2010 Miss Golden Isles Scholarship Pageant
and
Miss Golden Isles’ Outstanding Teen Pageant
GENERAL INFORMATION
(Please read and keep for reference)
The Miss Golden Isles Scholarship Pageant Program offers intelligent and talented
young women the opportunity to earn scholarship money for college. The next Miss
Golden Isles will have the opportunity to compete for the Miss Georgia title and
possibly the Miss America title for even more scholarships. The next Miss Golden
Isles’ Outstanding Teen will have the opportunity to compete for the Miss Georgia’s
Outstanding Teen title and possibly the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen title
which will, also, offer more scholarships.
This pageant is open to young women who reside, work or attend school in the
following counties: Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Camden, Charlton, Chatham,
Evans, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Tattnall, Toombs, Ware, and
Wayne. Contestants for the Miss Golden Isles title must be between the ages of 1724, unmarried, have never been married, or have children and are attending school
(either high school or college). Miss Contestants must be at least 17 years old and
receive a diploma by June 2010. (A 17 year old junior must compete for the Miss
Golden Isles’ Outstanding Teen title.) Miss Golden Isles’ Outstanding Teen
contestants must be between the ages of 13-16, (17, if juniors in high school)
unmarried, never been married, have no children and are attending school. Miss
Golden Isles’ Outstanding Teen contestants must be no younger than 13 and must
be at least an eighth grade student in school.
Rules to compete in the 2010 Miss Golden Isles Scholarship Pageant and the Miss
Golden Isles’ Outstanding Teen Pageant are the same rules as set forth by the Miss
Georgia Scholarship Pageant and by the Miss America Organization. For a list of
these rules, you may go to the Miss Georgia website: www.missga.org
The scoring categories in the Miss Golden Isles Scholarship Pageant are exactly the
same as the Miss Georgia and the Miss America scoring categories. Miss Golden
Isles Contestants compete in Private Interview (25%), Talent (35%), Lifestyles and
Fitness in Swimsuit (15%), On-Stage Question (5%), and Evening Wear (20%)
competitions.
The Miss Golden Isles’ Outstanding Teen division of the Miss Golden Isles
Scholarship Pageant is a preliminary to the Miss Georgia’s Outstanding Teen
Pageant Program and the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Pageant Program.
Miss Golden Isles’ Outstanding Teen contestants compete in Interview (35%),
Talent (35%), Lifestyles and Fitness in Sportswear (10%) On- Stage Question (5%),
and Evening Wear (15%) competitions.
The Miss Golden Isles and her two runners-up will be awarded Scholarships along
with the Miss Golden Isles’ Outstanding Teen and her two runners-up. Miss
Golden Isles will receive a $1,000.00 Scholarship. First runner-up will receive a
$500.00 scholarship with the second runner-up receiving a $250.00 scholarship. The
Miss Golden Isles’ Outstanding Teen will receive a $500.00 scholarship, first
runner-up $250.00 and second runner-up will receive a $125.00 scholarship.
For additional information, please contact Ann R. Harrell at (Cell) 912-2692839, (Home) 912-261-7940 or Email: annrh1215@yahoo.com
2010 Miss Golden Isles Scholarship Pageant
and
Miss Golden Isles’ Outstanding Teen Pageant
(A Preliminary for the Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant
and the Miss Georgia’s Outstanding Teen Pageant)
Dear Contestant:
We are excited that you have decided to become a contestant in 2010 Miss
Golden Isles and Miss Golden Isles’ Outstanding Teen Pageant, which will be
held on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at the historic Ritz Theatre in downtown
Brunswick. This is a great way to earn some scholarship money and possibly go
on to compete for the title of Miss Georgia or for the Miss Georgia’s Outstanding
Teen title. Both of these pageants will be held in June, 2010 in Columbus,
Georgia.
Your Entry Form must be received by me on or before Monday, October 19,
2009.
Because the Miss America rules do not permit the charging of entry fees at this
level for the Miss contestants, Miss Contestants do not have to pay entry fees to
participate in the pageant. Teen Miss Contestants are required to pay an entry
fee of $100.00 that may be secured by a sponsor or sponsors. We encourage
you to get sponsors. A sponsor can be an individual, business, organization or
club. Sponsors will be listed in our program book and recognized at the pageant.
Each sponsor will receive a PATRON DONOR ticket for each $50.00 donated to
the pageant.
We will presenting several additional awards at the pageant and invite you to
participate in working toward these awards.
The National Platform of the Miss America Organization is the Children’s Miracle
Network. In conjunction with the Miss America Organization, each Miss Golden
Isles Contestant is required to raise at least $100.00 in donations to benefit the
Children’s Miracle Network. Teen Miss Contestants are asked to help the Miss
Contestants. We will be giving a Community Service Award in both the Miss and
Teen Miss divisions for the girl in each division who donates the most time and
collects the most money for the Children’s Miracle Network. We have set a Fund
Raising date to help toward this goal. We hope all the contestants will want to
participate in this worthy cause. More information will be given at the
Orientation meeting in October. All monies donated to this cause will be sent to
the Miss America Organization and is tax deductible.
All contestants will be asked to sell tickets to benefit the expenses of the
pageant. Each contestant will be given fifteen tickets to sell. (Ticket cost is
$15.00 whether it is for an adult or student.) Additional tickets will be given upon
request. Information concerning this along with advance tickets will be given to
you at the Orientation meeting. This year we will have numbered seating so it is
important for your family and friends to purchase tickets early in order to get the
best seating. Please emphasize this when you are selling your tickets. The girl
who raises the most money in ticket sales for her division will be recognized at
the pageant with either the Miss-Leadership Award or the Teen Miss-Leadership
Award. Your participation in this will also count toward your Community Service
hours.
Contestants will have the opportunity to compete for the Miss Golden Isles
People’s Choice Award or the Miss Golden Isles’ Outstanding Teen People’s
Choice Award. Best Wishes will be sold in advance and during Intermission at
the pageant. Your friends and family will have the opportunity to cast their votes
for you!
We are asking all contestants and princesses to donate one item for our Silent
Auction. Some suggestions include: Gift baskets, gift cards, a cookbook from
your home town, etc. of any amount will be appreciated. You will be given a
Silent Auction Sheet at Orientation. A tax donation letter will be given upon
request and all donors will be recognized in the pageant program.
Once again, we will give younger girls (ages 5-12 years old, must be no younger
than 5 and no older that 12 by the pageant date) the joy of being a Princess at
the pageant. We are asking each contestant to secure at least one girl to serve
as her Princess. A Princess may be a sister, cousin, niece, friend, etc. We have
enclosed a Princess application form for you to pass on to the girl you choose.
The cost of serving as a Princess is $50.00. Contestants are not required to pay
this fee. Princesses may get sponsors. Their sponsor will also be given a
PATRON DONOR ticket and will be recognized in the program. Princess
applications are due back to me by Monday, November 16. So please pass the
form onto your Princess as soon as possible. We will have a meeting of the
Princesses on Saturday, November 21 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. following our meeting
with the contestants. If you live out of town and are unable to get a Princess due
to travel distance, please let us know and we will try to secure one for you.
We will award the Miss Congeniality and the Teen Miss Congeniality at the
pageant. You and your peers will have the opportunity to vote (at the Dress
Rehearsal) for the girl in the Miss division and the girl in the Teen Miss division
who has been the friendliest, kindest, and shown the best sportsmanship
throughout the pageant.
Enclosed is a talent request form. As soon as you know your talent, you should
submit this form. You may either turn it in with your application, if you have
already made your selection, or by the Orientation meeting. It is best to turn it in
quickly. No two contestants can have the same music, so the first one to
submit the talent request will be the one that will be permitted to perform
the selection in question. The postmark date on your envelope or delivery
date to me will determine when the form was submitted. Talent is limited to
no longer than two minutes. (Talent is limited to I minute and 30 seconds at the
Miss Georgia Pageant so you many want to consider this when choosing your
talent.) You must bring your CD-R (No CD-RW-these will not work) to Alicia
Benton (Production Coordinator) by the November meeting. No exceptions!!!
Please be sure to have two copies made, one for us and one for you to practice
with for the pageant.
All contestants must provide a head and shoulders photo for the program book.
If you do not have one, Tina Whaley from Memories for Tomorrow Photography
will be taking these pictures for us at the Orientation. She is charging a sitting
fee of $15.00. If you wish to pay by check or money order, please make
payments to: Memories for Tomorrow Photography. If you have already
participated in a Miss Georgia Preliminary Pageant and have a head and
shoulders photo on a CD-R, please either turn it in with your entry form, email it
to me or bring it to Orientation and you will not be required to have a photo done.
We ask that all girls wear a light colored blouse for this photo. We would hate to
leave anyone out but if you do not turn in a CD-R or have Tina make your photo,
it will not go in the program.
Orientation will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
at the North Glynn United Methodist Church, 940 Harry Driggers Blvd.
(Directions included) in Brunswick. (For those of you who participated last
year, it is at the same place.) Your parents are welcome to attend Orientation
with you. At this meeting, you will be given your tickets for ticket sales, have
your picture made for the program book (if needed), discuss the People’s Choice
Award, talk about Resumes and Platforms Statements, talk about the pageant
theme, discuss contracts, the opening number and all other information related
to the pageant.
If you have been in a Miss Georgia Preliminary and have you Resume and
Platform Statement, you are welcome to either email it to me or bring it with you
to the Orientation meeting. For those who have not participated in a Miss
Georgia Preliminary Pageant, all contestants are required to pick a Platform to
promote. A Platform may be anything that you feel strongly about. An example
could be something like Juvenile Diabetes. We will talk more about Platforms at
the Orientation meeting.
Important Dates: Please note-We will also meet on Saturday, November 21
from 2:00-4:00 p.m. to turn in required paper work, preview Miss Contestant’s
swim wear and have optional Mock Interviews. Before this meeting on Saturday,
November 21, from 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Miss and Teen Miss Contestants will
have the opportunity to collect funds for the Children’s Miracle Network outside
the Chich-fil-A and possibly Walmart here in Brunswick. Also, we will, once
again, have our Fund Raiser (Princess for the Night) at Chick fil-A here on
Thursday night, December 10 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. All contestants and their
Princesses are asked to participate in this fund raising event. This time will
count toward your Community Service hours. Additional paper work will be due
from you by this date. Mandatory dates are: Dress Rehearsal, Friday,
January 8, 2010 from 5:00 until done, Interview with judges, Saturday,
January 9 (most likely around 9:30 a.m. for Miss Contestants and 12:30
p.m. for the Teen Miss Contestants) and the Pageant, Saturday, January 9,
2010 from 5:00 until done.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, October 24. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me at 912-269-2839 or 912-261-7940 or
email annrh1215@yahoo.com
Sincerely With Blessings,
Ann R. Harrell
Ann R. Harrell, Executive Director
2010 Miss Golden Isles Scholarship Pageant
and
Miss Golden Isles’ Outstanding Teen Pageant
688 Emanuel Church Road
Brunswick, Goergia 31523
912-269-2839 912-261-7940
Email: annrh1215@yahoo.com
(Contestants must reside, work or attend school in the following counties:
Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Camden, Charlton, Chatham, Evans, Glynn,
Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Tattnall, Toombs, Ware and Wayne)
ENTRY FORM
(Deadline for Entry-Monday, October 19, 2009)
PLEASE PRINT ALL INFORMATION
PLEASE CHECK ONE:
_______MISS CONTESTANTANT
_______TEEN MISS CONTESTANT
Contestant’s Name________________________________________________
Parent’s/Guardian’s
Name__________________________________________
Mailing Address__________________________________________________
(Please include zip code)
County in which you reside, work or attend school in___________________
Home Phone #___________________Your Cell Phone #_________________
Email___________________________________________________________
Mother’s/Guardian’s Cell Phone#____________________________________
Age_________________ Date of Birth ________________________________
(Please enclose a copy of your Birth Certificate and Driver’s License. For younger contestants: A
copy of your Learner’s Permit or Student ID may be substituted for a Driver’s License)
The following information is needed for Scholarships:
Social Security Number____________________________________________
(Student ID Number for College Students)____________________________
School Attending_________________________________________________
Grade or Classification____________________________________________
Sponsored By: (if applicable)_______________________________________
Miss Golden Isles Scholarship Pageant
ENTRY FORM (Continued)
Please Check
Talent Type: (
) Vocal
(
) Dance
(
) Baton
(
) Piano
(A full scale keyboard will
be provided.)
(
) Other Instrument
(
) Monologue
(
) Other Talent (Please specify) __________________________
Talent Request Form: (Please see enclosed)
_____I have enclosed my Talent Request Form. I have enclosed my CD-R.
_____I have enclosed my Talent Request Form. I will turn in my CD-R by the
November meeting.
(Please be sure and label your CD-R with your name and song when you turn it in.
Remember to keep a copy to practice with.)
IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ:
Please complete this application and return in the mail or person by Monday,
October 19, 2009 to: Ann R. Harrell, 688 Emanuel Church Rd., Brunswick, GA
31523 (Call me, if you need directions.)
TEEN MISS CONTESTANTS: Please return your Entry/Sponsor Fee of $100.00.
(Must be turned in with this application. If we do not receive your Entry Fee you
will not be entered into the pageant. No exceptions!)
Please make your check or money order payable to: Ann R. Harrell For: Miss
Golden Isles Scholarship Pageant
NO FEE ENTRY/SPONSOR FEE REQUIRED FOR THE MISS CONTESTANTS
Miss Golden Isles Scholarship Pageant
TALENT REQUEST FORM
(Please complete and return with Entry Form.)
Remember: First choice goes to the earliest talent entry.
_____Miss Contestant
_____Teen Miss Contestant
Contestant’s Name:____________________________________________________
Talent (Song, Dance, etc.)_______________________________________________
Title of Performance:___________________________________________________
Composer:___________________________________________________________
Publisher:____________________________________________________________
Will you use: Custom CD?_____ Commercial CD?_____ No CD?_____
If your CD will be custom made, please give the name/address/phone number of
the studio and producer:________________________________________________
For non-custom CD: If your CD is of the original commercial sound track, please
give the album or CD title, album or CD number and the manufacturer’s name. If
your CD is a commercial track (produced by a tracking company, but not the
original sound track), please give the name/address/phone number of the tracking
company:
If your talent will be a dramatic reading, comedy monologue, etc. give the name of
the book, play, or writing:_______________________________________________
Author:_____________________________Publisher_________________________
I will bring the following props which I will use in my talent presentation:
_____________________________________________________________________
(No live animals, fire, or anything hazardous!)
Franchise Director: Ann R. Harrell
Date Request Received:__________________
(To be filled in by pageant official)
Miss Golden Isles and Miss Golden Isles’ Outstanding Teen
CONTESTANT’S CHECK LIST
_____Entry Form (Due by Monday, October 19, 2009)
(Includes copies of Birth Certificate and Drivers License or Birth
Certificate and Learner’s Permit or Student ID)
_____Sponsor Fee ($100.00 for Teen Miss Contestants due with Entry
Form, Monday, October 19)
_____Talent Request Form (Due with Entry Form)
_____Talent CD-R (Due by Saturday, November 21)
_____Head and shoulders photo on a CD-R (Due by Orientation,
Saturday, October 24)
_____Head and shoulders photo-sitting fee ($15.00 Due by Orientation,
Saturday, October 24)
2010
Miss Golden Isles and Miss Golden Isles’ Outstanding Teen
Scholarship Pageant
Directions to North Glynn United Methodist Church
(From Valdosta, Kingsland, Nahunta, Brunswick, Jesup)
Get on North I-95 and go until you get to Exit #38.
Coming off exit ramp, turn ®. This will be Spur 25 (the road going to the Mall.) *Get in
the (L) turn lane. Turn (L) at the Holiday Inn. Stay on this road in front of the Holiday
Inn, it will merge with the main road which is Glynco Parkway. You will pass the Apple
Care Emergency Center on the (L), Summit Medical Center on the (L) and Nottinghill
Subdivision also on the (L). Go to the next red light (there will be a shopping center on
the ® and turn to the (L) on to Harry Driggers Blvd. Take Harry Driggers Blvd. You will
pass several housing subdivisions, the Bible Baptist Church on the ®, the Glynn County
Recreation ball field on the ®, Needwood Middle School on the (L), C.B. Greer
Elementary School on the (L), and Shell Pointe Subdivision on the (L). Once you pass
Shell Pointe, look for the North Glynn Church sign on the ®. Turn ® at the sign. Follow
the drive into the church parking lot which will be straight ahead, park and come through
the double doors on the side of the building where you see cars. We will meet in the first
room on the ®.
Call me if you get lost (Ann Harrell’s Cell Phone-912-269-2839).
Those living in Brunswick: You may take US 17 north until you get to Harry
Driggers Blvd. Turn on (L) on to Harry Driggers Blvd. North Glynn Church will
be on the (L) hand side of the road. Turn (L) at the North Glynn church sign.
Follow the road right to the church parking lot where you see cars. Park and come
through the double doors, we will meet in the first room on the ®.
(From Darien, Hinesville, Savannah, etc.)
First Option:
Get on I-95 and go until you get to Exit #38. Coming off the ramp, take a (L) at the red
light. *Follow directions from this point.
Second Option:
Take US 17 south toward Brunswick. Go through Darien. On the outskirts of
Brunswick, look for the Needwood Middle School and C.B. Greer Elementary School
signs on the ® side of the road. Turn ® onto Harry Driggers Blvd. Look for the North
Glynn Church sign of the (L). Turn (L) on the road by the sign. Follow the road right to
the church parking lot where you see the cars, park and come through the double doors on
the side of the building. We will meet in the first room on the right.