GRADY County Forestry Pageant
A Preliminary to the 72nd Annual Georgia Forestry Pageant
Pageant Information and Guidelines
Date/Time/Location:
The pageant will be held at the Whigham School Auditorium - Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.
REHEARSAL: Thursday,
March 17 at 5:00 for Baby & Teeny; at 6:00 p.m. for Tiny, Little & Junior; and 7:00 p.m. for Teen/Miss
*Teen and Miss will rehearse an opening number – Rehearsal to be held at Whigham School.
Categories
Baby (0-23months) Teeny (2-3) Tiny
(4-6) Little (7-9)
Junior (10-12) Teen (13-16) Miss (17-24)
You must compete in the age division
that you will be as of June 2010
Teeny-Miss will represent Grady County at the Miss Georgia Forestry Pageant in Tifton Ga. in June of 2011. The Grady County Forestry Pageant
will pay the entry fee into the Miss Georgia Forestry Pageant. State information
will be provided to you on the night you are crowned.
Baby -Junior
**Baby through Junior will be following the Miss Georgia Forestry format**
Stage
Ø The walk pattern is a Basic T, a copy of this is attached
Ø Attire is pageant gown of your choice
Ø JUDGING CRITERIA: 20% Personality, Beauty, Gown, Poise
and Overall Appearance
Teen and Miss
**Teen and Miss will be following the Miss Georgia Forestry Format**
Interview
Ø Will have an interview the day of the pageant
Ø Will compete in interview wearing an interview suit
or dress
o When entering the interview room, you will immediately
give a 1 minute platform speech, and then move onto 4 minutes of Q&A.
Ø Please arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled time
Ø An Interview award will be given in each division
Introduction/Opening Number
Ø Attire: The theme this year is “Tribute to Television.” Dress
like your favorite television star. This outfit will be for the opening number/introduction.
Ø Will have onstage introduction
o For your introduction you will include your name, contestant
number, sponsor AND either your platform or something about forestry. Total introduction
should be no more than 45 sec.
(Teen and Miss continued on next page)
Stage
Ø will compete in an on-stage gown walk
Ø Attire is pageant gown of choice.
Ø WALK: the
walk pattern will be the Miss America walk pattern, a copy is attached
Ø Will answer on-stage questions from the judges
Ø Judging criteria: 25% Speech, 50% Interview and 25%
Stage
Photography/videographer
A Photographer will be available to take individual pictures of all contestants before the pageant, and
will also be available for pictures of queen and her court in each age division and individual pictures of the queens after
the pageant.
There will be no videographer this year. You are welcomed
to have someone videotape for you.
People’s Choice/Miss
Hospitality
Ø You may collect $1 votes prior
to the pageant and on pageant day.
Ø At the pageant, there will
be a LOCKED drop box for votes. You will simply fill out an envelope (which are
provided) with the contestant name/number/division/ number of votes and place it in the drop box
Ø A People’s Choice Award
will be given to the contestant with the most votes in their division.
Ø The contestant with the most
overall votes in the entire pageant will be crowned “Miss Grady Hospitality Queen”. The Hospitality Queen will be invited to ride in parades and participate in all events with the forestry
queens. Miss Hospitality will also qualify to compete in the state pageant only
if she collects $250 or more in votes and will be 2 or older before the state pageant in June 2010
Entry Fee:
Entry Fee is $100 and includes:
Ø Entry into pageant
Ø All optional categories: Prettiest
Dress, Prettiest Hair, Photogenic
Ø Teen and Miss Interview and
Introduction Award
Ø Scores mailed or emailed to
you (will be mailed within 7 days of pageant)
Ø
Sister Special:
If you are entering 2 or more siblings, get BOTH entries for $175, if entering 3 siblings contact
director for information.
Deadline: The deadline to enter is March 7. HOWEVER, contestant numbers will be assigned in reverse order. If
you miss the deadline and still want to enter, applications will be accepted until March
14, with a late fee of $25. To
Have your name submitted to the lineup, you must have everything submitted:
o $100 entry fee
o Application
o MC Sheet
o Snapshot for program
o Photogenic picture must be
turned in no later than rehearsal
o Local Contract for Grady Co. Forestry Pageant
Make all checks payable
to Lisa Hollingsworth - GCFP
Grady Co. Forestry Pageant
C/O Lisa Hollingsworth
5212 Old 179N
Whigham, GA 39897
229-377-1145
Newly
Crowned Queens
All queen crowned will need to stay until the end of the pageant for a group photo
and a short MANDATORY meeting to receive your Miss Georgia Forestry State information.
NO information
will be disclosed about the other contestants or judges; therefore, please do not ask the director who is in your age division
and please be sure you have read and understand the pageant guidelines & information.
Local Contract for Grady
Forestry Pageant
Contestants and Parent/Guardian agree that the judge’s decisions are final. The Grady Forestry Pageant will not release the names of the certified judges and/or
other contestants until the day of the pageant. No refunds will be given unless
the pageant is canceled. Contestants agree to hold harmless the local county
forestry pageant, the local director, the Georgia Forestry Pageant and Educational Association, Inc. the volunteers, the location
of the pageant and its holdings from damages incurred through loss, theft, or injury caused by or during her participation
in or to and from the pageant tor any related events.
I give permission for the local forestry pageants and the Georgia Forestry Pageant and
Educational Association Inc. to use my daughter’s picture for publicity. I
understand that in the event that the directorship of my local pageant changes prior to the end of my reign, the director
that crowns me, remains responsible for all my prizes and any scholarship money. The
Georgia Forestry Pageant and Educational Association Inc. and the newly elected director will not be responsible for these
prizes. I hereby acknowledge that I have read the official rules and regulations
set forth by the local county forestry pageants and that I will comply with them in every way, and that the personal data
that I have submitted is true and correct.
I have read and understand the Guidelines and Information for the Grady County Forestry Pageant. I am aware of the rehearsals, the attire, and the other information that has been
provided on pages 1, 2, & 3 of the Guidelines and Information.
_______________________________________________________________
Printed name of contestant
_______________________________________________________________
Printed name of Parent/Legal Guardian
_______________________________________________________________
Signature of Contestant or Parent/Legal Guardian
______________________________________________________________
Date
SIGN AND RETURN THIS PAGE WITH
YOUR ENTRY FEE, APPLICATION, MC SHEET, & SNAPSHOT FOR THE PROGRAM. PHOTOGENIC
PICTURES MAY BE TURNED IN NO LATER THAN REHEARSAL
Grady County Forestry Pageant
A Preliminary to the 72nd Annual Georgia Forestry Pageant
Mistress of Ceremonies SHEET
DIVISION:_______________
Contestant #_________________________
Full Name:____________________________________ ____________________________
prefers:____________________________________________ Age:_________________
Parents:___________________________________________________________________
Sponsor:__________________________________________________________________
Hobbies:__________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Awards/Organizations:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Make checks payable to: Lisa Hollingsworth - GCFP
Mail Applications to:
Grady County Forestry
Pageant
Attn: Lisa Hollingsworth
5212 Old 179N
Whigham, GA 39897
Or email to gradyforestrypageant@gmail.com
229-377-1145 – home
229-327-4369 - cell
Grady County Forestry Pageant
A Preliminary to the 72nd Annual Georgia Forestry Pageant
Teen and Miss Application
Circle Division Above
Teen (13-16) Miss( 17-24)
*application cannot be over 2
pages*
Full Name:____________________________________ prefers:_______________________
Birthday:__________________ Age on Pageant Date:___________ Age as of 6/2010_________
Sponsor:_______________________________ Parents:_____________________________
Mailing Address:_____________________________________________________________
City:________________________________ State:__________________ Zip:____________
Email:______________________________________ Phone:________________________
School (if applicable):______________________________________________ Grade:______
OR
College: ___________________________________Major:___________________________
Hobbies:
__________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Awards/Organizations:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Current
Titles (if any): ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Favorites:
TV Show_______________________________ Movie Star:___________________________
Food:__________________________________
Charity:____________________________
Song:__________________________________
Book:_____________________________
Why
did you enter this pageant?___________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What
qualifications do you posses to make a good forestry queen?_____________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why
is the Forestry Unit Important to our Community?____________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What is your goal in life?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Contestants
agree that the judges’ decisions are final and agree to hold harmless the local county forestry pageant, the local director,
the Georgia Forestry Pageant and Educational Association, Inc., The volunteers, the location of the pageant and its holdings
from damages incurred through loss, theft, or injury caused by or during her participation or to and from the pageant or any
related events. I hereby acknowledge that I have read the official rules and
regulations set forth by the local county forestry pageants and that I will comply with them in every way, and that the personal
data that I have submitted is true and correct. I give permission for the local
forestry pageants and the Georgia Forestry Pageant and Educational Association Inc. to use my daughter’s picture for
publicity. I also understand that in the event that the directorship of my local
pageant changes prior to the end of my reign, the director that crowns me, remains responsible for all my prizes and any scholarship
money. The Georgia Forestry Pageant and Educational Association Inc. and the
newly elected director will not be responsible for these prizes.
Date:__________________________
Parent/Legal Guardian:_________________________________
Contestant:________________________________________________________________________
Make checks payable to: Lisa Hollingsworth-GCFP
Mail Applications to:
Grady County Forestry
Pageant
Attn: Lisa Hollingsworth
5212 Old 179N
Whigham, GA 39897
Or email to gradyforestrypageant@gmail.com
229-377-1145
Teen and Miss Walk
1x
pause and walk a large universal circle then walk to 2x
2x
stop and do turn
3x
stop and do turn
4x
stop, answer onstage question, then exit stage