The Miss Virginia Scholarship Pageant

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Miss Virginia Scholarship Organization

Dear Pageant Friend, The Miss Virginia Pageant is pleased to present you with our Virginia Princess Camp. This is the seventh year of our prestigious Princess program and we know you will have a wonderful experience. We hope your involvement with our program gives you a better understanding of the Miss Virginia Scholarship Pageant, its purpose and benefits. We strive to give young women the opportunity for personal growth and the skills needed to excel in life. Through the Virginia Princess Program we extend this unique opportunity to you. We encourage you to get involved with your Queen mentor. Ask questions, volunteer with her community service project and make new friends. Learn what it takes to be a state representative and begin dreaming of the day you will be competing for Miss Virginia! Good Luck and have fun! Best Wishes,

Linda Haas Linda Haas, Director The Virginia Princess Camp

Miss Virginia Scholarship Pageant 2016 Virginia Princess Camp Goals and Purposes The Virginia Princess Program is established for young ladies ranging in age from 5 to 12. It is a mentoring program in which the Virginia Princesses are mentored by local Miss Virginia contestants for the year of their service. The Virginia Princess is encouraged to join her mentor in as many appearances, volunteer opportunities and other events as possible. Virginia Princesses are present the week of the Miss Virginia pageant. Virginia Princesses will participate in the production as well as attend promotional events with their mentor. The main goal of the Virginia Princess Program is to enable Virginia Princesses to have better insight to The Miss Virginia Pageant and what the Miss America program is all about. Goals: •

Encourage younger, active involvement in the Miss Virginia Scholarship Pageant.

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Provide forum for personal growth.

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Mentor using positive role models.

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Have Fun!

Through these programs, these young girls can become involved with the State Miss America’s Outstanding Teen and Miss America programs before they reach competition age. The program also provides the young girls with the opportunity to serve as role models for their peers throughout the state. Being involved with your state princess program is an opportunity for a young girl to make memories that will last a lifetime! Princesses need to arrive on Thursday, June 23rd by 9:30 a.m. Departing Sunday morning, June 26th.

Miss Virginia Scholarship Pageant 2016 Virginia Princess Camp Benefits Registration Fee Covers: •

2016 Program Book

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Photo in the Program Book

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Admission to the Miss Virginia Preliminaries and Finals for the Virginia Princess.

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Participation in the Miss Virginia production.

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Virginia Princess crowning and recognition ceremony - Perfect Attendance Award - A/B Honor Roll Award

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Virginia Princess T-shirt

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Virginia Princess Crown

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Complimentary Tickets to Virginia’s Outstanding Teen Pageant

Miss Virginia Scholarship Pageant 2016 Virginia Princess Camp Official Application Name Representing Miss Home Phone (____)__________

Parent’s Office (____)

Mother’s Name

Mother’s Cell (____)

Father’s Name

Father’s Cell (____)

Parent’s Email School Name Address State ___

Grade City

Zip Code _______ Birth date

Age

Achievements Community Involvement Are you returning?________ This year will be ________year. (i.e. 3rd year.) Shirt Size (Please Circle) Child SM M LG / Adult SM M LG XLG Signed

Parent or Guardian

Date

PHOTOS-DVD - Give to your pageant director for the master DVD--- due 4/16/2016. If you do not have a local pageant director send by email – [email protected] Checks should be made payable to The Miss Virginia Scholarship Organization. Please send this signed application, all forms, checklist and the $325.00 registration fee to: Your local pageant director—they are to turn in at the Miss Virginia workshop. If you do not have a local director send to:

The Miss Virginia Princess Camp 712 Mobjack Place Newport News, VA 23606

2016 Miss Virginia Princess Camp Program Book and Photo Form Virginia Princess

(Name as you wish it to appear in the program book.)

Parent’s Name Address Home Phone (____)________ E-mail Mother’s Office (____)__________

Mother’s Cell (____)__________

Father’s Office (____)__________

Father’s Cell (____)___________

Representing Miss Name Sponsors

(What title or area?) (Who is your Miss?)

1. __________________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________ Photo DVDs--see General Rules for instructions send to: Toni McLawhorn *** This is the preferred method to send:

ONE CD per local w ith all photos of their teen a nd pri ncess (turn in by M iss w orkshop-4 / 1 6/2 0 16 ) to give to your director to put on the m aster CD by email – [email protected]

The Miss Virginia Princess Camp 712 Mobjack Place Newport News, VA 23606

Miss Virginia Scholarship Pageant 2016 Virginia Princess Camp Pageant Wardrobe Your clothing should be well organized and carefully thought out. The following suggestions will help you plan your wardrobe for pageant week.

Arrival:

You will be seen in the lobby of the hotel. Dress casually, but remember photographers may be on hand photographing you.

Rehearsal Clothes:

Casual clothes and comfortable shoes are a must. It is imperative that you dress comfortably and remember that the auditorium gets cold even when it is 95 degrees outside. Please do not “break-in” new shoes during rehearsals.

Princess Crowning Ceremony: Appearances:

White sundress or church dress (short or tea-length)

Clothing will be the choice of each Virginia Princess. Guidelines will be given at a later date and clothing should reflect the activity.

Miss Virginia Performance:

To Be Determined

Chaperones Chaperones will be provided during rehearsals, appearances and performances. No Parents will have backstage access. NO EXCEPTIONS! Parents or legal guardian are responsible at all other times not previously listed. The Miss Virginia Princess Camp 712 Mobjack Place Newport News, VA 23606

Miss Virginia Scholarship Pageant 2016 Virginia Princess Camp General Rules and Suggestions 1.

The President and/or Executive Director has complete charge of all activities during pageant week and has full authority to make decisions governing contact with Virginia Princesses.

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Any Princess whose conduct is deemed unbecoming by the Miss Virginia Pageant Committee will be asked to withdraw from the Virginia Princess Program and will no longer be eligible for future participation.

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Princesses are not permitted at any time to enter a cocktail lounge, night club, bar or tavern or any other venue where liquor or beer is served, while serving as a Virginia Princess. Violation of this rule will bring automatic elimination from further participation in the Miss Virginia Princess Program.

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No one is permitted backstage at any time except security, stage personnel, pageant officials and production members. Virginia Princesses will only be allowed backstage when accompanied by a pageant official.

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No one will be permitted in the contestants dressing rooms except authorized personnel. Virginia Princesses will come to the auditorium dressed in production wardrobe. Exact wardrobe is to be determined by pageant officials.

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Virginia Princesses are not allowed to leave the assigned areas at anytime during the week without permission from one of the Virginia Princess Committee members. Violation of this rule will bring automatic elimination from further participation in the Miss Virginia Princess Program.

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All problems or complaints should be reported to the Virginia Princess Committee immediately. Regardless of how small or large a complaint, please report it. A problem cannot be solved if no one knows about it except the Virginia Princess.

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Princesses should be in assigned areas 20 minutes before scheduled times. Tardiness will absolutely not be permitted during pageant week.

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From the time a princess arrives in Roanoke for pageant week, until the finals are completed, princesses are under the jurisdiction of the Miss Virginia Pageant and must abide by all rules and regulations.

10. Virginia Princesses need to be ready to go on stage before arriving at the auditorium.

11. Each Princess must provide her own transportation during pageant week. 12. Princesses are required to wear their name badge at all times. 13. Parents are responsible for the conduct of their Virginia Princesses. 14. There should be no cell phones, pagers, or any other electronic devices. committee members will provide phone access in emergency cases only.

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15. Label everything before arriving in Roanoke; this is for your benefit. The pageant committee is not responsible for misplaced personal items. 16. In the Roanoke Civic Auditorium during rehearsals, it is your responsibility to be within hearing distance of any stage calls, which can come at any time. You are to stay in the auditorium area itself, not dressing rooms, bathrooms, or other rooms during rehearsals, unless instructed to do so by pageant officials. 17. ALL FORMS, AND MONIES ARE DUE BY APRIL 16, 2016. NO EXCEPTIONS! 18. Photos (due APRIL 16, 2016) must be submitted to: Toni McLawhorn by email – [email protected] (due 4/16/2016-at workshop--on your local pageant’s master CD) Photos requirements: PHOTO SPECS FOR MISS VIRGINIA PROGRAM BOOK: A. All Teen, Teens in training and Princess head shots for the Miss Virginia Program Book MUST be submitted electronically, either by email or sent on a CD. NO HARD COPY PHOTOS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!! B. For inclusion in the MISS program book, all photos MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN APRIL 16, 2016! All photos must be a HIGH RESOLUTION JPEG image, at least 1600 x 1200 DPI, VERTICAL FORMAT. *** This is the preferred method to send:

and princess. (turn in by M iss ONE CD per local w ith all photos of their teen, w orkshop-4 / 1 6/2 0 16 )—best to give to your director to put on the m aster CD

C. Head shots only, and NO crowns!!!! D. To submit by email, send to [email protected]. Please list the email SUBJECT as contestant’s name, title (Teen, etc) and local pageant she is representing. 19. Age requirements are as follows: Virginia Princesses must be 5 years old no later

than JUNE 1, 2016 and not older than 12 years old on JUNE 1, 2016.

20. If a Princess’s conduct is deemed unsatisfactory by the Virginia Princess Committee

and by this conduct the image and good name of the Virginia Princess Program is to be jeopardized, the Princess’s parent will be notified immediately.

Signature: ______________________________ Date:_____________________ Princess Signature Signature:_______________________________ Date:_____________________ Parent Signature Please make a copy for your records

Miss Virginia Scholarship Pageant 2016 Virginia Princess Camp Award Explanations School Honor Awards The Virginia Princess committee would like to praise their young ladies for not only representing their community as a Virginia Princess, but for also being able to excel in school. There will be three certificates of achievement that will be given out The Perfect Attendance award, the Principal’s List award and the Honor Roll award. The needed information for these certificates to be awarded are as follows: Perfect Attendance Award – Must provide a report card from the entire school year which shows you have been present every day. Principal’s List Award – Must provide a report card from the entire school year which shows you have made all A’s or for younger girls all O’s or S’s. Honor Roll Award – Must provide a report card from the entire school year which shows you have made all A’s and B’s. All award information must be received at REGISTRATION on June 23, 2016. The judgment of all awards is at the discretion of the committee. Turn in report cards or transcript from the school in a school sealed envelope at REGISTRATION .

The Miss Virginia Princess Camp 712 Mobjack Place Newport News, VA 23606

PRINCESS EMERGENCY CONTACT & MEDICAL INFORMATION Please provide the information listed below. The information will not be distributed outside MVAOT staff and will be only used in case of an emergency during pageant week. Princess Name: City Representing: While in Roanoke who should be called in case of an emergency? Name:

Phone #

Name:

Phone #

Address: Hotel staying at in Roanoke: Address:

Arrival Date: Phone #

Medical History & Information: Family Physician: Physicians Phone number: Blood Type: __________________ Medications to which you have an allergic reaction: List all known allergies (Non-medications): List all prescribed Medications you are currently taking: List all over-the-counter medications you are currently taking: List all vitamins and/or supplements you are currently taking: Any physical problems that could cause you discomfort: List of people who the Princess can be released to and relationship to Princess: Name & Relationship to Princess: Name & Relationship to Princess: Name & Relationship to Princess:

The Miss Virginia Princess Camp 712 Mobjack Place Newport News, VA 23606

CHECK LIST FOR ALL PRINCESS PAPERWORK DUE AT WORKSHOP BY 4/16/2016:  Official Application Form  Program Book and Photo Form  Acknowledgment of General Rules and Suggestions—signed/dated, Note: keep a copy for yourself  Emergency Contacts and Medical Information Form  Scholarship information (report cards) hand delivered to REGISTRATION on June 23, 2016  Payment - $325.00. Please make checks payable to Miss Virginia Organization Payment due at Miss Virginia Workshop on 4/16/2015  Photo (due 4/16/2016-on your local pageant’s master CD)

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send to: Toni McLawhorn by email – [email protected] (due 4/16/2016).

The Miss Virginia Princess Camp 712 Mobjack Place Newport News, VA 23606

If you have questions email Leigh Berry at: [email protected] or call her at: 757-754-6185