we haven't stuck together.
[Arely] It's a lot.
I didn't get any of the senior experience
that you get to see, like, in movies, TV shows.
I'm from Mexico, you know?
Having that opportunity to tell my family in Mexico that,
"Well, I went to a prom dance," you know? [laughs]
-Like the ones you saw on TV. -[laughs] Yes!
Having prom might be the last chance for some students
to get to see their friends or teachers, you know.
I wanna understand why this is important.
-I've been through a lot this senior year. -[Tan] Okay.
And it's been a lot of losses,
and I just think that I deserve at least to have something to celebrate.
-Yeah, I like that. -Yeah.
And how about you, Diego?
Well, I'm an early graduate. Uh, I'm only 16.
Um, and so when I decided to graduate early,
I kind of missed out on a lot of, like, the senior stuff.
Okay.
I wanna make sure that I have something to remember my senior year as.
You know, it's interesting that when I heard you guys speak earlier on,
when I hear you speak now,
prom seems to be so much of it's an end to something.
It's an end of school.
I see it as, like, a rebirth.
Yes, this is one final moment to celebrate everything that I've been through,
commiserate everything I've been through and leave that person behind
and look at me now, bitch.
-That's what I would be seeing it as. -[laughing]
This is a way to say, "Peace out, life that I used to have. Now watch me fly."
Who's gonna be doing your hair for prom?
Each other. [laughs]
-[Jonathan] I love it, team! -Doing each other's.
I've been cutting my own hair for the longest time. [laughs]
We just call that kitchen beautician.
-[Arely] Yeah, exactly. -Which is fine.
But last year during the pandemic, I dyed my hair for the first time.
It was just a regular box dye.
And it fried it?
Yes, it was so dry. My hair was dry.
I personally still don't know how I will look that day, for prom.
Because it was probably so up in the air.
With our expectations,
it's like you're scared to have one, then have it not happen.
Yeah.
It's like this arm has the chills because I'm excited,
but then this arm has the chills because I'm nervous.
-We only have four days. -Yes!
-Oh, my God, what are the vibes? -[laughing]
So, I want you guys to commit to this.
Best friends don't let best friends do what?
[Arely] Use box dye.
[Jonathan] Thank you!
-Are we gonna slay this prom so hard? -[Arely] Yes!
Are we gonna look better than we've ever even thought?
[Arely and Emi] Yes!
[Jonathan] Oh, my God.
-Okay, Emilio. Bryan. The prom. -Yes, yes.
Why are you so excited about it?
Honestly, I wanna, like, really have good food.
Okay, what do you wanna have? What's the dream?
It's celebratory. Something that's special.
-Flautas, I guess. -Flautas?
-Is it kind of like a taquito, a bit? -Yeah.
-So it's basically rolled up and crunchy? -Crunchy.
[Emilio] Small and cute. Know what I mean?
Not something huge where you just, like, you know…
Yeah, 'cause it's like an elegant affair.
Everyone's gonna be dressed up, and you wanna have something small
that's a personal, like, little bite situation
with some kind of, like, a dipping sauce?
-Wow. That sounds really good. -Honestly, that made me hungry.
Where did this love for food come from?
It's an icebreaker.
I feel like it connects people.
All the best conversations happen around a table, even if we don't have food.
What is this specific room that we're in?
-This room is called the Gold Room. -Yeah.
Where we keep all of our old yearbooks and everything.
[Karamo] So, this room is what shows the legacy.
What type of legacy are you all leaving behind?
I remember we talked about earlier, a time capsule.
Is that something that you all will be able to do?
Uh, hopefully, we get the chance to put something in.
What you and your classmates have been through this year, during a pandemic…
That's something that I don't think any generation, you know,
except for maybe, like, you know, when there was the Great Depression,
will really understand what it was like
for people to collectively go through something.
The legacy my generation wants to leave behind is
we made it through a whole pandemic.
We didn't get any of the experience of previous senior classes.
And I feel like, in a way, that's a reason why we're taking this prom so serious.
You guys ready for the best prom ever?
[all] Yes!
-What's your school cheer? -[Arely] Once a Viking, always a Viking.
[Emi] Like, that's, like, our slogan.
[all] Once a Viking…
-Always a Viking! -[cheering]
All right, let's create an amazing prom for you all.
[Tan] Prom is a moment that you truly do not forget.
I wanna make sure that these kids feel the way they wanna feel.
So, when they look back on these pictures in ten, 20, 30 years,
they'll remember that moment so fondly
and understand why they wore what they wore.
[Antoni] Walking in, I really thought it was just about
making sure that we had awesome food trucks
to make sure that this was a big party,
but the more students that I meet,
it just brings a new level of importance to this prom.
[Jonathan] I want these kids to have a memorable experience,
this moment of community and joy and just dancing and making memories.
They missed out on a year of making memories.
So we wanna make sure that this night has every gorgeous memory possible, honey.
Memories on memories on memories, honey.
Boots on boots on gifts on gift bags, honey. Gift bags!
[Karamo] This school is all about legacy,
but there is no class that has a legacy like this class.
The courtyard I see as an amazing space
for kids to be hanging out and eating lunch,
but it's definitely not somewhere that I would wanna have a prom
because it's not really set up for that.
I wanna find a space that really makes them excited
and to make it a night to remember.
-[hip-hop music playing] -♪ Yo, you see my-- ♪
-♪ It sounds like… ♪ -[trumpet blows]
♪ Right, like that ♪
♪ No? ♪
Do all the kids have the code that need the code?
Mari, change angles. Come opposite side.
You'll have more natural light. Let's see what that does.
-Do you know if everyone is here? -I'm trying to find out. I'm not sure.
♪ Work, we done, it's time to play There's only 24 hours… ♪
[Arely] Let's get to work!
-Have fun, guys. -Let's do it!
-♪ Come on, party! ♪ -♪ Party, party, party! ♪
♪ Party, party, party! ♪
Good morning.
-Morning. -[students cheering] Hi!
How are you guys?
Welcome to the Long Center. Have you guys ever been here before?
-Not me. -No? None of you? Okay.
I wanted to share it with you
and maybe give you some inspiration for your prom, all right?
-Let's go. -Sounds good, yeah. Thank you.
I actually made a few calls,
and I think prom should be here.
-What? -Awesome!
[Bobby] What do you think?
The Long Center overlooks all of downtown Austin.
-Oh, my God! -[Bobby] A little upgrade of a courtyard.
[students] Yes! Yeah!
[Bobby] It literally could not be more picture-perfect for a prom.
Can you see us dance?
-[students] Yeah! -[all laughing]
[Bobby] They're such hard workers.
They're so dedicated, and seeing that they feel special,
it's definitely worth it to give them what they deserve.
[Diego] I think it'll be a definite shift in morale, especially because
a lot of people were deciding on not coming because of the venue.
-It'll change a lot of minds. -[Arely] Yeah.
Well, you need to tell them,
"If you can't love me at the courtyard, you can't love me at the Long Center."
Preach! Preach!
All right, guys, let's go inside and start working on some more decorative plans.
[students cheering] Yeah!
-[hip-hop music playing] -♪ Pump, pump it up ♪
♪ Pump, pump it up ♪
♪ Pump, pump it up Party on the block, now pump it up ♪
♪ Pump, pump it up ♪
[students cheering]
-[Antoni] Hello! -Hey!
[girl] Hi!
-My team! -[students] Yes!
Co-chefs!
I've been waiting for you all. Please take a position.
-Everyone gets a board. -My goodness.
[Antoni] I've honed in on whose help I really need
to figure out what the students of Navarro want this week,
and that's Emilio.
I can always spot someone when they're as obsessed about food as I am.
He has a lot of opinions, a lot of ideas. I'm here to make them happen.
Bryan and Emilio and I were talking about the prom.
-[Mari giggles] -Yes.
[Antoni] I love how I say the word, and every one of you smiles.
You're all so genuinely excited about it.
-Yeah. -[Antoni] It's a huge deal.
So we were talking about the perfect food to have
to make sure that it feels celebratory and special.
I did some research. One thing that was kind of floating around was, uh, flautas,
which you're a big fan of.
They're made with flour tortillas, and they're quite large.
But a taquito is made with a corn tortilla,
and it's decadent but cute, and you can eat it with your fingers.
[Ali] Yeah! It's great for prom. This was a good idea.
[Antoni] It wasn't my idea.
Period.
I thought it'd be nice if we have not one, not two, but three…
-Yes! -…different fillings.
Ooh, yes!
We have our chicken filling, which I'm gonna explain a little bit,
and then we have, for the cheese lovers,
a mix of Oaxaca cheese and Cotija, which is kind of like a Parmesan.
It's a little grittier and dryer,
and so that's gonna add the salt and flavor to it.
We have some green chilies mixed in there,
and then finally, some healthy-ish refried beans.
I mixed in some pico de gallo. So, those are ready to go.
I'm gonna start by just assembling the chicken version,
and then we're kind of gonna divide and conquer and all make these together,
and then you're gonna taste these taquitos
and let me know if they work for prom or not.
So here we have our chicken.
The chicken could get a little dry, so we need a lot of wet ingredients.
We have a rojo sauce that I'm just gonna dump in.
Caesar chipotles in adobo.
-Spicy AF, but not aggressively so. -[students laughing]
And then we have… Do you know what this is?
-Paprika? -[Antoni] Paprika.
-You know. He knows. -[laughs]
And then we have a bit of cumin and then a bit of garlic powder.
-And by a little, I meant a lot. -[students laughing]
[Antoni] Some salt because we do not want these tasting bland.
And then, how do we all feel about cilantro?
-Oh, I love it. -[Antoni] It's very polarizing.
-Some people, it tastes like soap. -Yeah, that's what my sister says.
[Antoni] Right? It's a genetic thing apparently.
So, I'm just gonna basically mix all of this up together,
and that chicken is absorbing all of the sauce.
And so we have three fillings, go ahead and pick whichever you want.
-I'll take the chicken. -[Antoni] Okay!
-Thank you. -I'm a cheesy person.
Cheesy.
We're gonna start rolling these puppies up.
Take whatever filling it is that you're doing and put it on the first third.
Then you're just gonna slowly pull away from you,
and you should have enough extra room by the end to lay this part out,
and you can just lay it flat, and it should sit there perfectly.
Okay. Today, we're gonna use an air fryer, which uses a lot less oil.
I'll actually pass the basket around.
Then each of you can put in a little taquito.
-Then we have to dip these in something. -[students] Ooh!
[Antoni] We have a simple pico de gallo.
-[Ali] Yeah. -Thank you.
Perfect.
So I'm curious. What are your favorite things the lunch ladies make?
Honestly, I leave during lunch. I go home.
-My dad is quite the chef. So… -Oh!
So you're going home because you have a fresh cooked meal there.
-Yeah. -What about the rest of you?
Who are stuck here at school for lunch.
Most of our students are economically disadvantaged.
So, we actually all have free lunch offered.
-[Antoni] Really? -Yeah.
So that's, like, a commonly occurring thing here
where, like, young adults aren't, like, able to get food at home.
So this might be the most important meal of the day
if they're not able to get anything else.
We're in a neighborhood that is predominantly Latino
and predominantly economically disadvantaged.
So, a lot of households who have sometimes six people in their households,
all of them working jobs, students who are working jobs,
and coming to school and graduating.
When you hear about what their lives are like outside of school,
you start to understand why this prom was so important to them.
Some of them are going to school full-time, and then they're working jobs,
and they're helping their parents out.
I didn't have to worry about that stuff when I was growing up.
They deserve to have something special.
So, here we have our green sauce.
So, it's basically avocado, jalapenos
and a bit of lime juice and some onion and just a little bit of salt.
-All right. So this is ready. -[beeps]
It's nice and hot.
So, we can just take turns. You can dip whatever you want.
I'm gonna go first just to set an example, and you all can make your own.
[Diego] They just look so appealing.
-[Antoni] Right? Just so fresh. -[Diego] Mm-hmm.
-[Ali] I got a chili. -[Antoni] You got a chili?
-[Ali] Yes. -[students laughing]
-[Antoni] Pretty good, right? -Yeah.
We think the students are gonna be happy with these?
-I think so. -Definitely.
-[Mari] You already ate it? -[laughing]
This is how I know you really love food. [laughs]
[Antoni] Okay. How do you feel about the taquitos?
-Good. They're delicious. -You're happy with them?
Yes, we just need something for the vegans.
The beans, they're just mashed with a bit of pico.
-Those are completely vegan. -That should be good.
-Look at you're thinking about people. -Yes.
[Antoni] You want everyone taken care of.
Everyone should be fed and happy with their food, yes.
You're watching out for everybody, make sure that they're taken care of.
Where did that come from?
It came from my mother.
She always cooked at home, but my father wasn't in my life.
So, it was just my mom, and it was very difficult.
This one afternoon, she made flautas,
but it wasn't with chicken. It was just, like, potatoes.
I didn't know we were, like, in financial need, you know.
-'Cause she didn't want you to worry. -She wanted me to focus on school.
She wanted to protect you.
She didn't want you to have to worry about that stuff.
-When she told me, I cried. I cried. -Mm-hmm.
Made me like, "Wow. You're amazing."
The way your mother did the best with what she had,
you're already doing that by being part of prom committee
and making sure that everyone has this incredible experience.
The fact that you sat here and you were like, "What about the vegans?"
-[chuckles] -She raised a good one, your mom.
-Thank you. -Yeah.
She's really cool.
[Antoni] He does not take food for granted.
He wants to make sure that everybody's fed.
I love that kid.
-Oh, the quiet cafeteria. -Yes.
[Antoni] It's not gonna be quiet forever.
[Ali] Toothpick.
-Oh, this is gonna look nice! -[Ali] Yeah.
-[soul music playing] -♪ Cruising for the future ♪
♪ Chasing money for your need ♪
[students clamoring]
[boy] Oh, my goodness.
[Mari] Oh, my gosh!
-Hi! -[Ali] Hi!
[Tan] Doesn't it look nice?
-[Mari] It does! -[Arely] Oh, my God, that's amazing!
I wanna spoil our heroes because they do so much.
They've been through so much. They've been through a year of heartache.
And to know that we can give them the gift
of a look that's gonna make them feel good about themselves,
that is really important to me.
Are you already looking at something and thinking, "Oh, yeah, that's me"?
-I'm looking at everything! -[Tan] Good. That's what I wanted to hear.
So your vibe that you're going for is semi-formal,
which I prefer because it means you can play a lot.
I wanna make sure that you all feel your very, very, very best.
Should we start with…
-[Ali] Boys! -…dudes?
[all cheering] Yeah!
[Tan] Okay, great.
For you guys, you could go for something a little more formal in the suit,
and I want you to make it your own in the accessories.
There's a bunch of ties, a bunch of socks. There's pocket squares. There's belts.
Decide what do you wanna convey?
-I just wanna look good, so… -[students laughing]
I wanna see your personality. I'm sure you wanna look back thinking,
"That was me. It wasn't anyone else. That was me."
And then, Diego, I know your vibe already.
You said you like floral. I love a floral.
People made fun of me online for two years because I wear so many florals.
But because your suit is gonna be so loud,
I don't think you need to play as much in the accessory space.
You don't wanna look like you lost your mind.
[all giggling]
Okay, girls, because it's semi-formal,
there are different silhouettes you could go for.
Like a cocktail dress or a fishtail.
It's more fitted, so it's kind of almost a body cut up top,
and then it starts to filter off into a fishtail.
-Okay? And then we have… -[girls gasping]
…princess.
That's my vibe.
[Tan] Which is a lot more formal but gorgeous, nonetheless.
And as the boys do, for you girls, there's a lot of accessories also.
You can really go all out and feel the way you wanna feel.
So, boys and girls, would you like to come up and take a look?
This dress is calling my name.
When you wanna work in a color into a print,
taking a color from that print
and using it somewhere else is the best way to do it.
I think the blue pant matches well with this white.
-I love it together. Okay, good. -Yeah.
Oh, my gosh…
It's so nice to see that they actually are really excited
about the clothes that I've chosen for them.
I was so nervous they're gonna see these clothes, thinking,
"Grandpa, I'm not wearing any of this."
Thank you so much.
If you wanna head to the back and give those a try.
They are gonna look amazing in it.
All right, hit it.
[gasps]
I am obsessed.
Yes!
Mari, you look gorgeous.
So chic.
[sighs] Ooh-la-la!
Oh!
You look so dapper.
Yes, yes, yes!
As they walk out, these clothes speak to every one of these kids individually.
Yes, James Bond.
And they look so happy in them.
Whoo-hoo! [gasps]
Diego, you look so good.
All I want for these kids is to let their hair down
and to have the night to remember that they so desperately crave.
So good. So, so, so good.
[upbeat music playing]
Welcome, guys. Sorry you had to wait a little while, but here we are.
Now, I'm gonna put you guys on the hot seat.
What is the one thing I want you to take away from high school? The one thing.
I want you to have a…
Good time? [laughs]
-Plans! Plans! -You need a plan.
[air rumbles]
Aw, look, they're coming together.
[Antoni] Hey.
-[Karamo] Hey, y'all. -Hi!
[Karamo] I wanna bring these students together
so they can talk about a time capsule.
These students are resilient, and we have to honor that resilience.
-Do you know why you're here? -[all] No.
You're all going to Disney… No, I'm joking.
-[all laughing] -I'm joking. I wish I could do that.
I swear to God, I would.
No, no, no, I just really actually wanna talk to you all-- Sorry to cuss, teachers.
But y'all some resilient-ass students.
Real talk, I really think that, like, this school's so big on legacy,
and the legacy that you all are leaving behind is really part of your resilience,
part of this resiliency story right now.
And I was thinking about the time capsule.
Are you all gonna be participating in that?
Of course.
You like, "Yes, I am." Tell me. You like, "Yes, I am."
It's my cross-country shoes. My coach is amazing. She's so amazing.
She made me go more into my academics because
I was seen as somebody who wouldn't, like, make it, but I made it.
-No, I made it. So… -[cheering]
-My cheer shoes. Yeah. -[Karamo] Cheer shoes?
What were some of the highlights and joyful moments
that you did have during the pandemic?
-You're like, "Girl, there was nothing." -There was nothing.
Um, pandemic for me was extremely hard, because I lost somebody,
and he was in Cuba. It was my uncle.
And we couldn't go over there.
Yeah.
It was extremely hard, just in a Zoom meeting.
And then your whole family is breaking down by your side.
[Karamo] Mm-hmm.
My great-grandma, she couldn't handle the pain that he passed away,
and so she passed a day before my birthday.
I don't know how I made it, but here I am.
[Karamo] Yeah.
These stories let future generations know,
"We were here. We experienced something that no one could imagine,
and we made it through," and that's what has to go in the time capsule.
So, I have a little assignment. [laughs]
-I'm professor now. -[students laughing]
I really want you all to write some things down
about what this past year has meant to you.
Let's say, like, in the next day, we work on something,
and when we see each other next,
you'll have what you wanna put in the time capsule. That work?
[Emilio] That feels great.
[Karamo] Boom! All right, now, next lesson.
This is how you dance when you at prom. Okay? All right. Okay?
Class of '99, we were twerking like this. We was-- Y'all was there.
-[shushing] -Y'all was there.
[laughing]
[Bobby] This quad, it's where people have lunch.
It's where people gather before and after school.
No matter where you're going throughout your day, you cross through it.
Renovating this quad and giving the next class a fresh start
and a place to hang and it really being the heart and soul of the school again,
is gonna be amazing.
How many of you have started your final?
Okay, I'm seeing some of y'all are like…
-Uh… Uh… -[scattered laughter]
-♪ Yeah, we look so good ♪ -♪ So pretty, pretty ♪
-♪ When we're out, we're gonna own ♪ -♪ The city, city ♪
-[Jonathan] Welcome, students! -[shouting]
Hi!
-Hi. Oh, my gosh. -[Arely] You look amazing.
Hi, everyone! Okay, you're in this chair.
You are in this chair.
This is Tyler. He's so good. You're in such good hands.
Ah, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
Ah, can I just have your attention?
I am your teacher for today. I am, um, Professor Van Ness.
I'm just kidding. Can you imagine? You know, just kidding.
So our goal for this gorgeous class moment is
I want everyone to feel amazing for your prom.
All of these people are incredible stylists.
They're gonna take such good care of you.
You need to tell your stylist, "Am I wearing open shoulders?"
"Am I wearing halter? What is the shape of my dress?"
"How is that gonna look with my hair up or down?"
These are things to tell your stylist when you're going to a formal occasion.
So you need to talk about your outfit. [gasps]
Very important.
Like, it all has to work together.
Are we a little excited to have the best prom of all time?
[students] Yeah!
[Jonathan] Yay! Okay, get to know your people.
It's weird, 'cause my texture, because of the humidity has been, like…
-[man] Curly? -[Diego] Yeah.
-I was thinking for the bottom, curls? -Love that. Yeah.
[Jonathan] Well, how do you feel about the color?
Honestly, I don't mind having my hair black.
I think it looks good on me.
[Jonathan] It's pretty.
I could do a few highlights around your face.
Yeah.
Then I could lowlight this part
and take, like, a semi-permanent dark, dark brown that's closer to this,
-but it'll start to fade out. -Ooh!
And so then that way we can start to grow your natural color back,
and it won't be so awkward in the meantime.
We could do that.
-[Arely] Yes. -[Jonathan] Let's do like this.
-You like that story? -[Arely] Sounds great.
[Jonathan] What are you gonna do?
Okay, so she is growing her hair out from a bob.
[Jonathan] Yes.
I was thinking maybe we could do some sort of off-the-side.
-[Jonathan] I was thinking that too. -That would look nice.
[woman] Kind of like, but she still has the curl.
-[Jonathan] I got chills. -[laughs]
-Yes! Have fun! -[Mari] Go, team!
I want these kids to feel beautiful
and confident about their hairstyle throughout prom
and not be worrying about it every two seconds.
-Yes. -Oh, my gosh.
-[laughing] -[Jonathan] The thickness, the density.
Okay, so what you wanna do?
-Silk press. -Yes, queen.
I have never had it, like, fully straightened.
Is your mom gonna kill us?
-[laughing] -No, she… she wants--
-[Jonathan] She's into it? -Yeah.
Have fun. I love you to pieces. I'm so excited to be here.
Wow, Austin's barber scene really came to play today.
Everyone is so talented.
What's your plan with your hair today?
We need to hear about it 'cause these two are best friends.
I want to take a little bit for my hair back.
[Jonathan] Yes. So, half up, half down?
-Yeah. -Girl after my own heart.
[laughs]
[Jonathan] Where do you wanna go to school?
-I'm taking a year off because-- -You are?
-Yes. -How European of you.
[Arely laughs]
-They do the whole gap year thing. -Yeah.
I need to focus on myself, like, grow,
uh, because I've been through a lot this past year.
I moved to the States in 2015.
-I was full-on, uh, cultural shock. -[Jonathan] Right.
You know, moving to a country where you don't speak the language.
[Jonathan] Right.
You're only 14 and you have a lot of people telling you what to do,
putting pressure on you to learn the language.
"Do this, do that."
-And, you know, it was really hard. -[Jonathan] Oof!
Well, I think it's so healthy how you know what you need…
-Yes. -…right now.
There's so many kids who have had such a rough time,
because school was their escape.
Getting out of the house and finding their friends
was really where they found themselves.
That's where I found myself.
And so, to have that taken away from you,
that is heartbreaking.
What are you doing to, like, bring yourself joy?
I mean, I surround myself with a lot of people that actually cheer me up.
For example, Ali. I used to do theater with her.
And then, Emi and I got closer during the pandemic.
-[Jonathan] Right. -[Arely] And with Mari.
We had business classes together.
Bryan was also in Ms. B's class.
Don't even get me started on my teachers and how supportive they are.
They're amazing.
I can see the connection.
All right, let's see the new you. Three, two, one.
-Wow! [chuckles] -Ah!
I like it.
There! Okay! Okay!
[Jonathan] Right?
This fade, this taper.
Did you ask him your questions?
Do you know how to, like, get this texture and this vibe for prom?
[man] We're gonna still shampoo and then stop.
-Great. 'Cause this is how his hair is. -Uh, yeah.
[Jonathan] You literally won the lottery. I can't stand it.
-Oh, my God, it's so beautiful. -[Jonathan] Yes!
-I'm feeling myself. -[Jonathan] Do you love?
I love it.
-[Jonathan] Oh! -Yeah.
Wow.
-[Jonathan] Look at how fresh and clean. -I love it.
[Jonathan] The texture, the story.
I love it.
-[Jonathan screams] -[Emi laughs]
Look at this hair!
We're obsessed.
Yeah.
In three, two, one…
[gasps]
No, you're gonna make me cry.
I love it.
[laughs] Oh, my God!
It's so good. Thank you.
-Doesn't it look beautiful? -Yes!
Are you ready to see yourself with your first blow dry?
Yeah.
Three, two, one…
Oh, wow!
-[Jonathan] Look at this hair. -[laughs]
[Jonathan] Look at this hair!
Ah! Are we all so ready?
-[all] Yes! -[Jonathan] Everyone's feeling gorgeous?
[all] Yeah!
These kids are already amazing, but now we are ready to take on the world, honey.
Job interview? We got it.
Prom? Absolutely.
Yes!
[funk music playing]
♪ Don't stop, keep the rhythm coming ♪
♪ Don't stop ♪
♪ Don't stop… ♪
Okay, everyone, watch your step.
[Bobby] All over the school, there are gifts from past senior classes.
But this class, they haven't even been together to come up with something.
So, I wanted to do something for them
that they can leave as their legacy for future classes to come.
Three, two, one…
-[screams] -[Emilio] Oh, my God!
[Mari] This is Navarro? This is Navarro?
Oh, my God! Imagine studying here, and we're leaving!
-[all laughing] -[Ali] Oh, my God!
[Antoni] Go play! Go play!
[Bobby] Can you imagine yourself?
-You're lounging. You've got your books. -[Ali] Oh, my God.
-Under the umbrella. -[Arely] Like a hotel.
-[Ali] So, in the shade! -[Mari] Palm tree!
I'm super excited because now we have our own time capsule for your class,
and I see you all did the work!
One by one, share a little bit about what you wrote, and then drop it in.
-Who wants to go first? -I mean, I'm here.
-Go for it! Yeah! -[laughing]
What I wrote was just mostly just, like, trying to be nice to myself,
'cause it has been a tough year.
Um, and then this is just, like, a little toy that I've had.
And because I've been into Godzilla and, like, all that stuff for a long time.
-I love that. -[students cheering]
-[Karamo] Let's go ahead and drop it in. -[students cheering]
So, this is my favorite mask, and I signed it inside, so…
[Jonathan] Oh, my God. Clever!
And then I wrote, "Don't forget how cool you are."
"The year has been difficult, but not as difficult as love."
-"You are as bright as a lemon." -[all cheering]
That's so good!
[Jonathan] Look at all these authors in the making!
I want to share some of my draws that I made during quarantine.
Oh! Love that!
Queen, this top one's so pretty. Maybe we should keep this one out.
[all laughing]
This experience has showed me that no matter how high is my goal,
I can get it.
-[Karamo] Yes, you can! -Yeah!
I love writing. I think, uh, words are so powerful.
And I learned that thanks to my teachers.
I wouldn't be here without teachers like them.
And I wanna keep inspiring the world every moment.
-Go ahead and put it in. -Yes!
-Aww! -[Ali] This is, like, my first backpack.
There's holes in it and everything,
and I feel I treated this bag like I treated myself.
I wrote this letter. I said, "You have no idea what's going on today."
"And that's the newest thing about you. You never planned out anything today,
and you need to get that back when you go to college."
So, yeah.
[all applauding]
I wrote a letter about my whole story from this year.
And I also thank y'all for making me know that it's okay to not be okay.
And this bracelet…
Whenever I travel, I leave something behind.
So I just want to leave this as a representation
of that I'm leaving the past behind,
and I'm starting a new me.
[all applauding]
I brought a medal representing cross-country and also in soccer.
And I just wanted to thank my coaches and my teachers for always supporting me
and being there for me 'cause they never give up,
and I think that's… that's what life is about.
-[Karamo] Oh, that's great. -[all applauding]
Maybe America is gonna be okay after all. Oh, my gosh!
I would love to take a moment to have our teachers
tell us what this year meant to you all and how proud you are of these students.
-Hold on. [sniffles] -Want me to go first?
Um…
We left for spring break and didn't come back, and…
and they have been our strength and our love and our joy.
And as much as you all look up to us,
y'all inspire us to keep going and to come back.
When, um, you guys came into my program all those years ago,
not saying much, wasn't sure if you liked me,
if you weren't sure, like, what was wrong with me in pirate suits
or costumes or you know, crazy things, um…
You, uh, you just took me as I was.
I didn't have to be anybody but just unapologetically me.
And you don't know what kind of gift that was for me.
And you guys know I left something that I love, which is the film industry,
but I found something I love more.
You guys are amazing. We love you, all of your teachers here.
'Cause y'all made me cry. I'm so mad at y'all right now.
[girls laughing]
I love y'all. I love y'all so much. [sniffling]
-[Tara sighs] -[shouting]
Tanny never cries! He never cries!
[sobs] It's just so beautiful, the way you love your teachers
and to see you guys show them such respect.
I don't think we take it seriously as adults, so often,
and it's so beautiful to see the connection you have with these kids.
How much you appreciate what your teachers have done for you is beautiful, beautiful.
I know that you've been through so much this year,
but you've all remained so strong, and you're so impressive.
Whew!
Who would like to do the honors of closing this chapter?
-We all do it. -All do it?
All do it together.
[all] Once a Viking, always a Viking!
[all cheering]
-[Tan] The box! -[Karamo] There you go!
I just hope that they understand this strength that's within them…
[all cheering]
Everybody get a scoop!
…that they made it through something that's so hard,
and they hold tight to that
anytime they're faced with a challenge for the rest of their lives.
But for tonight, for prom,
I need them to turn all the way up, honey.
And on all those beautiful notes, y'all have a prom to go to, right?
Yes, we do.
-It's time to dance, honey! -[all cheering]
Is it prom time? Is it prom time?
-Let's get outta here. -Let's get outta here!
-Let's go! -[cheering]
-We love you all! -[Bobby] Love you!
-Bye! -Bye!
♪ You ain't never seen it done like this ♪
♪ We got the club on lock And we can't be stopped, yeah! ♪
♪ Let's go, let's get it started Caution warning for the faint hearted ♪
♪ I'll be in the club, like this my jam Big-time ballers since we going ham ♪
[Antoni] Hey, y'all, it's prom!
[Jonathan] Yes!
And now, take me out this way. Oh, yes!
-Here, Bobby. -[Tan] Yeah!
Let's do a five-dance.
Okay. Oh, God, you guys.
-[Tan] This is nice. -[Bobby humming]
-Doesn't it feel good, Jackie? -[all laughing]
[Tan] Do you think we'll win prom queen and prom king?
[Antoni] Yeah!
Can we watch some prom?
All right, guys. Here we go. [kisses]
-[Karamo] Why'd you kiss the screen? -[Fab Five laughing]
[Arely] This is so cool. I've never been here.
Oh, my God!
So cute!
-[indistinct chatter] -[shouting]
-Swag. -[girls shouting]
You know we love a filled gift basket. So exciting.
[Arely] Oh, you're kidding me.
[students shouting, laughing]
I love that they got these Apple iPads because it was just so sweet.
You know, they're going off and becoming adults. They need this.
Kendra Scott! This is--
[Arely] Look, you're kidding.
-[Emi] Oh, my God, they're so cute. -[girls shouting]
[squeals] Oh, my gosh!
-[Diego] Wow. Oh, my God. -I like this gem. It's so pretty.
[both laughing]
[Antoni] They have a green room
where they get to get ready before the whole thing,
which is so fun.
-Ahh! Love me some good horchata. Mmm! -[girls giggling]
Let's enjoy the best prom Navarro has ever seen.
[all cheering]
So cute! I love!
♪ That you can bring me down Bring me down today… ♪
[Bobby] All right.
[cheering]
-[Tan] Look at them! -[Jonathan] Yes!
[Karamo] They look so good.
[Jonathan] They look so cute.
-[Tan] Look at them! -Aww!
[Tara] Oh, my goodness. Look at you!
Arely came to slay, honey. This makeup.
And her peach dress? Gorg. Look.
Y'all look beautiful!
-Look at Tara! Did you see Tara's tux? -[Jonathan] Aww!
-I'm feeling it! -[laughing]
-[woman] I'm crying! -So, this is actually their parents. Aww!
Are they their parents? Whoa!
I thought that was maybe her friend. Wow.
[Medina] Curls looking fresh. Makeup looking nice. What?
-Thank you! -[Karamo] Good job, Tanny, on the styling!
Thanks, they look so cute.
Let's get ready for prom!
-[all cheering] -[Tara] Do it!
[pop music playing]
[Karamo] That's DJ Mel. He DJ'd for the Obamas.
Oh!
[Emilio] Thank you, sir.
They have all their food trucks.
[laughing]
-[Antoni] Oh, that's a 360 cam! -[Karamo] Oh, my gosh!
[shouting]
[chuckles] The sunwalk, not the moonwalk.
♪ Right now, baby, running out of time ♪
♪ Ooh-ooh! ♪
-[dance music playing] -Oh, now DJ Mel is getting' 'em turnt up!
[Jonathan] Yes!
[Heidi] Navarro prom, can you hear me?
The class of 2020 prom queen is Natalie…
[cheering]
Yaas!
Your new prom king is…
-Emilio… -[overlapping shouting]
[all cheering]
Yes, yes, yes, yes!
Prom was great. It was beyond my expectations.
Tonight was the best night ever.
I feel great. [laughs]
This has been the best night of my life.
Thank you, Fab Five, for helping us make this prom really beautiful.
[Tan] My hope for these kids is that they move forward in life
remembering what life was like for this incredibly difficult senior year,
and I hope it encourages them to live life fully.
[Antoni] And no matter what happens tomorrow
or what their plans are for the future,
like, they always have this night to remember.
[Bobby] It's been such an honor to help these kids pull off this prom.
They're such hard workers. They're so dedicated.
And this is just the first of many,
many amazing things they're gonna do with their lives.
[Karamo] These kids had one of the hardest years ever,
and it ended with a night they're never gonna forget.
-Yeah! -A night to remember, baby.
-Come on, up top. To prom! -You know it.
-To prom! -Yes! To prom!
So, you attended a special occasion with your boo
and you wanna preserve the flowers.
Well, you hang them in a dry, cool spot for about two weeks,
let the petals dry out, and then you spray hairspray on 'em.
This is gonna keep the flowers for a very, very long time,
and you're also preserving the memory that you had on that special night.
Right, baby? We had such a good time.
[laughs] I'm single.
Okay, babies. [kisses]
Kisses and love from me to you.
I'll see you next time. Adios!
-["Party in the Stars" playing] -♪ This is a once-in-a-lifetime ♪
♪ We're just having fun ♪
♪ I'm in awe of the wonder ♪
♪ It's only just begun ♪
♪ Where you go? Where you go? ♪
♪ Oh, take me with you ♪
♪ Where you go? Where you go? ♪
♪ Where you go-oh-oh? ♪
♪ Where you go? Where you go? ♪
♪ Oh, take me with you ♪
♪ Where you go? Where you go? ♪
[vocalizing]
♪ This is a once-in-a-lifetime ♪
♪ We're just having fun ♪
♪ I'm in awe of the wonder ♪
♪ It's only just begun ♪
♪ Where you go? Where you go? ♪
♪ Oh, take me with you ♪
♪ Where you go? ♪