Over the last 20 years, the number of homeschoolers in the United States has doubled and currently accounts for 3.4 percent of all K-12 students. And, as it turns out, they want to go to prom too.That’s why local community events like The Huntsville Homeschool Prom are popping up across the country, offering kids educated outside the public system a chance to experience the quintessential coming-of-age event.Many homeschool proms are put on by homeschooling organizations rooted in conservative religious values, and the events they produce feature stricter dress codes and restrictions than those seen at proms for secular or non-homeschooled students. A few even have rules barring same-sex couples.Faith is a big part of life in the communities that put on the Huntsville Homeschool Prom. But this dance, organized by Timeless Homeschool Events, welcomes all homeschool kids and their friends, regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The prom also has a minimal dress code that leaves what is appropriate to the discretion of students and their parents.VICE News spent prom night with some of Alabama's homeschooled students as they took part in their version of the iconic tradition.This segment originally May 24, 2018 on VICE News Tonight on HBO.