So what better time to look back on the classes that went before them.

Here's all of our photos of Orange's year 12 grad balls from all of the city's schools between the years 2001 and 2003.

In the coming weeks we will be publishing more galleries, filled with photos from all of Orange's grad balls this century.

While we're on graduation balls, we have already started publishing online photo galleries and socials pages in the newspaper from the graduation balls of Orange High School, James Sheahan Catholic High School, Orange Anglican Grammar School, Orange Christian School, and Canobolas High School.

We will also be photographing and publishing images from some of the year 10 formals being held by the same schools.

Keep an eye out at www.centralwesterndaily.com.au for these galleries.