On Saturday night at Chase Secondary School, the culmination of six months of work by the Miss Chase Excellence Committee and five young women who had attended classes twice a week since October concluded with a pageant.
Judges from Salmon Arm, Kamloops and Airdrie, Alt. selected Bianca Damatto as Miss Chase Princess and Makayla Laluha as Miss Chase Queen. Each candidate had a vote for Miss Congeniality and the winner was Ashley Nickerson.
During the evening, each girl gave a three- to five-minute speech of their choice with no podium, plus answered an impromptu question which addressed their ability to think on their feet and lastly, modelled their evening gowns.
Also presented was the Academic Excellence award, received by Laluha, the Garden of the Shuswap Blossom Award received by Nickerson and Natalie MacDonald because they had both grown the most over the past six months, and the Alice MacDougall Knowledge Award, received by Laluha.
Greetings were passed from MP Mel Arnold and MLA Todd Stone.
This program provides leadership, time management and lifetime experiences so these young women can progress through their lives with confidence and a positive attitude that enables them to be able to succeed.
The community sponsors (Legion Ladies Auxiliary. #107, Lions Club, Pritchard Community Association, the Rotary Club and Safety Mart Foods) each provided financial and community support so these young women could wear evening gowns, business suits and casual wear for all occasions.
Since these young women will be Chase ambassadors, they will have the full support of the village and council when they visit other neighbouring communities.