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Find out morePhotography by Rebecca Baxter December 18, 2017
Natalia Bermudez, Daryn Wagner, Caitlin Blanchard, Haley Verinder, Savell Robinson
Merrill Garlington, Hunter Baxter
Shannon Mallard
Payne Moore
Jimmy Heagerty, Sami Copeland, Payne Moore
Joseph Heagerty, Savell Robinson, Fabian Gorka
Caitlin Lynch
Brandon Upton, Tom Tucker
Steve and Crystal Hall
Taylor Kimball, Collier Rutledge, Sarah Davis
Wyatt Davidson, Regan Labelle, Nick Lukins
Nikki and Noah Labelle, Vicki Rutledge
Jon and Sage Yenari, Renee Hamad, Andre Perlo, Karen Hamad
John Schofield, Lauren Jeffrey, Cullen Marshall, Regan Straeb
Matthew and Diana Straeb
Debutante Ball
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Nick and Danielle Gladding, Robin and Mark Serbin
Regan Seyer, Sarah Davis, Callie Hester, Tompie Vita
Brian Schofield, Doug Sutter, Don Fee
Emily Tobias, Meredith Pratt
Rob and Carlton Robinson
Roman and Christina Bonilla
Margo and William Ransom, Mary Corporal, Diana and Florian Szmurlo
The debutante program is celebrating 35 years and welcomed high school seniors from Sarasota and Manatee counties and their families and escorts, along with post-debs, to the Municipal Auditorium.
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