Miss Apple Blossom Scholarship Pageant Applications Available
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NAPPANEE – The Nappanee Miss Apple Blossom Scholarship Pageant will headline Thursday’s opening events at the 38th annual Nappanee Apple Festival Sept. 19. Incorporating a sports theme for the introduction portion of the pageant, contestants will be competing on the main stage at the Martin’s Supermarket Entertainment Tent, Depot Plaza, at 7 p.m. Registration deadline for participation is Aug. 16 and is open to the first 25 applicants. Young women between 16 and 21 and residents of Elkhart County and all of the Wa-Nee School District are eligible for competition. The application, rules and regulations can be downloaded from the festival website at www.nappaneeapplefestival.org Entrants must be enrolled in high school, an accredited home school program, a high school graduate or enrolled in college or advanced education by Sept. 1. All entrants agree to enlist a business sponsor. Scholarships are awarded to the queen, and first- and second-runners-up. Additionally a cash award will be granted to the People’s Choice winner. The newly crowned queen will participate at events throughout the four-day weekend as well as represent Nappanee at the November Indiana State Festivals Association Scholarship Pageant and area parade events. For more information, contact Pam Shaw, pageant coordinator, at 574-773-2219 or pam@nappaneeapplefestival.org Follow the events of the 2013 Nappanee Apple Festival on facebook.
