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

MORE PHOTOS: OUT AND ABOUT IN ORANGE | Parties and events from November 5-10

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.

MORE PHOTOS: Kinross Wolaroi School year 12 graduation ball, 2019

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.

MORE PHOTOS: Orange Anglican Grammar School year 12 graduation ball

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