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Miss Ivins Princess Scholarship Pageant

UNMASK THE MAGIC - April 24th, 2012

 Our crazy contestants in the back waiting for the show to start!!!
The girls had a good time together!!!

Our Royalty in their masks: Missing McKensy (Dance Co. Review that same evening)
Missy, Megan & Kamri

Here they are again, UNMASKED!!!

Our handsome escorts: Braxton, Jordan, Trevor & Navy

All of the contestants and escorts after the pageant

Our beautiful stage
masks made by: Shirley Leydsman

Our beautiful contestants awaiting the final talley of the judges.

While waiting the MC's held another pageant, "Mr. Ivins"
Trevor Horlacher won "Mr. Ivins"

The Mayor Chris Hart with our Brand New Royalty
Miss Congeniality: Aleisha Walter, 2nd Attendant: Shiann Ruesch, Princess: Kamri Hafen,             1st Attendant: Alyssa Morrison

The Royalty and The Escorts

Right after the crowning!!!!

Our magnificent MC's:
LoraLee Reber & Michelle Mooring

A picture for the newspaper of our Royalty

Pageant Info:

Hey girls, the days are getting closer and closer. Here is a few last minute reminders:

* Friday be at Tuacahn at 3:30pm with EVERYTHING that you will need for the pageant.
* Opening Number: Dark Blue Denim Bermuda Shorts & (I have your shirts)
* Active Wear: all of the props to show off your activewear.
* Talent: Outfit for talent, instrument, props
(make sure Tonya has a copy of your music)
* Evening Wear: Gown, jewelry, shoes, etc.

* Bring your 16 "Good Lucks" for the other contestants on Friday
* Bring your "THANK YOU's" for Heather, Tia & Cambria on Friday
* We will start with the Opening Number at 4:00pm in full costume
* Make-up, mirror, curling irons, hairspray, safety pins, lipgloss, brush etc.
* A Camera is always something good to have to remember this experience with these girls.
* Mom's are invited to come on Friday night at 6:00pm for our full dress rehearsal. I have encouraged the girls to have someone there to record them so that they can go home that night and watch themselves on stage, before the big night.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ SATURDAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Be at Tuacahn at least 20 minutes before your interview time.
Schedule of Pageant Day
Interviews
3:00 – Princess Missy Madsen (Mock Interview)
3:15 – Ashlee Svedin
3:22 – Emily Bryan
3:29 – Abby Kunde
3:36 – Kiernan Martineau
3:43 – Aleisha Walter
3:50 – Kamri Hafen
3:57 – Katie McDonald
4:04 – Brooke Schendiman
4:11 – Madysen Richie
4:18 – Shiann Ruesch
4:25 – Kenna Evans
4:32 – Alyssa Morrison
4:39 – Maddie Dennett
4:46 – Jessica Bryan
4:53 – Kylee Hill
5:00 – Alexa Morgan
5:07 – Judges complete comments & move to dinner
The Pageant will start at 6:00pm so after Interviews, get into your Opening Number Outfit

I am so excited for you girls and I know that this will be so much fun and an experience you will never forget!!!! I am so proud of you girls, just remember to have fun, be yourselves and SMILE!!!

LAST MINUTE WORKSHOP

Some of the girls that are going to be in town this weekend asked if we could have a last minute workshop to work on some pointers for the pageant. So we will meet at the Ivins Stake Center at 9:00am for about an hour and take care of some last minute things for the pageant.
Some things to remember:

* Dark Denim Bermuda Shorts for the Opening Number
* Thank You's for Heather & Tia
* Good Luck's for 16 contestants
* Mask if you haven't made one yet.
* Music to Tonya for your talent
* Props for your Activewear

I will be posting the Interview Schedule soon, so keep checking the blog.

Our Last Workshop !!!!

Girls,
This Saturday, March 10th will be our last workshop until the pageant. If you can be there this Saturday, I highly recommend that you are there. We will be working on EVERYTHING!! It will be a longer workshop, so plan on being there for about 2 hours. We feel like we haven't been able to get you as prepared as we want you to be, only because we have only had an hour and we have 16 girls, so when you calculate it, we need more time. So please be on time and please try and be there for as long as you can.
The workshop will be at a different location this week. It will be at the church building next to the City Hall and Fire Station in Ivins. We wanted to use a stage and the Stake Center is being used for a wedding and so we were able to use this building. Please be there at 9:00am.
Thanks girls, please email me the write up for you talent and remember your Good Lucks, Thank you's for Tia and Heather, dark jean shorts for the opening number, and we will be handing out the shirts for the opening number at this practice.

Picture TIME!!!!

 Our photoshoot was held at the Santa Clara Town Hall this year. It was such a beautiful day, but in the shade it was FREEZING!!!!

The poor girls were so cold, but you would never know it in the pictures.

Our wonderful photographer was Michelle Hartshorn.

She is always so wonderful with the girls and does such a great job!!!

 The girls thought they found a spot to wait, where it was warm.

It was still cold, though.

 Some of the mom's braving the cold, watching their girls.

This is such a fun experience for the mom's to watch their girls.

 Michelle putting the girls together for their group shot.

 SILLY Faces!!!!

 The Royalty with the Contestants

 Kamri ran to go get her jacket, it was COLD!!!

 Our Beautiful Royalty

 Megan, Kamri, Missy & McKensy

 Sure love these girls!!!!

It's been a great year!!!

Princess Pizza Party

 Lots of fun with the girls!!!!

 Being crafty with our Masquerade Maskes

 Shiann, Kamri & Mady

 Megan & Missy 2 of our cute Royalty

 Yummy PIZZA!!! Kylee, Ashlee & Abby

 Maddie & Brooke working on their maskes

 Some of the maskes-Maddie & Aleisha (Cute face Ashlee in the back)

 Alyssa and her cute mask

 Some of the other maskes: Aleisha, Kylee, Kamri & Shiann

We had so much fun with the girls and just listening to them get to know each other.

Photoshoot

Friday, March 2nd at 4:30pm is our Photoshoot in front of Santa Clara Town Hall

Please be on time and be wearing a Black shirt or blouse & dark blue jeans.
The Photo's will cost $10.00 and you will get a 8x10 individual & a 5x7 group shot.

Then after individuals and our group shot,

we will have the Royalty change

into their gowns.

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That same evening at Tonya's house at 7:00pm

We will watch "Miss Congeniality" and eat pizza

and work on our maskes.

If you have an idea's for your mask bring them.

Also, bring hot glue guns if you have one.

We are just going to have fun and be together!!!

Everyone bring a treat to share, chips-cookies-brownies,etc.

Article from the St. George News

City provides $2,000 in Scholarships through Miss Ivins Pageant

Written by Dayna Lundin on February 15, 2012 in Education, Life - 2 Comments

Miss Ivins Scholarship Pageant Hopefuls 2012 | Photo courtesy of Miss Ivins Scholarship Pageant

IVINS- The third annual Miss Ivins Scholarship Pageant will begin at 6 p.m. on March 24 in the Hafen Theater at Tuacahn Center for the Arts, 1100 Tuacahn Drive, in Ivins.
There pageant crowns a princess, first attendant, second attendant and a miss congeniality. The princess receives a $1000 scholarship to the college of her choice, the first and second attendants each receive a $500 scholarship to the college of their choice, and miss congeniality receives her title.
The scholarships are funded through Ivins City and are set aside each year for the Miss Ivins Pageant.
“When they are ready to go to school they come back to the city get their money that can be used for anything pertaining to schooling,” Horlacher said.
This year’s pageant has had more contestants enter than in years past. Pageant Director Tonya Horlacher said the pageant normally receives approximately 11 entries, but this year there are 16 contestants who will participate in the events.
Participants must be 14-18 years of age before Sept. 1 of this year. The participants must also have lived in Ivins or Washington County for at least six months.
The pageant includes an interview by a panel of judges, an active wear presentation, talent and evening wear.
Ivins is the only city in the area that has an active wear portion of the pageant, Horlacher said. Active wear can include anything from butterfly catching to horse backing riding attire.
Any participant can compete as many times as she desires as long as she has not won princess and abides by the age and residency requirements.
The reigning Miss Ivins Princess is 15 year old Missy Madsen. She has lived in Ivins for six years, and last year was her first year competing in the Miss Ivins Pageant. The royalty is required to contribute to the Miss Ivins parade float, to contribute hours of community service and to attend many community events representing the City of Ivins.
“[Being princess] means I am representing the city, and I should be a good example to all the other little girls who look up to me,” Madsen said.
Madsen has not decided where she will attend college.

Miss Ivins Pageant Court 2011 | Photo courtesy of Miss Ivins Scholarship Pageant

Fifteen year old Kamri Hafen is the reigning Miss Ivins First Attendant and has lived in Ivins her entire life. She is also participating in this year’s competition because she had such a positive experience.
“I loved [competing] it was a good experience:” Hafen said. “It helped me come out of my shell. I really enjoyed being active and involved.”
She hopes to use her scholarship from last year toward a degree at Brigham Young University.
The pageant is free to the public and is so well attended there is standing room only. Plan to attend and arrive early.
“It has become a very positive experience for the girls:” Horlacher said. “It’s not all about the crown and winning … they learn so many things about themselves and grow to set goals and accomplish those goals. [The pageant] helps them with a lot of life lessons.”
Workshops for the pageant contestants began in January and will continue to be held each Saturday until the pageant takes place. The pageant’s blogspot, self-proclaiming to be “The Cutest Blog on the Block,” provides more information, schedules for the contestants, photos and a running account of things the girls are engaged in as they seek the crown..

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Talent Workshop

Girls, I just want to tell you that I am so excited about this portion of our Pageant,

because all of you have so much talent and I am soooo impressed.

The only thing that we have to tell you is to

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!

Do it all the time, do it for your family,

when you have visitors come over, do it for them.

Do it in the mirror, record yourself and watch yourself and Critique yourself.

Girls, this is a big portion of your points, so you want to be perfect.

1. Ashlee Svedin..... Violin-"Be Our Guest" from Beauty & The Beast

2. Emily Bryan .....Piano "Sonatina" Aram Khatchaturian

3. Abby Kunde....... Dancing- "Day in my Life"

4. Kiernan Martineau .......

5. Aleisha Walter........ Singing, "For Good" from Wicked

6. Kamri Hafen ......... Piano "Pirates of Carribean"

7. Katie McDonald....... Dancing, "Someone Like You" Adele

8. Brooke Schwendiman......... Tap Dancing,

9. Madyson Richey ......... Signing "The Star Spangled Banner"

10. Shiann Ruesch .......... Singing, "Our Song" Taylor Swift

11. Kenna Evans ........ Signing, "The Climb" Miley Cyrus

12. Alyssa Morrison ........

13. Maddie Dennett ....... Playing the Flute

14. Jessica Bryan ..........

15. Kylee Hill ........... Singing, "

16. Alexa Verdugo Morgan ....... Dancing - Traditional Latin Dance "Guadalajara"

Also with the Opening Number, please keep practicing that as well.

Next workshop & write ups

Hi girls,
Our next workshop will be held at the Ivins Stake Center at 1:00pm. (It's the building next to the building that we were at last week.) It's at 1:00pm on the Stage. We will be doing talent, so please come with your music, instrument, or whatever you need for your talent. We will be going through all of the talents. Please be prepared to perform that day.

I am still missing about 6 write ups from girls. Please also include your talent and what you will be dancing to or playing on your instrument. Thanks girls, we have only 4 more workshops until Pageant day. Let's use our time wisely.

Workshop #5 - Sat. Feb. 18th

The Workshop for the pageant will be held at the Heritage Bldg at 9:00am. Bring your heels and be ready for interview.

Finishing the Opening Number

4th Workshop

Things that Tonya needs before next Saturday

email to me at: tonya.nanapoo@gmail.com

* Write up for Activewear

"Contestant # 1 Miss Madsen

Missy enjoys shopping more than anything in this world.

She loves looking for bargins and spending her parents money & using their PLASTIC

She also enjoys gymnastics and is on the elite competitive team at Barefoot.

She loves hanging with her friends & having fun.

Thank you Missy"

* Write up for Evening Gown

Contestant #1 Missy Madsen

Missy is the daughter of  Michelle & Glen Madsen,

Missy is the youngest of 4 sisters and loves coming from a household full of WOMEN!!

. She is a Freshman at SCHS and carries a 4.0

She is very involved in school and loves to stay busy. She is part of the Drama Club, President of the Mia Maid Class, in the process of trying out for Cheerleading and on the Debate Team.

She loves to give service, one of her favorite projects during this pageant experience was participating in the Easter Egg Hunt and reading to the kids at Red Mtn. Elementary.

She has enjoyed being part of the pageant this year and the most valuable thing that she has learned from this process is meeting new friends & learning the Opening Number.

(Girls, your evening gown write up, I want that you are a daughter of parents names .

Also, the last line I want it to say, The most valuable thing that you have learned through this pageant workshop experience was _________________. Please think about it and be honest.)

* Bermuda Dark Jean Shorts to your knee. (NO CUT OFFS, No folding, hemmed to the knee)

* GOOD LUCKS for 16 girls & A Thank you for Heather & Tia

Workshop Changes

Sat., February 11th - The VAULT - finishing the Opening Number
Sat., February 18th - The Heritage Bldg. - INTERVIEW workshop
Sat., February 25th - The Stake Center @ 1:00PM - TALENT Workshop
Fri., March 2nd - Photoshoot for Headshots @ Santa Clara Townhall
(Wear Black shirt & Dark Blue Jeans) @ 4:30pm

3rd Workshop-Opening Number

We had a great Opening Number workshop this morning. We ALMOST finished the dance and added the first of the introduction of contestants. We will finishing editing the music and finish it up next week. Keep practicing and remember your counts. All of you girls look so good~I know with more practice you are going to be so confident that you will be so excited to perform it that night of the PAGEANT!!! Have fun and PLEASE use the videos.
TIA WITH COUNTS

TIA WITH MUSIC

EVERYONE WITH MUSIC

3rd Workshop - OPENING NUMBER

The 3rd workshop will be held at The Vault at 9:00am. We will be finishing up the Opening Number so please try and be there so you can learn the rest of the Opening Number. We will also be going through your introduction and numbers.

2nd Workshop (Poise & Presentation)

 We had 13 of our 15 contestants participate in our 2nd workshop about Poise & Presentation.

 We are so lucky to have Heather teaching these workshops. We want the girls to learn as much as possible to be ready for the pageant.

 Heather had the girls bring their heels and start walking the pattern that they will be doing on the stage for both Sportswear and Evening Gown. The girls did great for their first time.

The only thing we want the girls to do is PRACTICE. Where your heels as soon as you get home from school and do you chores in them. Get comfortable in those heels, so that on the stage you are NOT worried about wearing them and walking in front of the audience.

PHOTOSHOOT Date Changed

The Royalty and Contestant Photoshoot has been changed to Friday, March 2nd at 4:30pm at the Santa Clara Town Hall in the front. Contestants please wear a solid Black shirt or blouse with dark blue jeans. The Royalty please wear one of your gowns and also a Black shirt & jeans. This is our picture from last years photoshoot.