The ball was originally planned for May, 2020 but was postponed due to COVID restrictions and an uncertain year. It was then scheduled for May, 2021, but drama struck again just days before the deb was to be held as Victoria was forced into its fourth lockdown. The ball was then finally held on its new date last Friday, but only just. If it was on the Saturday, it may have been a different scenario with new NSW restrictions relating to dancing.
The debutants never gave up and thankfully on Friday ClubMulwala’s Anzac Lounge was transformed into a winter wonderland for a very successful ball.
MC for the night Chris O’Neil who presented the 13 beautiful debutantes and their handsome partners to College Principal Damien Keel and Campus Principal Joanne McCarty. They then proceeded to preform two presentations dances. The first dance was an elegant Ballroom Viennese swing waltz, and the second dance was an upbeat Latin American samba.
At the conclusion of the presentation dances college leaders Chloe Forge, Lauren Heffer and Evita Williams thanked dance instructor Alan Mason for his professionalism and patience at the Sunday dance lessons. They also thanked Leanne Keel, Adam Dodd and Tim Phillips for their help behind the scenes.
Flowers were also presented to Kate Forge and Carolyn O’Dwyer who organised the ball. Kate and Carolyn responded with words of gratitude to the debs and partners for being so resilient throughout the COVID issues with the ball and congratulated them all for being such polite and respectful young adults and wished them all the very best for the remainder of their VCE year and beyond. They also thanked ClubMulwala and local businesses; Judd’s Mensland, Blooms florist, photographer - Lisa from Waratah Images, the band Me and the Girl and all the hair and beauty businesses for being incredible during the two cancellations.
Debs in order of presentation were; Lucy McCarthy and Liam Fry, Cody Pfiefer and Jaye Houghton, Tayla Sampson and Ben Griffin, Lauren Heffer and Kyal Tyson, Taylah Eddy and Harry Bosch, Chloe Forge and Joel O’Dwyer, Tahlia Potter and Ben Ratcliffe, Olivia Johnson and Evan Kibble, Lara Langford and Ethan Stephens, Nat Beggs and Max Williams, Alainah Bye and Brodie Benjamin, Evita Williams and Ned Pendergast, Charli Cameron and Simi Naicori.
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