The Coastal Cotillion Presentation Ball 2023 – 2024
The Flour Bluff / Padre Island Coastal Cotillion hosted The Presentation Ball for 2023 – 2024 season February 3, 2024, at the Holiday Inn Marina – Downtown Corpus Christi. The senior girls from the Flour Bluff / Padre Island area participated in a night of formal introductions amidst lighted elegance, personalized table decorations, and dinner and dancing with family and friends.
The debutantes for the 2023 – 2024 ball were: Miss Ashley Brooke Doggett; Miss Jaye Lee Dugan; Miss Trinity Lynn Fessenden; Miss Abigail Paige Gerlach; Miss Violet Ann Gerlach; Miss Gabriela Celeste Guerra; Miss Hannah Lynn Koester; Miss Clarissa June Kreft; Miss Madison Paige Majek; Miss Layla Marie Parker; Miss Jayla Leigh Perez; Miss Chloe Lynn Rodriguez; Miss Maelynd Renay Sinnreich; Miss Presley J Spittler; Miss Sascha Lucero Stelker; Miss Isabelle Kyella Vela; Miss Cylie-Ann Lylia Wong.
The Cotillion season began with the Mother / Daughter Afternoon Delight and ended with the Presentation Ball. Monthly meetings prepared the young ladies with skills that were applied during the formal event and will be utilized after graduation and in the workplace or college. The traditional “twirl” on the dance floor by the debutantes is an annual Presentation Ball event along with the Father / Daughter dance, introduction curtsy, ROTC sword ceremony, and the presentation of the mothers, presenters, and escorts. All the debutantes were required to wear formal white gowns with uniform accessories and makeup to accent the overall elegant presentation of the young ladies.
The master of ceremonies was Dr. Sal Alvarado, administrator with the Flour Bluff School District. The formal sword ceremony was performed by the award-winning Navy Junior ROTC from Flour Bluff High School. The photographer for the evening was Desiree Morin. Entertainment and music were provided by Mystique Entertainment with DJ Zarron. There was over 250 participants of family members and friends in attendance at the formal Presentation Ball.
The Coastal Cotillion is an organization to educate and enlighten the young women in the Flour Bluff / Padre Island and London community about social and educational opportunities available to them as they move through their post-graduation training or college endeavors and move toward individual professional careers. They were provided social development through guest speakers, workshops, and social functions to develop personal skills as they approach adulthood. The Coastal Cotillion is open to any high school senior girl living in the Flour Bluff, Padre Island area.
The 2023 – 2024 Coastal Cotillion committee members were: Mrs. Flo East, senior advisor, Ms. Susan Lawson, Dr. Elly Soler, and Mrs. Roberta Soward.
The debutantes in the group picture were:
Left to right, Front row: Trinity Fessenden, Sascha Stelker, Hannah Koesters, Jay Dugan, Abigail Gerlach, Chloe Rodriguez, Cylie-Ann Wong, Presley Spittler
Left to Right, Back row: Maelyn Sinnreich, Violet Gerlach, Ashley Doggett, Isabella Vela, Gabriela Guerra, Layla Parker, Jayla Perez, Clarissa Kreft, Madison Majek
