The 46th Medallion Ball went green this year, using recyclable paper and locally grown foods in a nod to changing times. But tradition still reigned on Friday evening as 119 young women were presented with the Joan of Arc Medallion by Bishop David Zubik, patron of the ball. The high school seniors contributed a total of 19,000 volunteer hours, for which they were honored during the affair at the Pittsburgh Hilton. (Kristen Taylor topped the list with 600 hours!)

More than 1,200 guests turned out for the festive occasion, filling a ballroom that looked like spring on a cold winter's eve. The "green" theme was reflected in tall flower arrangements of branches, ivy and white flowers by Lori Grandon Designs. Event planner Sheila Weiner draped the ceiling with green satin and placed boxwood topiaries around the dance floor, creating a path for the girls to traverse as they were presented to the bishop.

The pomp and circumstance began with his arrival for the Bishop's Reception, where he greeted guests along with ball chairs (and sisters) Kelly Hanna Riley and Mollie Hanna Lang. Joining them was their cousin Annie Hanna Engel, president of St. Lucy's Auxiliary to the Blind, the ball's beneficiary. Another cousin, Annie Cestra, daughter of Dennis and Annie Hanna Cestra, was a presentee, and all four young women are granddaughters of ball co-founder Anne Hanna.

WTAE's Sally Wiggin served as emcee, introducing each girl and her escort as they approached the bishop. The traditional promenade and waltz followed, with music by the Rick Purcell Big Band. It was extra-special this year -- Mr. Purcell's daughter Joyce was a presentee. Then it was time for dinner, a sumptuous menu of mixed greens with candied pecans, chicken roulade and lamb noisette, Pennsylvania wild mushroom Marnay sauce, organic baby vegetables and apple bread pudding or turtle cheesecake. The evening continued with a much-needed stretch on the dance floor, where youthful energy prevailed.

Helping to make it all possible was a bevy of volunteers including Meg Henne Gibson. Katherine Freyvogel, Julia Unitas Giba, Lynn Bainbridge, Patricia Orringer (daughter Jane was a presentee), Sarah Hanna White, Bonnie Bagay, Gloria Ley, Catherine Loevner, Edyce Rizzi (daughter Margaret was a presentee), Tracie Crisci, Vicki Stein, Molly Quinlan, Jan Kubiska, Maris Bondi, Ann Thomasmeyer, Deanna Rebisa, Terry Jancisin, Mary Lee Gannon, Beth Brunins, Dana Hanna, Jennifer Staley, Heather Ziccarelli, Laura Very, Mai Lan Fagan and Mary Anne Hanna.

A complete list of those presented:

Madeline Rose Arnold

Alexandra Nicole Ashley

Lindsay Denise Bayer

Olivia Marie Bayer

Catherine Emilie Bentzen

Margaret Rowan Bernard

Meredith Murren Borst

Rachel Marie Boyd

Emily Louise Burnette

Grace Marie Callahan

Colleen Marie Carlos

Abigail Grace Carson

Sarah Demmel Carson

Martina Bellisario Caruso

Angelina Nicole Castelli

Gina Marie Cercone

Annie McTighe Cestra

Brittany Leigh Colosimo

Emily Eileen Coughlin

Marissa Ann Cozza

Mary Elizabeth Crisafio

Caroline Marie Culig

Victoria Elizabeth Dandrea

Lauren Mauro Dellecker

Kelly Marie Dennin

Gina Marie DeRenzo

Alyssa Marie DiDonato

Gabrielle May Dinkin

Gabriella Marie Dongilli

Taresa Anna Dongilli

Connor O'Rourke Donoghue

Caitlin Marie Doyle

Abigail Gyurina Dudley

Colleen Anne Duggan

Kristen Nicole Esposito

Jessica Lee Fagan

Madeline Margaret Fitzgerald

Christine Anne Fleig

Talia Marie Fontana

Molly Kathleen Ford

Kara Kathryn Forse

Saige Elisabeth Foster

Stephanie Alexandra Gielarowski

Lucie Elizabeth Gordon

Alexa Marie Hagenbrock

Josephine Dolores Haky

Kristin Katherine Haleski

Mary Boylan Hassan

Alexandra Pavelovna Henry

Megan Elizabeth Hosking

Maura Kathleen Kimball

Abigail Elizabeth Kulback

Elizabeth Anne Kunkle

Alexis Ann Kuzel

Stephanie Nicole Laux

Adrienne Caroline Lewis

Taylor Judith Linaburg

Jessica L. Little

Krista Michelle Loeffler

Catherine Julia Longhini

Dorothy Elizabeth Lucas

Stefany Ann Mandarino

Meghan O'Connell Manning

Emily Greco Massaro

Carly Jane McCann

Cristina Marie McCombs

Maire Caitlin McEwen

Kaitlyn Anne McGrath

Janine Clare Melvin

Marissa Elizabeth Morrissette

Julia Christine Muller

Marissa Anne Murin

Amanda Faye Neville

Carolyn Anne Nicholas

Alexandra Catherine O'Neill

Jane Michelle Orringer

Katherine Elizabeth Oxenreiter

Lindsay Alexandra Pagano

Kristen Elizabeth Penkrot

Maria Rose Pessolano

Camille Nicole Plesniak

Celina Lee Pompeani

Joyce Elizabeth Purcell

Margaret Rose Rizzi

Katherine Anderson Rogers

Francesca Gabrielle Rutter

Lauren Elisabeth Sambolt

Jessica Carole Scalo

Julia Carmela Scherer

Caitlyn Leigh Schieneman

Laura Kathleen Schubert

Julie Marie Shuff

Jayme Christina-Helen Smith

Kathleen Elizabeth Stack

Katherine Morgan Stoecklein

Bethany Marie Suchy

Jayne Elizabeth Sullivan

Kelly Lynn Sweeny

Kristen Shannon Taylor

Brianna Marie Thompson

Carolyn Frances Thompson

Jennifer Rebecca Thompson

Alexandra Christine Tobias

Madeline Elizabeth Tolge

Maradith Brown Totten

Jennifer Marie Tuttle

Kayla Grace Tyskiewicz

Christina Marie Vaghetto

Julianne Ruth Vargo

Anne Elizabeth Villanova

Livia Vissat

Kyle Elinor Wagner

Madison Dawson Wagner

Julie Anne Walsh

Sarah Elizabeth Walters-Slezak

Megan Ann Wholey

Andrea Caroline Winghart

Cecilia Gailya Woodyard

Blythe Loeffler Young