Months of planning went into the big night: dresses, suits, matching ties, spray tans, hair styles, everything was planned and discussed in detail.
Here we look back at the students of Coleraine College enjoying the school formals during the Noughties.
![Enjoying Coleraine College Formal in 2008 - Sonya Waterson, Catrina O'Reilly, Danielle Thompson, Shannon Laverty](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmI0MTUwOGYwLWMzZDMtNDFlNi05N2RmLTRhNWYxNzNlN2EzMToxNjk3MGQ4Yy01NmI4LTRhYjctYjkyMy1mNWQ5OGNjZjVmOWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. RETRO
Enjoying Coleraine College Formal in 2008 - Sonya Waterson, Catrina O'Reilly, Danielle Thompson, Shannon Laverty Photo: NI WORLD
![Enjoying Coleraine College Formal in 2008 are Janice O'Reilly, Melissa Ferguson and Zoe Campbell](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmU5ODZlNTU0LTJmYWItNDBmYS1iOWY5LWFmYmFjMzhjMGIyMDowYWQ0OGI1ZC04MDM3LTRjNzItOTFiZC02NGQ2ZDE5ZDMxMjQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Enjoying Coleraine College Formal in 2008 are Janice O'Reilly, Melissa Ferguson and Zoe Campbell Photo: NI WORLD
![Enjoying Coleraine College Formal in 2008 - Jason Bradley, Philip Morrow, Annie Hirt and Michael Scott](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmUxMDAzNjRkLWE1ODMtNDliOC04NTBjLWY5ZGUzOTQ3YzllMTpjMmRiNDgzMS05OThhLTRmMTktOTliYS1iOTY3YTcxZTA1ZTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Enjoying Coleraine College Formal in 2008 - Jason Bradley, Philip Morrow, Annie Hirt and Michael Scott Photo: NI WORLD
![Staff let their hair down at the formal - Yvonne McKergan, Diana Kees, Jenny Lockhart, Carina Crooks, Heather Campbell , Clair McRoberts](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ1MDUzYTI2LWIyM2YtNDYwNC05YjI0LTEzZWUyYmEwYTI4ODplOGZkYWE1ZC03MjM2LTRmOTAtYTc5OS05MDgxZDVjYjFiMjI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Staff let their hair down at the formal - Yvonne McKergan, Diana Kees, Jenny Lockhart, Carina Crooks, Heather Campbell , Clair McRoberts Photo: NIWORLD