Some CPS students get their own prom this weekend

Some CPS students get their own prom this weekend
Some CPS students get their own prom this weekend

Some CPS students get their own prom this weekend

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Three years ago, Noa Padowitz and Alexis Wieselman chaperoned the prom at Phillips High School and noticed something that prompted them to raise money and put together a city-wide dance for LGBTQ teens. On Friday, the third annual LGBT prom will be held at Foreman High School. Chicago Public Schools’ Alexis Weiselman and and Noa Padowitz talk about the significance of the event. (Photo: Flickr/incurable_hippie)