ACS Egham Student Council - Organises a Fabulous Winter Ball

ACS Egham International School students entered into a festive spirit, organising a spectacular end of term Winter Ball that took place at Mansion House Assembly room on the 3^rd of December.

ACS Egham High-School Student Council led the planning and organising for the Winter Ball, raising money through Krispy Kreme doughnuts and bake sales, and sourcing decorations for the winter themed Ball from local garden centres.

Over 125 students attended the Ball, where guests arrived on a red carpet and were greeted with sparkling apple juice in champagne flutes, and a three tier Christmas cake decorated with Father Christmas and his sleigh, snowmen and polar bears.

DJ James Park provided the music and there was a centre piece three foot chocolate fountain, provided by Annee Nesbit of 'Chocolate Tickly Treats', with fruit and marshmallows for guests to enjoy. Christmas came early for some lucky students through the ticket prize draw held throughout the evening. On the hour, every hour, a numbered ticket designed by student Adriana Melchor was pulled from a box, with three winning ticket holders, Anna Schtorm, Tim Bayer and Marnix Tissing receiving a new iPod Shuffle.

The whole event was led by 11^th Grade students Clare Soeting and Sarah Johansen. Over the past few months they both met regularly with fellow student volunteers to prepare for the Winter Ball

Sarah Johansen and Clare Soeting, student organisers of the Winter Ball were thrilled with how the event went:

"We loved going to buy decorations and then coming in on Saturday morning to transform everything into a twinkling wonderland.  We sprinkled fake snow in the fireplaces and arranged fairy lights up the mansion staircase. Students in all 4 grades were brought together and the chocolate fountain was definitely the highlight- everybody loved it!  There were strawberries and marshmallows and even little doughnuts - it was amazing and so pretty".

The Winter Ball is a new event at ACS Egham and Deborah Bailey, High School Student Council Supervisor was impressed by the work of the students:

"This was an event for students, run by students, and I was so impressed that all the hard work was realised on the night - even the weather was perfect! The Ball gave students a well deserved opportunity to relax, get dressed up and enjoy a very glamorous evening. With the three-tier Christmas cake and festive decorations, the Ball has definitely got everyone in the Christmas spirit, and I am very excited to see what the High-School Council will plan next."