- Contestants will compete in the age division they are the day of the pageant,unless a contestant has a birthday and changes
age divisions prior to the state pageant in June,then she moves up a division.CONTESTANTS must submit a copy of their birth
certificate.
- It is MANDITORY for TITLE HOLDERS:TINY,LITTLE,JUNIOR,TEEN and MISS QUEENS must represent the Turner
County Forestry Pageant at the GEORGIA STATE FORESTRY PAGEANT in JUNE.(Local Director pays for entrance fee only)
- Contestants in the MISS must reside,work or attend in TURNER COUNTY on the day of the pageant and must be a legal
resident of GEORGIA.IF working in county,must have worked at least three months prior to the local pageant,submit paycheck
stub and letter from employer.IF attending school in the county must have completed one semester and submit letter from school
or college.Legal guardian/pareant MUST accompany all contestants at the local pageant.
- Baby,Teeny,Tiny,Little,Junior and Teen Divisions are open to all counties in GA.Otherwise specified by local director.
- Contestants can be sponsored by Buisnesses,Family or Friends at the local pageant.
- The purpose of the Local Forestry Pageant is t offer Educational opportunities to young ladies and promote the Forestry
Industry for that county.You can hold any title,(the amount of titles you hold is up to you) and compete in the local Forestry
Pageant,BUT if you should be chosen as the local forestry queen you CANNOT promote or make appearances for any previous
or current titles you MUST promote your county Forestry tittle Only at all events.You CANNOT compete in any pageants that
will require you to promote or make any appearances for them until your three months of giving up your local title.You
can go back when it is time and relenquish your crown for any previous titles that you held prior to competing in this local
pageant,but ALL other appearances must be made as a forestry queen.LOCAL FORESTRY QUEENS WILL MAKE APPEARNCES AND PROMOTE
AS LOCAL FORESTRY QUEENS ONLY!You MUST get permission from your local director in order to compete in any other pageant.You
can compete in any pageant that DOES NOT have you make appearances for them.IF YOU ARE NAMED AS THE LOCAL FORESTRY QUEEN.
- Local forestry pageants will be responsible for your entree fee to the Ga State Forestry Pageant.State Forestry Pageant
dates are:(Baby and Teeny DO NOT compete)Tiny-Little(June 10,2005)Junior-Teen(June 11,2005)Miss(June 18,2005)QUEENS WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ADS AND SO FORTH.
- Tiny,Little,and Junior will be scored a 1-10 on personality,beauty,poise,gown,and over all appearance
- Teen and Miss will be scored 50% on 5 minute interview,25% on 1 minute speach and 25% on evening gown.Interview is 5 min.
speach is 1 min.
- You must act in a ladylike manner at all times,dress appropriate for appearances and always wear crown and banner.Always
get dress attire approved by the local director before wearing it.
- You must get approval from the local director before promoting the Forestry in any event or before entering other pageants.Queens
cannot wear the Forestry crown and banner to promote other pageants after they give up their title.If you are caught doing
so the local director has the right to ask the queen to return her crown and banner to her local director.
- Will get scholarship money after your reign provided you complied with all your obligations as a local forestry queen.The
director is responsible for all your scolarships and prizes.If for some reason there is a change of directorships prior to
the end of your reign,the director who was in charge is still responsible for all your prizes and scolarships.The GA Forestry
Pageant and Ed.Association Inc.nor the newly apponted direstor is responsible for the prizes and scholarships.
- Miss Queen will be responsible for making contact with her local director NOT other family members.It is your responsibility
while wearing the local title and crown.
- Contestants must have Never been married,ever been pregnant or had a baby.Queen cannot marry,become pregnant or be convicted
of a crime during their reign.
- Queens agree to abide by ALL the rules set forth by your Local Forestry Pageant now in affect or announced therafter.
- The pageant will be conducted under the rules set forth by your Local Forestry Pageant and a contestant agrees that the
time,manner,and method of judging the pageant shall be solely within the discretion of the Local Forestry Director and the
judges decisions are final.
- NO REFUNDS unless the pageant is cancelled.ENTREE FEES MUST ACCOMPANY APPICATION.
- The number of applications accepted in each age division will be limited and accepted on a first come first serve basis.
- The deadline to enter is one month prior to the date of the local pageant that you are entering.
- If named Queen you MUST be on time for all appointments.We will work with you on what appointments you will be able to
attend.
- A contestant must be of good moral character and shall posess poise,personality,intelligence and charm.
- NO CAMERAS OF ANY TYPE ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING.NO CELL PHONES,PAGERS OR ANY ELECTRONICS THEY NEED TO BE TURNED OFF
DURING THE PAGEANT.WE WILL HAVE A VIDIOAGRAPHER AND A PHOTOGRAPHER AT THE PAGEANT FOR YOUR CONVIENIENCE.This includes any
of the contestents entourage.
- Make check payable to TURNER COUNTY FORESTRY PAGEANT address P.O. Bx. 84 Ty Ty, GA 31795 and mail your application.Check
with local director some pageants only accept business checks or money orders.Check with local direstor of the pageant you
are entering on what options are being offered.A $40.00 service charge for any returned checks.Checks not picked up within
30 days will be turned over to a collections agency at your expense
- If you should be named the local forestry queen ,the direstor will give you a state packet on the night you win.These
state packets are to be turned in NO LATER than 3 wks after the date you are crowned or April 1 which ever comes first.Motel
accomodations should be made at the Holiday Inn in Tifton no later than 4 wks after you win your local.Call 229-382-6687 and
tell them you are with the Ga State Forestry Pageant to get a speacial rate.
- (No food or drinks in the Auditorium)Should there be a problem of any kind during thepageant or related events the contestant
is to go to one of the Local Diresctors.Any misconduct by a contestant or any members of her entourage or any disregard of
the rules and regulations of this pageant could result in immidiate termination from further competitin without refund.Deppending
on the severety of the behaviorit could in a permanent barrier from future competiton of the Miss Ga Forestry Pageant or any
local forestry pageant.If you should loose your Local or Forestry title,you will not be allowed to compete in these
areas again!If a queen loses her title she will have to return all the prizes including but not limited to crown,banner,trophy,gifts,and
scholarships.
- State queens cannot compete in any Local Pageants until they change age division.Miss queens can compete in a local county
forestry pageant where they attend college,work,or attend school or if there is no county pageant they can be the first to
enter to come to state or the first to represent their college.It is up to each local director whether they choose to allow
A local queen to compete again in the same age group as long as they dont compete the same year they relinquish their title
and as long as they hae not won state in the same age division.
- If a local queen wins state forestry,she shall be able to keep her local tittle and any prizes from the local pageant
that would be coming to her and she shall REPRESENT STATE ONLY!
- NO soliciting of any kind is allowed at any local forestry pageant.LEAVE ALL solicitations at home! This means NO
passing out applications,materails etc...We look forward to you joining us in the fun,experience and excitment of promoting
Forestry for the State of Georgia
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