A SECOND generation debutante has been trained by Richard and Jacinta Hicks for East Loddon P12 College’s ball.
Lilly Heath took her place with 21 other debutantes when the college ball was held this month.
Richard and Jacinta have been training the school’s debutante sets for 25 years and Lilly’s mother Chevron had been in one of their early groups.
Assisting with training the girls and their partners this year were Gemma Maxted, Lauren, Chelsea and Sam Hicks and Brodie Welsh
More than 600 people attended the ball that organisers said was the first in three years to proceed smoothly after two years of COVID interruptions and then an electricity blackout last year.
“Every time the deb rolls around many hold their breath in anticipation of the workload, however, in the moment, many then say what a beautiful event it is and what a special opportunity for our young adults -  students - to be a part of,” said senior sub-school leader Sarah Krahe. 
Debutantes were: Tahlia Hoffman (partnered by Jaidan Burton), Gracie Hall (Max Gray), Addison Humphries (Mark Green), Ava Scott (Jackson Luckman), Charlize Sinclair (Tyler Duncan), Shyann Wilson (Isaac Johnstone-McCloud), Lilly Heath (Ty Farmer), Molly Bolwell (Lachie James), Ireland Turner (John Hickey), Daisy Stinger (Jaspa Wendels), Madison Lenton (Brodie Wagner), Amy Tomic (Mason Hocking), Lilly Hocking (Colby Collins), Marissa Humbert (Harvey White), Macey Vinnicombe (Hayden Ray), Hollee Vinnicombe (Ned Cartwright), Ebony Twigg (Harrison Noble), Ava Maxted (Tyler Murphy), Marley Addlem (Fynn Clymo), Isabelle Morrison (Cade Tuohey), Abigail Johns (Tyler Rasmussen), Charlie Chuhaj (Connor Cullinan).
Flowergirls and their partners were Mary Smith, Alexander Milgate, Jonty Hooke and Ilah Penny,