Scholarship Queen Pageant Miss Cary and Miss Fox River Grove

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Saturday, May 24

            Scholarship Queen Pageant

            Miss Cary and Miss Fox River Grove

            Cary Grove High School, 2208 Three Oaks Rd., 7 p.m.

            Tickets available at the door

Several local high school girls have signed up to compete in the 2008 Miss Cary and Miss Fox River Grove Rising Stars Business Scholarship Pageant.  The event will be held on Saturday, May 24 at 7 p.m. at Cary-Grove High School.  The event is sponsored by True Value Manufacturing and Wickstrom Ford Lincoln Mercury.  Winners of the Pageant receive business scholarships from the Chamber and various other prizes.

Tickets for the Business Scholarship Pageant are now on sale.  The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for seniors and students.   They can be purchased at the Cary Grove Area Chamber of Commerce office at 27 E. Main Street, or through one of the Queen contestants.

Eleven  teens are running for the title of Miss Cary including Tiffany Au sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cary Grove, Stephanie Lewis sponsored by Kristy’s Pet Care, Lucinda Blanco sponsored by The Goddard School, Erin Aiello sponsored by Wickstrom Ford, Kelsey O’Shaughnessy sponsored by SW Travel, Ashley Meyers sponsored by Raising the Bar, Inc., Maggie Corr sponsored by Swanson Painting, Inc., McKenzie Vaughn sponsored by Modern Wave Salon and Spa, Molly MacInnes sponsored by Cary Grove Performing Arts Centre, Jody Pradelski sponsored by Storage IT Solutions, and Samantha Grala sponsored by Sage Products, Inc.  Five local teens are running for the title of Miss Fox River Grove including Caitlin Bailey sponsored by The Clubhouse of Cary, Margaret Anderson sponsored by ISO Salon Suites, Jamie Sarius sponsored by Merle Norman Cosmetics, Haley Beyer sponsored by Stone Hill Center and Ashley Massow sponsored by Cody Chiropractic.

The process leading up to the Queen Pageant is designed to provide the contestants with valuable communication and speaking skills and knowledge about local business.  Several of the contestants worked the March 1 Community Showcase, selling raffle tickets for a weekend getaway for two from Cary Travel Express.   They were formally introduced to the business community and area leaders at a Chamber mixer sponsored by the Merlin 200,000 Mile Shop on Thursday, March 20.  They get involved in community service, make meals for the homeless, and are trained in speaking and presentation skills. The contestants meet many people in the community, form new friendships and have lots of fun.

The evening of the Pageant the contestants will participate in an evening gown and bathing suit competition, will be interviewed by the pageant judges and give a presentation on their business sponsor.  The interview and presentation are weighted most heavily in the judging process.

The May 24 Pageant will be the last official duty of  2007 Miss Cary, Stephanie Schmidt, and 2007 Miss Fox River Grove, Megan Resseguie.