Twilight Symposium: Summer School and Prom at Forks
Want to feel how it’s like to attend at Edward and Bella’s highschool and prom? You can with the Twilight Symposium! Fact and fiction becomes a blur with this sort of summer camp happening at Forks, Washington – a city with only 3,000 population. The main export of Forks, Washington is logging. Yet since the recession has hit, they were facing major economic issues. Thanks to Stephenie Meyer, author of Twilight – she has transformed the old town into a Twilight tourism economy!
Here were some highlights from the eventful weekend, where two Twilighters could attend for $300:
Forks Tour
The town has transformed into a mecca for Twilighters, with signs that read, “Edward Cullen Slept Here” and meals dubbed a “Twilight Dinner” (served by waitresses with Alice pixie cuts!) Cutouts of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart linger in store fronts selling Twilight gear, while Forks High features lockers reserved just for Edward and Bella.
Forks High Prom
The prom on Saturday was set in the Forks High Gym featuring performances by popular Twilight acts, Bella Cullen Project, Bella Rocks and the Mitch Hansen Band. Two fans were also crowned the Summer School in Forks Prom King and Queen!
Summer Graduation
Attendees of the Summer School even received diplomas at a graduation ceremony set in the school’s cafeteria on Sunday. Writer Larry Carroll of MTV’s “Twilight Tuesdays” column delivered the keynote address.
“As the line between fiction and fact continued to blur,” Carroll said of the Twilight Symposium, “The Twilighters exchanged hugs and phone numbers, taking home the memories of a lifetime along with their diplomas.”