CHAMPAIGN — The Online Gargoyle brings you Part 2 of our photo coverage of Prom 2009, A Night in Vegas. The event took place May 9 from 8:30 to 11:45 p.m. at the Champaign Country Club.

More than 100 juniors and seniors and their dates attended. This was the first year a preliminary vote was held to determine who would appear on the final ballot for prom court. There were three contenders for each title, with an extra fourth for princess due to an error on the preliminary ballot.

Six students made up the final court. There was a three-way tie for prince: juniors Langston Allston-Yeagle, Zack Goldberg, and Nathan Smith. Junior Tuli Bera was elected princess. Seniors Adam Tiouririne and Natsuki Nakamura were named king and queen.

This was the second year invitations were administered online, following the system senior Isaac Chambers set up in 2008.

Music was handled by Complete Music, and the event was photographed by Memory Lane Photography. Champaign Country Club provided the catering.

Sophomore Albert Anastasio served as dealer at the poker table Uni rented for the night, drawing in many players.

More than 80 students attended the PFO-sponsored post-prom, held from midnight to 6 a.m. at the Campus Recreation Center-East.

The event included swimming, basketball, dodgeball, movies, video games, card games (including a poker and roulette table), board games, and more. Post-prom breakfast was held at 5:30 a.m. at junior Erika Belmont's house for the second time in three years.

More Photos from Prom '09: A Night In Vegas

Juniors Eric Fritzsche and Isabel Vazquez, sophomore Rachael Kempe, and junior Nile Hamer vote for prom court. Photos by Hiroko Ito and Kahlilah Cooke (click any photo to enlarge and to create your own slideshow)

English teacher Steve Rayburn, librarian Frances Harris, and math teacher Rachel Tyson helped to chaperone the night.

From left: Seniors Holden Bucher, Jess Stewart, Annie Machesky, Clement Dossin, Carter Hutchens, and Hannah Leskosky take a group shot.

Juniors Amy Ding, Rachel Harmon, and Jessi Sullivan make their entrance.

A poker table was open for play throughout the night.

Guests dance to a slow song.

Many guests enjoyed taking a break at the poker table.

Senior Malcolm Taylor poses with a balloon bouquet.

Senior Natsuki Nakamura (who was elected prom queen), classmate Kareem Sayegh, and junior Linda Ly place their votes.

Harris and English teacher Suzanne Linder enjoy their night.

Juniors Tuli Bera, prom princess, and Nathan Smith, a prom prince, arrive.

Junior Maritza Mestre and senior Stephen Prochaska enjoy the evening.

Junior Diana Liu and senior Allan Luo take a break from dancing.

Seniors James Smith, Vaishnavi Giridaran, Cheng Luo, and Kalbarczyk show off their muscles.

Juniors Liz Allen (left) and Elizabeth Russell model their dresses.

Hamer and Kempe embrace on the dance floor.

Senior Nish Nookala is stylish in shades.

Sayegh and Nakamura share a dance.

Juniors Anna Gooler and Zack Goldberg, a prom prince, spend some quality time together.

Leskosky, Hutchens, and junior Terry Qi relax on the couches.