It's Time To Enter Cover Girl
Contest For 40th Annual
Fall Festival

 

     HOPKINS COUNTY YOUNG LADIES THAT WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP TO

PARTICIPATE IN THE 2009 FALL FESTIVAL COVER CONTEST WILL NEED

TO DO SO BY NOON FRIDAY, JULY 24TH. 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 2008-2009 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.

 

        THE  FALL FESTIVAL BOARD  HAS MADE A FEW CHANGES AND

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 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, SELL RAFFLE TICKETS, AND PARTICIPATE IN

TWO DAYS OF VARIOUS COMPETITONS SUCH AS: MILKING A COW, BOTTLE

FEEDING A CALF, DRIVING A TRACTOR THROUGH AN OBSTACLE COURSE,

SADDLING AND MOUNTING A HORSE, CUTTING UP A CHICKEN, CALF SCRAMBLE,

GOAT TYING AND ROPING A STEER HEAD (WHICH REPLACES THE PIG SCRAMBLE).

 

     BEFORE SCHOOL RELEASED, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COVER GIRL

 CONTEST WENT TO THE HOPKINS COUNTY SCHOOLS AND TALKED TO THE

SOPHOMORE GIRLS ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST. EACH GIRL WAS

GIVEN AN INFORMATION PACKET TO READ AND DISCUSS WITH THEIR PARENTS.

THERE IS ALOT THAT IS EXPECTED TO DO TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST AND

 TO BE THE COVER GIRL. THE YOUNG LADIES IN THE COUNTY THAT WANT TO

 DEDICATE THEIR TIME TO THIS EXPERIENCE WILL NEED TO GO BY THE CIVIC

CENTER OFFICE AND FILL OUT AN ENTRY FORM, PAY THEIR  $25 ENTRY FEE AND

TURN IN A CLEAR AND PRINTABLE HEAD-SHOT PICTURE. PICTURES MAY ALSO BE

 EMAILED TO THE COORDINATOR 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, JULY 24TH, 2008.  NO ONE WILL BE ACCEPTED

 AFTER THE DEADLINE.

 

 

      POTENTIAL CANDIDATES NEED TO PICK UP THEIR INFORMATION

 PACKETS AT THE CIVIC CENTER OFFICE. IF YOU WERE GIVEN A PACKET AT

 SCHOOL YOU WILL GET A NEW ONE AT THE MEETING BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN

SOME CHANGES MADE. YOU CAN ALSO READ IT ON THE FALL FESTIVAL WEBSITE: 

HOPKINSCOUNTYFALLFESTIVAL.COM.

 

     CONTESTANTS WILL BE COMPETING FOR THE FOLLOWING PRIZES: THE WINNER

 WILL RCEIVE A $750 SCHOLARSHIP AND A $100  VISA GIFT CARD AND HER PICTURE

 WILL BE ON THE COVER OF THE FALL FESTIVAL  CATALOG, 1ST RUNNER-UP

WILL RECEIVE A $500 SCHOLARSHIP AND A $75 VISA GIFT CARD, AND THE 2ND

RUNNER-UP WILL RECEIVE A $50 VISA 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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