Panthers to host prom for high school destroyed by tornado

The Carolina Panthers' indoor practice facility will be turned into a prom venue for local students whose school was destroyed by a tornado last month.

On Friday, students at North Central High School in Camden, South Carolina, were surprised by the news that the Panthers will host their prom on March 30.

"Students were torn out of their school the second half of their senior year," Renee Mitchell, the school's prom committee advisor, told Alex Andrejev of the Charlotte Observer. "They were upset about not graduating at their high school and I think this has given them a boost."

The Panthers also made a $5,000 donation to refurbish North Central's football stadium scoreboard and will donate weight-room equipment and practice uniforms worn by former Panthers players like Julius Peppers, Luke Kuechly, and Mike Tolbert.

The school, which has 500 students, has been closed indefinitely since being hit by the tornado on Jan. 11.