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Junior League of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties – Community Ball and Cotillion

December 2nd is the date for the Junior League of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties’ 67th Annual Community Ball and Cotillion. The debutantes and their escorts represent more than 20 local schools in Our Town.

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(Front row) Julia Atkins, Caroline O’Keefe, Bianca Tucker, Carly Hofmann, Catherine Henne, Colleen Crabtree, Avery Cahill, Mallory Brajkovic, Ellie Miller, Rachel Albers, Marlana Alvey, Ireland Brown, Claire Kearney, and Savanna Winterman (second row) Malerie Moore, Natalie Kistler, Reagan Amato, Audrey Hawn, Katharina Staecker, Kaiti Carpenter, Kate Walsworth, Skylar Russell, Maren Burkhart, Megan Homoly, Sydney Sheldon, Olivia Ortiz, Kara Evans, Elle Blake, Chloe Byers, Madeline Ruf, and Jessica Shriver (third row) Joe Watsky, Michael Verbeck, Joseph Russell, Adam Kistler, Jack Reardon, Quentin Jarrell, Chase Klosener, Tucker Horn, Asher Norberg, Mac Newman, Ryan Bach, Colton Lloyd, Adam Wilson, Spencer Burkard, and Evan Garrett (back row) Nicholas Schlader, Brennan Wiese, Anthony Abraham, Jake Morris, Ed Jones, Joe Glaser, Johannes Greve, Jack Leverich, Andrew Melland, Bryce Yoder, Tyler Ash, Brock Beashore, Matthew DuBois, Cole Oakes, and Hamilton Brown (out of camera range) Chandler Owens, Serena Fenaroli and Alexander Falk

 

Also featured in the November 11, 2017 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: David Riffel

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