The Oil City High School prom will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, May 9, at the Oil City Moose Club. Prom court members include (front, from left) Libbie Arnink, Natalie Arnink, Makaia Canaan, Nicki Petro, Elaine Voit, (back, from left) Elijah Collins, Jackson Dilks, De’Vaughn Griffin, Hank Lockhart and Will McMahon. The prom theme is “Mardi Gras.”
Oil City announces prom court
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