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Proms in pictures: Bell Baxter High School Class of 2023

The red carpet was out at Balbirnie House Hotel for the departing S6 pupils.

Six girls in dresses ready for Ball Baxter High prom 2023.
Glamour and glitz at Balbirnie House Hotel, Markinch. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson.

It was the night they’d all been waiting for – school prom, the highlight of most young students’ final year.

Spirits were running high at Balbirnie House Hotel, Markinch, on Tuesday night as teenagers finishing Bell Baxter High School, Cupar, celebrated the end of their school days.

Dressed in stunning ball gowns and smart suits or kilts, young classmates marked a night to remember before heading for university, college, work or elsewhere.

And as they said their farewells to friends they had grown up with, our photographer captured the special occasion.

Bell Baxter High School leavers’ prom is featured in our Class of ’23 series, in which we will showcase pictures from some of the leavers proms and dances for secondary schools across Tayside and Fife.

Bell Baxter High prom 2023

All photographs by Kenny Smith/DC Thomson.

Bell Baxter High School pupils at their prom.
The all-important group shot.
Making a grand entrance.
Boys on the red carpet.
Girls ready for the party.
Catching up.
Bell Baxter High pupils Brando Rob and Nathan Wright at prom
Brando Rob and Nathan Wright.
Smiles for the camera.
Bell Baxter High pupils Lorn Brown and Hope Thomson at prom.
Lorn Brown and Hope Thomson.
Bell Baxter High pupils Isla Ferguson and Hope Thomson at prom
Isla Ferguson and Hope Thomson.
Bell Baxter High pupils ready for their prom
Girls ready for their big night.
A show-stopping occasion.
There were plenty of laughs.
Glitz and glamour for prom.
Friends together for the night.
Bell Baxter High pupils Joe Basillie and Kimberly Will at their prom.
Joe Basillie and Kimberly Will.
Bell Baxter High pupils and twins, Katie and Morgan Foreman at their prom.
Twins Katie and Morgan Foreman.
Dressed to impress.
Bell Baxter High pupils Jack Black, Jake Szeszko and William Reid at prom.
Jack Black, Jake Szeszko and William Reid.
Bell Baxter High pupils Rhys Egan, Craig Macfarlane and Lewis Brown at prom.
Rhys Egan, Craig Macfarlane and Lewis Brown.
Scrubbed up for the party.
Posing on the red carpet.
Bell Baxter High pupils Katelin Pearson and Naomi Cesenj at prom.
Katelin Pearson and Naomi Cesenj.
Catching up ahead of dinner.
The girls and the boys.
Looking forward to a special celebration.
Bell Baxter High pupils Iona Brunton and Nathan Munro at prom
Iona Brunton and Nathan Munro.
Bell Baxter High pupils Helen Black, Hannah Staal and Marge Kennedy-Houston.
Helen Black, Hannah Staal and Marge Kennedy-Houston.
Bell Baxter High pupils Niamh Turpie, Mackenzie Dias and Faye Thomson.
Niamh Turpie, Mackenzie Dias and Faye Thomson.
Bell Baxter High pupils Craig Macfarlane, Jack Black and Scott Nimmo at their prom.
Craig Macfarlane, Jack Black and Scott Nimmo.
Joe Balsillie and Igor August ready for Bell Baxter High School prom 2023.
Joe Balsillie and Igor August.
A photo at the hotel steps.
Boys together.
And the girls.
Let the fun begin!

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