Tracy Winter, Amy Dunn Smith, Debbie Vasquez, Marnie Ross, Sharon Adelman, Townsend Durbin, Dina McIlhenney, (back row) Kelly Fellbaum, Annie Lutz, Carolina Morrell and Doreen Magoon recently gathered for a FACE luncheon.

It’s that magical, wonderful time of year once again. That’s right — they’re going baaack!

But before all those little darlings headed back to their institutions of higher learning, the more sophisticated of the school-aged set threw some fabulous parties.

As everyone knows, the debutantes of San Antonio are presented to polite society at the Opening

German Club debutantes Amelia Hausser, Claire Ames, Whitney Bracken, Lorraine Mayo and Elisabeth Hanson.

The debutantes for the 2009 season were recently announced during a coffee reception at the San Antonio Country Club. They are Claire Ames, Whitney Bracher, Mattie Dutton, Fay Fitzsimons, Stuart Folkes, Mallory Geis, Elisabeth Hanson, Amelia Hausser, Carolyn Hinchey, Camilla Labatt, Rainey Mayo, Mary McGaughy, Chloe Ochse, Allye Peacock, Emily Perryman, Cates Piland, Mallory Rigney, Patti Ruiz-Healy, Elise Sasser, Hanna Sheesely, Alexa Smith and Christina Stith.

Then it was back to school with the Alamo Heights cheerleaders who got together for a mum-making party. (You didn’t think those mums made themselves, did you?)

Fay Fitzsimons, Mattie Dutton, Patti Ruiz-Healy and Mallory Geis will make their debut this season.

Then the dedicated members of the FACE campaign (more AHISD “mums”) held a luncheon to discuss the business of education. Never one to pass up a free lunch, I joined Doreen Magoon, Sharon Adelman, Marnie Ross, Tracey Winter, Townsend Durbin, Dina McIlhenney, Carolina Morrell, Annie Lutz, Kelly Fellbaum, Debbie Vasquez, and Amy Dunn Smith.

During lunch I learned that FACE (For All Children … Excellence) is an annual campaign with the goal of

German Club debutantes Alexa Smith, Stuart Folkes, Elise Sasser, Christina Stith, Mallory Rigney and Cates Piland

Speaking of school days, my alma mater, the University of Georgia, which is also the alma mater of a few other local legends such as former Express-News publisher Larry Walker, Caroline Walker and Rob Holliday, is ranked number one right now in the Associated Press Top 25!

Alamo Heights cheerleaders Jamie Bloodsworth, Reid Stephens and Margaret Massari

Caledonia Morgan Hanley and Ale Garcia were busy recently making homecoming mums.

Elizabeth Jones and her ''mum'' Laura Mako at the AH Cheerleader Homecoming Mum party.