Tucson DJ plans to host 'virtual prom'

'DJ Chito' will organize a virtual prom for seniors whose actual prom could be affected by social distancing

GRADUATION CEREMONY -- ANDEVEN THEIR SENIOR PROM.

ASNINE ON YOUR SIDE'S ROGELIOMARES REPORTS -- A LOCAL D-JSAYS HE WANTS TO GIVE SENIORSA CHANCE TO TAKE PART IN WHATHE'S CALLING -- A 'VIRTUAL'PROM.

SOQ TRT - 1:58RAMON RUIZ GOES BY THE STAGENAME OF 'D-J CHITO.'

HE SAYSHE'S BEEN SPINNING FOR ALMOST15 YEARS.

A FATHER OF THREE --HE APPRECIATES THE MOMENTSTHAT SOCIAL DISTANCING HASTAKEN FROM TEENAGERS THISYEAR.

SOT THEY WORK 12 YEARSOF SCHOOL SACRIFICING FORTHEMSELVES, ALSO FROM THEIRPARENTS TO GET TO THIS POINT,WHICH IS A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENTFOR A LOT OF KIDS, A LOT OFFAMILIES.

11SEC SOT FOR THEMTO BE CUT SHORT OF JUST THEEXPERIENCE OF GOING TO PROM,GRADUATION END OF SCHOOL YEARSPORTS, SOME OF THESE KIDS AREREAL HEART BROKEN.

12SECRATHER THAN LAMENT THE MOMENTLOST FOR SENIORS ACROSS TUCSON-- DJ CHITO WILL BE SPINNINGFOR THEM A WHAT HE CALLS A'VIRTUAL PROM.'

SOT I'M HAVINGPEOPLE SEND PICTURES OFSENIORS AND THEIRACCOMPLISHMENTS AND WHATSCHOOLS THEY'RE GOING TO ANDWHAT SCHOOL THEY'REREPRESENTING AND I'M GOING TOBE PLAY A SLIDE SHOW.

10SEC DJCHITO SAYS IT'S HIS WAY OFGIVING THEM SOME SEMBLANCE OFTHE EXPERIENCE OF A SENIORPROM.

A LOT OF THESE KIDS,THIS IS IT FOR THEM.

SOME KIDSMIGHT GO TO COLLEGE, SOME KIDSARE GOING TO START WORKING.THIS IS KIND OF A CRUCIALMOMENT FOR THEM TO HAVE, TOENJOY TIME AS A YOUNG ADULT,AS A YOUNG TEENAGER.

14SECTIME THAT'S BEEN TAKEN FROMTHEM BECAUSE OF A GLOBALHEALTH CRISIS -- BUT A CHANCETO PUT A DIGITAL SPIN ON THELAST DANCE IN HIGH SCHOOL.IT'S GOING TO BE AT THEIRHOUSE, IN THEIR BACKYARD, ORWHATSOEVER BUT AS LONG AS THEYHAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY 'IDID HAVE MY PROM.

IT WASN'TWHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TOBE BUT, HEY WE HAD A PROM,'YOU KNOW.

12SEC LOOK FOR DJCHITO'S VIRTUAL PROM NEXTWEEKEND ON FACEBOOK LIVE --YOU CAN FIND HIS FACEBOOK ONOUR WEBSITE: KGUN-9 DOT COM.I'LL BE GOING LIVE ONSATURDAY, 7 PM, TUCSON TIME.WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GO 'TIL9 O'CLOCK, 7 TO 9 O'CLOCK.09SEC ROGELIO MARES -- KGUN 9ON YOUR SIDE.CONNECTING THOSE WHO HAVE THEFOOD -- WITH PEOPLE WHO NEED