Welcome

NATIONAL LEAGUE OF JUNIOR COTILLIONS 

Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center Chapter

Bringing the best of the culture forward into the future 

Registration

Registrations are taken online.

A deposit of $75 is due with registration for Pre-Cotillion.

A deposit of $250 is due with registration for Junior Cotillion.

We do not accept cash or checks. All payments are made online via PayPal and handled through an outside accounting firm. The system prompts payment of the entire fee. You may type in the amount of your deposit and the system will adjust accordingly.

ACCEPTANCE

All students registering for Pre-Cotillion are accepted as long as there is room in the class.

Acceptance into Junior Cotillion is not automatic. Students are accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. The number of students must balance between boys and girls.  Students are accepted into Junior Cotillion in pairs—one boy to one girl. The only exception to this rule is when a boy nominates a girl or a girl nominates a boy for enrollment. As long as the director is notified via email in advance and the two have registered, the pair are accepted together. 

Parents may contact the director via email for information on the status of their child’s registration. Conversely, parents will be notified via email when acceptance is confirmed. 

Once acceptance is confirmed, there are no refunds as expenses are incurred in advance and in fairness to those on our waitlist. If, on the other hand, the class has been filled or a corresponding registration is not forthcoming, your deposit will be returned via PayPal.

CLICK THE REGISTRATION TAB TO THE LEFT TO REGISTER

HEALTH & SAFETY

The public is not crazy in feeling confused by contradictory messages and there are multiple perspectives on what do to, but right now daily COVID-19 cases are rising. Therefore what is needed from a planning perspective for health and safety purposes is to keep class size such that we have the space and capacity to distance and sanitize.  As we get closer to the opening of the Season, we will follow CDC Guidelines.  

As of this date and time, students will wear masks except for personal portraits, for the class photograph, while dining, or enjoying refreshments. Masks are provided, 

Cotillion’s Position on masking 

Considering that COVID is unlikely to go away completely and that COVID may not be the only pandemic students will experience in their future, masking is now, and may soon be, widely recognized as an ‘etiquette’ issue.  

Etiquette is about getting along with others and making people feel comfortable in our presence.  Insisting on, or making people feel badly because they mask or unmask, will not help our students make friends or influence people.  

Wearing a mask out of respect for those who may have concerns, is all about what we teach, and what we teach is how to be a well-mannered, considerate person.

Schedule of events

Pre-Cotillion runs for four consecutive weeks.  Dates and times to be announced 

Junior Cotillion runs from October 2021 through April 2022.  A link to the Schedule is below 

Additional information 

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS --CLICK HERE

DRESS CODE SEASON I -- CLICK HERE  HERE

DRESS CODE SEASON II -- CLICK HERE  

DRESS CODE SEASON III -- CLICK HERE 

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS  - SEASON I - CLICK HERE

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS  - SEASON II - CLICK HERE

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS  - SEASON II - CLICK HERE

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS -- CLICK HERE

STANDARDS OF CONDUCT -- CLICK HERE

TESTIMONIALS  -- CLICK HERE 

CONTACT INFORMATION 

LAURIE COVENTRY-PAYNE, DIRECTOR -- CLICK HERE

DOUGLAS COVENTRY, EVENT MANAGER - CLICK HERE

COURTNEY MCGIRT, GLT ADVISOR - CLICK HERE 

DAVID MEARDON PHOTOGRAPHY -- CLICK HERE

JULIA WRONA, ACCOUNTING -- CLICK HERE

Cotillion in Southwest Florida is magical

Portrait and Event Photography by David Meardon, Sanibel, Florida 

In the event of severe weather, local or national emergencies, or a pandemic, 

activities and events may be postponed, rescheduled, or canceled.

There are no refunds once acceptance is confirmed

Announcements

About Director

Laurie Coventry Payne is the director of the National League of Junior Cotillions Southwest Florida.  Miss Laurie opened her first chapter in 2004.  Since that time, she has taught over 3500 students representing fifty-two schools in Southwest Florida.  Miss Laurie was a professional classical dancer in Europe.  Upon retirement, Miss Laurie earned her master's degree in environmental science and worked for several years as an adjunct professor at Florida Gulf Coast University before becoming the executive director of a non-profit Foundation. The Foundation manages, supports, and sustains programs for students that encourage creativity,  develop character, and strengthen community.  Her work with Cotillion suits the mission of the Foundation beautifully. Miss Laurie has been married to her husband, John, for thirty-one years. She has five grown children, three grandchildren, and a golden retriever named Gentle Symphony.

Laurie Coventry Payne, M.S.

[email protected]

(941) 677-3277 

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