ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, January 2, 1997 TAG: 9701030048
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-2 EDITION: METRO
Fourteen debutantes were presented last Friday night at the Altruist Club's 45th annual Debutante Ball at the Roanoke Airport Marriott. The Altruist Club, a nonprofit organization, gives grants to local charities and provides scholarships for college-bound students.
Named Deb Queen was Shana Cortee Waller. First runner-up was Amy Marcell Bethel, and Tosha Renee Henderson was second runner-up. Each will receive a college scholarship from money raised by the debutantes for this year's ball, whose honorary chairs were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Day. Each debutante has a presenter, who pays a fee to sponsor her. Debutantes sell tickets and solicit for ads and patrons. Friends of the debutantes called "ladies-in-waiting" help sell tickets as well as provide moral support for them.
This year's debutantes were:
*First runner-up Bethel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Bethel and a senior at William Fleming High School, who was presented by the Birthday Club of Apco.
*Destiny Christian Chambers, daughter of Carolyn Word and the late Warren Chambers and a senior at William Fleming High School, who was presented by Saunders & White Certified Public Accountants.
*Victoria LaShaun Cunningham, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Cunningham and guardian Kamaline Moore and a senior at Patrick Henry High School, who was presented by Liza Fritz.
*Natasha Kyanna Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Brown and a senior at Patrick Henry High School, who was presented by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
*Shantell Michelle DuPree, daughter of Renee DuPree and a senior at Salem High School, who was presented by The Ladies United Aid Society.
*Second runner-up Henderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Henderson and a senior at Crestwood High School at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., who was presented by Personal Administrant Enterprises.
*Angela Alexandrea Lockhart, daughter of Loretta Lockhart and Gerald Lockhart and a senior at Cave Spring High School, who was presented by Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
*Melissa Ann Preston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Preston and a senior at William Fleming High School, who was presented by the Adelphia Club.
*Margo De'Vin Saunders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Saunders and a senior at William Fleming High School, who was presented by the U.S. Army Medical Equipment & Optical School, Aurora, Colo.
*Kathlyn Elizabeth Scott, daughter of Lorraine V. Scott and a senior at William Fleming High School, who was presented by Cee Lee's Beautique.
*Ayanna Nicole Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Thompson and a senior at William Fleming High School, who was presented by the Roanoke Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
*Kaila Termaine Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Thompson and a senior at William Fleming High School, who was presented by The Roanoke Chapter of Girl Friends Inc.
*Deb Queen Waller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Waller and a senior at Patrick Henry High School and the Governor's School, who was presented by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
*Tasha Nicole Willoughby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Willoughby and a senior at William Fleming High School, who was presented by the Senior Usher Board of Hill Street Baptist Church.
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