Fall Festival Seeking
Cover Girl Contestants

From Tracy Dennis

 

     HOPKINS COUNTY YOUNG LADIES THAT WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP TO

PARTICIPATE IN THE 2012 FALL FESTIVAL COVER CONTEST WILL NEED

TO DO SO BY NOON FRIDAY, JUNE 29TH. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENTERING ARE

 THAT THE GIRLS MUST BE A RESIDENT OF HOPKINS COUNTY AND BE ENTERING

THEIR JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. THEY MUST HAVE AN OVERALL B AVERAGE

 THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR AND MUST NOT HAVE BEEN IN AN IN SCHOOL

SUSPENSION PROGRAM THEIR SOPHMORE YEAR OR IN AN ALTERNATIVE

EDUCATION PROGRAM THEIR FRESHMAN OR SOPHMORE YEAR OR AT THE

BEGINNING OF THEIR JUNIOR YEAR. ALSO, THE CONTESTANT MAY NOT BE

MARRIED AND/OR PREGNANT DURING COMPETITION OR DURING HER REIGN AS

COVER GIRL. IF EITHER OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCUR,SHE WILL HAVE TO GIVE UP

HER TITLE AND SCHOLARSHIP.

 

        THE  FALL FESTIVAL BOARD  HAS MADE A FEW CHANGES AND

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FALL FESTIVAL AND COVER GIRL CONTEST. EACH

 CONTESTANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO DECORATE A WINDOW IN A DOWNTOWN

 BUSINESS, DECORATE A FLOAT TO RIDE ON IN THE PARADE, AND SELL RAFFLE

 TICKETS. THE FALL FESTIVAL HAS GONE FROM A WEEK LONG FESTIVAL TO A

 FOUR DAY FESTIVAL, SO THERE WILL BE ONE EVENING OF COMPETITION.THE

 GIRLS WILL COMPETE IN THE FOLLOWING EVENTS: MILKING A COW, DRIVING A

 TRACTOR THROUGH AN OBSTACLE COURSE, SADDLING AND MOUNTING A HORSE,

 CUTTING UP A CHICKEN, AND CALF SCRAMBLE.

 

 

 

 

      THE YOUNG LADIES IN THE COUNTY THAT WANT TO DEDICATE THEIR TIME TO

THIS EXPERIENCE WILL NEED T0 FILL OUT AN ENTRY FORM THAT IS IN THE

PACKET AT THE CIVIC CENTER OFFICE, PAY THEIR  $30 ENTRY FEE AND TURN IN A

CLEAR AND PRINTABLE HEAD-SHOT PICTURE. THE PICTURES WILL BE USED IN THE             

 FALL FESTIVAL BROCHURE. THE DEADLINE TO HAVE EVERYTHING TURNED IN

WILL BE 12 O’CLOCK NOON ON FRIDAY, JUNE 29TH, 2012. THERE IS A 12

CONTESTANT LIMIT. NO ONE WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE DEADLINE.

 

     CONTESTANTS WILL BE COMPETING FOR THE FOLLOWING PRIZES: THE WINNER

WILL RECEIVE A $1000 SCHOLARSHIP AND A $100  WAL-MART GIFT CARD AND HER

PICTURE WILL BE ON THE COVER OF THE FALL FESTIVAL  CATALOG. 1ST RUNNER -       

UP WILL RECEIVE A $750 SCHOLARSHIP AND A $75 WAL-MART GIFT CARD, AND IF

 THERE ARE MORE THAN 6 CONTESTANTS, THE 2ND RUNNER-UP WILL RECEIVE A

$500 SCHOLARSHIP AND A $50 WAL-MART GIFT CARD

 

     COMPETING IN THE COVER GIRL CONTEST IS A LOT OF HARD WORK BUT IT IS A

FUN AND EXCITING EXPERIENCE. THE GIRLS LEARN TO DO MANY THINGS THEY

WOULD OTHERWISE NEVER DO. HOPEFULLY THEY LEARN RESPONSIBILITY,

COMPETITIVENESS AND TO MAKE FRIENDSHIPS WITH GIRLS FROM OTHER

 SCHOOLS.

 

     IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU MAY CONTACT THE COVER GIRL

COORDINATOR, TRACY DENNIS, AT 903-885-9366 OR EMAIL AT 

tdennis@northhopkins.net

 

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