WELCOME TO THE MISS GREATER DERRY
CONTESTANT RESOURCE PAGE
We will provide you with all of the information, applications and
samples that you will need to apply for this competition. If you have
any questions about the pageant, please contact our Director, Danielle
Cowan. If you need assistance with downloading any material from this
website, contact our webmaster Gary Kittredge. Their contact information
may be found on our contact us
page.
May 21, 2011
Dear Potential Contestant:
Thank you for your interest in the Miss Greater Derry
Scholarship Program. The Miss Greater Derry Scholarship
Program will be held on Friday, June 24, 2011. Once again,
our show will take place at the Adams Memorial Opera House
in downtown Derry.
Photos: When submitting your photos, please make sure
they are not copied, scanned & printed out, etc. These
photos will not be accepted.This is in your best
interest as a contestant; as your photo is the first
impression the judges will have of you, and copied photos do
not reproduce well in the program book and newspapers. Color
photos are preferred. Please digitally provide (1) 5x7 head
shot. Please email the picture to me at
DanielleCowan@comcast.net
and a copy to
gary@missderry.org.
Deadline for photographs is
June 7.
TALENT MUSIC: Talent music can be emailed to our
Sound Engineer, David Raabe at
missderrysoundguy@gmail.com and copy to
missderrysoundguy@missderry.org. Please do this by the
application deadline of
June 7.
When submitting your talent music, please be sure to put
your name in the subject line of the email along with the
words, “Talent Music”. (Example: MC Archer Talent Music)
TICKETS for our show will be $12.00
and will be available to contestants first. Order forms will
follow once your application is received. We highly
recommend pre-purchasing tickets as our venue has limited
seating.
REHEARSALS: As this is our 25th
Anniversary Show, we are having one mandatory rehearsal in
order to have the best show possible. Rehearsal will be
held on Thursday, June 9th at 4:00 pm at NH Academie of
Dance.
INTERVIEWS
will be held on
Wednesday, June 22nd at Promises to Keep.
Contestants will be arriving at 4pm.
As a contestant,
you will compete in a 10 minute interview, talent
presentation (2 minutes max), presence and poise in
eveningwear, and physical fitness in swimsuit. In addition,
you will be asked one onstage question. Don’t hesitate to
contact me with any questions. More information on the
competition process is available at the following websites:
www.MissDerry.org,
www.MissNH.com,
www.MissAmerica.org
ADDITIONAL AWARDS/DOCUMENTATION: The Miss Greater
Derry Scholarship Program, Inc. is proud to be the
top-ranked local in scholarship dollars awarded, awarding
over $15,000 last year. While you can win a great deal of
scholarship money simply by competing for the title of Miss
Greater Derry, we also offer other awards which you must
submit for separately. These awards are:
ACADEMIC MERIT AWARD:
This award is given to the student with the most impressive
academic achievements. Applicants wishing to compete for
this scholarship should submit an official
copy of their latest transcript by the application deadline
of
June 7.
Transcripts can take a long time to get from your school to
my desk, so I highly recommend requesting them immediately!
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD:
This award is given to the contestant whom the committee
deems most committed to community service. Applicants
wishing to compete for this
scholarship
should submit documentation of their work by the application
deadline of
June 7.
Please limit your focus to volunteer activities completed
since
January 1, 2010.
Photographs, letters from organizations you’ve worked with
and other supporting documentation is allowed, and if used,
should be included at the end of your submission. Please
note that submissions are judged on volunteer service
performed, not amount of photos or beauty of submission. An
example is available upon request from Danielle Jean-Cowan
via email: DanielleCowan@comcast.net
Contestants will be emailed after the deadline with regards
to the theme and opening number attire.
All of us at Miss Greater Derry are excited to be working with you over
the coming months in preparation for the 25th Annual Miss Greater Derry
Scholarship Program! Please feel free to contact me with any questions
or concerns – I am happy to help in any way I can!
Sincerely,
Danielle Jean-Cowan
Director & Vice-President
Miss Greater Derry Scholarship Program, Inc.
Please mail applications to:
Miss Greater Derry Scholarship Program, Inc.
Attn: Danielle Jean-Cowan
PO Box 934
Derry, NH 03038
Email:
DanielleCowan@comcast.net
QUALIFICATIONS:
To compete in our scholarship program, you...
Must live, work full time, or attend school full time within a 20 mile
radius of Derry, NH in a NH town.
Must be at least 17 by contestant's first Local Pageant.
Single, never been married.
Live, work full time, or attend school full time in New Hampshire.
Be a high school graduate no later than six (6) months after the date of
the contestant’s first local competition.
Be no older than twenty four (24) on December 31, 2012
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Meet character criteria as set forth by the Miss America Organization.
Be able to meet the time commitment and responsibilities as set forth by
the local program in which you compete.
Be able to meet the time commitment and responsibilities as set forth by
the Miss N.H. program should you win the title.
Assist your state and local chapter in raising $100.00 per local
contestant, per local for the Miss America National Platform: Children's
Miracle Network.
Should you win a local title, raise $250.00 for the Miss America
National Platform: Children's Miracle Network.
All documents are in Portable Document Format
(PDF) If you require a different format contact Gary
Contestant Letter and Qualifications
(what you read above)
CONTRACT: This is a form that you can
download and complete using your computer. You will
be able to save this document with your changes.
Be sure to read this thoroughly, it is a
contract. Be sure that you have not missed any
areas that you need to fill in. I have already
filled in the name of the organization and title
to save you some time. (Use handwritten form if
you can not use Acrobat)
The General Information Form (Attachment A) contains
your contact information, platform, talent, and
any special requirements that you may need for
the pageant. Once you have completed the form,
click the "SUBMIT" button. You may send
it immediately using a computer based mail
client like Outlook. If you use a web based
e-mail client, you will have to save the
completed form as a file to your computer and
attach it manually to your e-mail. Send the
completed form to Danielle
and copy
Gary
Please e-mail this form as soon
as you know that you are entering the Miss
Greater Derry Scholarship Pageant.
Scholarship rules and regulations (Attachment
C) for
scholarship recipients (what you can use the
scholarship money for and how long do you have
to use it).
General Information Sheet: This is very
important! Complete the form and submit it as
soon as you can. This will provide us with the
information we need to contact you and for us to
complete our Program Book and Press Releases. If
you have any difficulty with this form please
contact Gary immediately.
NOTE: You still must contact the
local director so that s/he may send you additional local requirements,
including dates. IMPORTANT: Remember to check the Miss NH dates. Do not wait until after
you win your local title to find out that you cannot make a rehearsal date. They
are all mandatory once you get to the state level. IMPORTANT: When submitting your application, please email a JPG headshot
to Danielle Cowan
, Gary Kittredge
, and copy it to Executive Assitant at Miss NH.
This page was last updated
05/28/2011 08:33:11 AM
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