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Jr. Miss scheduled for Aug. 13

7/22/2011

By Alli Collis
Advocate summer intern
Scholastics, interview, self expression, fitness and talent—all categories the judges for the annual Junior Miss program will be looking at when judging this year’s participants.
Junior Miss will be held Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Montgomery County High School auditorium. The interview portion of the competition, worth 25 percent of the contestant’s overall score, will take place in the morning. The rest of the judging categories (scholastics, 20 percent; self expression, 15 percent; fitness, 15 percent; and talent, 25 percent) will be a part of the evening portion of the competition.
At this time, participants’ academic records, which include grades, classes and test scores, are also being reviewed by the judges, Montgomery County Junior Miss Chair Chelsea Miller said.
Junior Miss participants will have just completed their junior year of high school, and will be going into their senior year in the fall. All represent the graduating class of 2012. Participants must be residents of Montgomery County.
Miller said this year is somewhat of a transitional year for the program. Previously known strictly as Junior Miss, this year’s program will be titled “Junior Miss Awarding Montgomery County’s Distinguished Young Woman.” Next year’s program will be called only “Montgomery County’s Distinguished Young Woman.”
The judges will be looking for someone who is motivated and aware of the world in which they live, Miller said. They will also be looking for a contestant who is working to better themselves, an overall well-rounded individual.
Miller said the program gives the girls a chance to gain confidence and express themselves in front of people other than their peers. She said many previous Junior Miss participants also said that the program had been a lot of fun to be involved in.
The overall winner will be awarded a scholarship prize. The first through fourth place runners up and two winners in each of the various category competitions will also receive scholarships. A Friends Association and a Spirit of Junior Miss awards will also be given out. Miller said the Spirit of Junior Miss award is voted by the participants themselves, and given to the person they believe exemplify the values of the program.
Practices for Junior Miss will begin July 31.
This year there are 15 girls competing for the title of Junior Miss Awarding Montgomery County’s Distinguished Young Woman. The names of the participants are listed below, and if available, their college preference, career goals and talent are also listed.
Shakeesha Anderson, University of Kentucky, majoring in psychology, minoring in business, talent will be drama; Rachel Carney, Morehead State University, elementary school teacher, talent will be singing; Kailyn Eggett, college undecided, photography; Taylor Johnston, college and career plans undecided, talent will be violin; Morgan Kratzer, Morehead State University, small business entrepreneurship, talent will be vocal and instrumental; Taylor Oney, Morehead State University, health care administration, talent will be hip hop dancing; Maggie Smith, Berea College, agriculture education; Destiney Taul; Sarah Terry, Warren Wilson or Eastern Kentucky University, majoring in environmental science, talent will be visual arts; Michelle Toy; Sarah Walters; Emily White; Jacquelyn Williams, Butler University, international marketer, with focus on France and China, talent will be dance; Megan Wilson, Eastern Kentucky University, interpretation for the deaf, talent will be instrumental; MacKenzie Wyatt, Davidson, Centre or Furman, career goals undecided, talent will be singing.
Further information on Junior Miss and head shots of all of the participants will be featured in a later edition of the Advocate.