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 Grande Parade
Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Starting Time: 6:00 p.m.
2007 Grand Marshal: Warren & Daisy Motts
Units: Approximately 150
Participation: Pre-festival registration, INVITATION ONLY.
Description: The Millersport parade is an annual Event to open the 61st Sweet Corn Festival starts at Millersport High School and travels north on Lancaster Street in Millersport and turns east onto Chautauqua Boulevard finishing on the Lions Community Park in front of the Main Entertainment Pavilion. Featuring 18 High School Bands and a variety of other units.
Chairman's email: paradeandqueens@sweetcornfest.com
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Queen and Court
2007 Queen Jeanette Brown - (Sheridan)
Jeanette is the daughter of Mark & Judy Brown of Glenford, Ohio. She attends Sheridan High School where she is active in the marching band, concert band, pep band, jazz band, show choir, and track and field. Jeanette is active in her church as a teacher during Vacation Bible School, assisting with Sunday School, singing and reading to the elderly at Christmas and has painted murals on the class room walls. Jeanette plans to attend college next year to go into the medical field, with a minor in music.
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2007 First Runner-Up Grace Venrick - (Berne Union)
Grace is the daughter of Scott & Tracie Venrick of Lancaster, Ohio. She attends Berne Union High School where she is active in marching band, wind ensemble, percussion ensemble, choir, show choir, Quiz Bowl and the National Honor Society. She spends her spare time observing surgeries at OSU Veterinary Hospital and volunteering in a vet’s office. Grace is also active in 4-H with horse and rabbit projects and has been a camp counselor for the past 5 years. Grace loves horseback riding, animal science and plans to attend college next year to become a veterinarian.
2007 Second Runner-Up Taylor Clark - (Bloom-Carroll)
Taylor is the daughter of Bob & Cindy Clark of Carroll, Ohio. She attends Bloom-Carroll High School where she is active in the marching band, winter and color guard, Chamber Singers, varsity cheerleading, science club, yearbook. She is a member of the National Honor Society and is listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students. Taylor is active in 4-H, Kids of Broadway, Community Theatre, and is a gymnastics teacher at GymXtreme. Taylor plans to study teaching/guidance counseling to work with children in schools.
Chairman's email: paradeandqueens@sweetcornfest.com
2007 SWEET CORN FESTIVAL Queen & Court Rules:
Takes place Thursday, August 30th, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. on the Main Entertainment Pavilion. Each of the 18 area high schools select a young lady to represent them in our pageant. These young ladies participate in our Wednesday Grand Parade along with their high school band. On Thursday of our festival, they begin their path through the judging process with closed doors individual interviews beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Lion's Club house. These interviews are conducted by 5 judges from outside the geographical area of these 18 high schools. Neither the judges nor the young ladies know who the other group is until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday of the festival. Following the closed door interview and the group walk through, the young ladies are then escorted onto the Main Entertainment Stage for public interview one at a time while continuing to be observed by the judges. following the completion of the on stage interviews, the judges retire to the Club House to tally their score sheets and determine our Queen, 1st and 2nd Runners Up.
The judging is based on 20% Activities, 15% Interview Questions, 15% Personality, 20% Speaking Ability, 15% Stage Presence, and 15% Overall Appearance.
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