Miss Rain Day pageant accepting applications
Rain Day Scholarship Inc. is still accepting applications for the 2017 Miss Rain Day Scholarship Pageant.
The pageant will be held July 23 at the Waynesburg Central High School auditorium. The pageant is open to Greene County girls who will be girls 14 to 17 years old as of Rain Day, July 29.
A kick-off banquet will be held May 17 at the Glass Room in Benedum Hall at Waynesburg University.
Throughout the summer, contestants will participate in many activities, including a dinner/theater trip, a Wild Things baseball game, community service project, rehearsals, photo shoots and the Rain Day Festival.
Each contestant will compete in a personal interview, sportswear, talent and evening gown competition. Scholarship savings bonds will be awarded in the following categories: Miss Photogenic, Miss Personality, Rain Maker Award, Kelly Smotzer Memorial Award, Remo Bertugli Memorial Award, John O’Hara Award, Top Talent, Evening Gown Winner, Sportswear Winner and Personal Interview Winner. All contestants will be presented with a savings bond just for participating.
Rain Day Scholarship again will offer the Scholastic Achievement Award, an optional award introduced in 2012 that recognizes a candidate for her outstanding academic achievements based on her current grade-point average. Entry fee is $70, and the deadline to enter the pageant is Friday.
For more information or an application, call 724-747-4506 or 724-592-6032 , or visit www.missraindaypageant.org. Applications also are available at local high schools, dance studios and piano and vocal teachers.