Nhill College’s annual Presentation Ball was held on the evening of Friday, 4 April, at the Nhill Memorial Community Centre. Eighteen Nhill College students were formally presented to their families and the guests of honour, Susan and Peter Hedt.

Those presented on the evening were:

Nicah Dolorin (Hill) and Jobe Dickinson; Messi Ehdohpaw and Sean Pedie; Jessica Toet and Asher; Claire Rowe and Frazer Wheaton; Nina Sanders and Deegan Clark; Giana Pohlner and Rylan Schneider; Lara Purchase and Riley White; Zalia Wilson and Riley Philip; Ash Cannell and Corey Shurdington; Nevaeh Rees; Bethany McGinnes; Amaya Woodward; Maddison Lowe; Hayley Sidebottom; Lacy Cramer; Tia Barone-Hall; Lanie Clark; Zara Polkinghorne; Keliesha Hick; Lucy Blackwood and Charlotte Donnell.

Throughout the evening, participants performed a variety of dances they had learned in the lead-up to the event:

• First dance: A basic waltz to Enchanted by Taylor Swift
• Second dance: A beginner cha-cha to Sway by the Pussycat Dolls
• Third dance: A barn dance to Chattahoochee by Alan Jackson
• Fourth dance: A party dance to Shut Up and Dance by DJ Haterjuice
• Fifth dance: Female participants danced The Pride of Erin with their special partners to Perfect by Ed Sheeran
• Sixth dance: Male participants danced with their special partners to Can I Have This Dance by Anne Murray

A big thank you to the evening’s door attendants and ushers: Natalie Sampson, Jill Kube, Tess McQueen, Jack Mason, Taylor Ryan and Corey Hall. Gratitude also goes to our kitchen staff: Loretta Simmonds, Natalie Farmers, Janine Grover, Olivia Watson and Mia Grover, as well as our backstage assistants, Tania McQueen and Emma Toll.

Thanks are also extended to school captains Bailee White and Ler Law La Shee Johney Htoo, who did a wonderful job as masters of ceremonies.

After the formalities, young and old took to the floor and danced the night away to a playlist specially curated for the occasion.

Congratulations to all the participants, and to everyone who helped make the evening such a memorable success.

This article appeared in Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times, 9 April 2025.