In November, Emily Crawford, Francesca Malensek, Shea McCord, Anna Leigh Sharp and Julia Simmons, along with their parents, hosted the Debutante Skeet Party at The Southern Skeet and Trap Club in Irondale. Matt Gossett, a nine-time USA Shooting Olympic Trap Team member, instructed the young ladies in safety and shooting skills.
The 2014 Poinsettia Ball Debutantes then played competitive rounds of skeet led by field instructors Matt Gossett, Bob Crawford, Frank Malensek, and Paris Malensek. A picnic lunch was served between rounds of skeet. Picnic tables were decorated with mason jars of Fall foliage and sunflowers. Commemorating the event, guests received a burlap chalkboard ornament that featured the Debutante’s name and the event; each ornament was adorned with a Winchester shell, white tulle and a poinsettia.
The Debutantes who attended the event were Catherine Angelo, Caroline Beauchaine, Ali Cash, Grace Cato, Anna Christiansen, Anna Donze, Callie Garrison, Francie Harris, Jaclyn Howell, Ellen Marsh, Anna Robbins, Margaret Sharbel, Mary Ann Stevenson, Kelle Summerlin, and Meagan Willis.
Mary Jo Angelo, a member of the Poinsettia Debutante Ball Board of the Ballet Women’s Committee, also attended the event. The Debutantes were presented at the 47th Annual Poinsettia Debutante Ball in December at the Vestavia Country Club.
