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Cassandra Petrie, Whitley County's Junior Miss, arrived in Frankfort Sunday afternoon to participate in the 48th Junior Miss program in Frankfort at Frankfort High School. This is the last year the Frankfort Jaycees will host the program.
The 24 contestants, including Petrie, got reacquainted from their orientation meeting in January. The 2010 Indiana winner, Cassandra Schnelle, gave the contestants advice on their participation in the week's activities. The contestants then practiced a routine for the opening production number for the preliminary and final nights of the competition. They met their drivers for the week who will transport them to and from Frankfort High School.
In the early evening the 24 contestants were the guests of honor at the Mayor's reception at the Frankfort Country Club. They then returned to their host homes to prepare for Monday's activity, presenting the Be Your Best Self (BYBS) program to the elementary and middle school students of the Frankfort community. Monday evening was spent bowling.
Petrie and her roommate, Erika Litz, an at-large contestant from Muncie, planned for their BYBS presentation the use of the students five toes for the five areas of BYBS - be healthy, involved, studious, ambitious and responsible. Petrie and Litz will also incorporate the use of flip flops for the students into the presentation.
On Tuesday, rehearsals begin. The contestants will work on the fitness routine and their individual talent routines. Each roommate will introduce her partner's talent during the competition. They will also practice the parade of contestants which happens directly after the opening number.
Each of the contestants will have their 10 minute panel interview with the judges on Thursday. Each contestant will wear clothing appropriate for an interview.
As contestant number 24, Petrie will perform fitness and self-expression on the Thursday preliminary night and her talent, singing “Taylor the Latte' Boy,” at Friday evening's preliminary. Both preliminary performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for each of the preliminary nights are $10. At the conclusion of Friday night's performance, two overall winners will be named for each of the on stage categories of fitness, talent and self expression. Each of the six preliminary winners will receive $500.
On Saturday evening 12 finalists will be named to perform fitness. At the conclusion of the routine eight finalists will continue and perform talent. From this group four contestants will continue to participate in self-expression. From this group the winner and runners-up will be determined. The winner will be named Indiana's Distinguished Young Woman. In June of last year the national program changed the name from Junior Miss to Distinguished Young Woman.
Tickets for all performances will be available at the box office of Frankfort High School prior to the performances.
Prior to her departure, Petrie enjoyed a Day Spa provided by Rudea's School of Beauty Culture and a Mary Kay make up session with Norma Jean Crowe. Petrie received Mary Kay product to use throughout her week in Frankfort. Cassandra Petrie, Whitley County's Junior Miss, arrived in Frankfort Sunday afternoon to participate in the 48th Junior Miss program in Frankfort at Frankfort High School. This is the last year the Frankfort Jaycees will host the program.
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State Representative Kathy Heuer (R-83) addresses area residents Saturday, February 19, in Columbia City. Residents expressed their concerns about pending legislation on school funding. Local and area teachers were among the over 100 people in attendance. Also present were State Senator Jim Banks and State Representative Dan Leonard from Huntington. (photo by allman)
Joann Gaff celebrated her 80th birthday at the Blue River Apartments on Saturday, February 19.
Freelance artist Nancy Wagner is giving the halls of Churubusco Elementary School a face-lift, painting new pictures based on the pillars of the Character Counts program at CES. Wagner originally painted murals in several locations around CES almost 20 years ago. Wagner, who lives near Bluffton, has painted murals at over 100 schools, libraries and hospitals. Classroom teachers brought their students down to the CES Commons to observe Wagner work and to ask questions. (photo by wagner)
(The Good Citizens Recognition Tea was held recently at the Peabody Public Library. Pictured, left to right, are Gayle Peters, Whitco High School; Alexandria Dryer, Columbia City High School; Chapter Regent Charlotte Blair, and Barbara Kreger, Churubusco High School.)
