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Chase royalty crowned

The judges are finished their work and the Miss Chase Excellence Program has a new queen, princess and Miss Congeniality
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Chase Royalty past and present – Joanna Carlin

The decisions are made, the judges are finished their work and the Miss Chase Excellence Program has a new queen, princess and Miss Congeniality.

These three young women were selected on Saturday, April 25 after a six-month journey of classes and public demonstrations of their skills, talents and newly acquired attributes.

During this time, a total of six candidates were subjected to two classes per week and were educated in current events, history of the Chase area, financial responsibility, modeling, deportment, public speaking, car maintenance and community service activities.

Besides being in Grade 11 at Chase Secondary School and maintaining their academic standing, they visited other communities and witnessed how these communities compared to their own experiences.

For these six candidates, the learning curve for some went straight up from the get-go and, for others, it was a gradual incline with challenges of time management, balancing personal time and just getting along with each other.

From October, each girl has grown immeasurably as witnessed by their parents who have said to the committee how their daughter’s confidence and perseverance have increased after all they have endured.

The new queen is Kylie Schmidt who represented the Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch #107 and plans, after graduation, to attend Thomspon Rivers University and  become an English teacher. She also won the academic award which was selected by the high school as the candidate who managed to maintain her GPA or improve it over the six-month training program.

Princess is Megan Johnston who represented Safety Mart Foods and, after graduation, will enter TRU’s culinary program. She also won the History of Chase award called the Alice MacDougall award after achieving the highest marks on the test.

The Miss Congeniality Award was given to Katherine Womacks who represented the Rotary Club and plans, after graduation, to attend TRU and become a teacher. She was given the “Garden of the Shuswap Blossom Award” which represents the candidate who ‘grew’ the most over the six months.

The retiring royalty (Joanna Carlin, Breanna Nickerson and Alicia Zeiger) were amazing ambassadors and the Miss Chase Excellence Committee wishes them the best in their future endeavours.

Committee members Jacquie Everett, Pam Hartley and Tralee Mazu appreciate all the candidates for their continual support over the past six months and say they know each will carry these lessons for the rest of their lives.

The committee members also appreciate federal, provincial and municipal government support as well as that of local sponsors. They’ve also appreciated the girls’ parents, who have supported them and their daughters in all their activities.