Miss Rhododendron Pageant

High School Senior Division 
​Virtual Pageant
​
Online Interview: May 21, 2020
​Application Deadline: May 14, 2020 at 5 p.m.
Due to the current pandemic, the Miss Rhododendron Pageant will include only one category this year - the High School Senior Division.

​Contestants will be interviewed online (using Zoom) by a panel of three judges. ​

The Miss Rhododendron title will be awarded by a one-year scholarship to Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC admission requirements apply.)

Rules & Information
  • Winners will receive crown and sash. Alternates will receive a medallion.
  • Open - no residency restrictions.
  • DEADLINE: Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
  • We accept, cash, checks, money orders, and PayPal.
  • This is a semi-natural pageant. Interview dress is strongly recommended for the online interview using Zoom.
  • Hair and makeup should be “age & interview” appropriate. Absolutely NO flippers or hair pieces allowed.
  • An online face-to-face interview will be arranged with the judges. This an opportunity to experience interviewing online, as is done sometimes for education and employment opportunities.
  • If you do not have access to a computer to be able to interview, we can help arrange it.
  • The application requires submission of a paper, short video, or some type of creative expression, showing/telling how this pandemic has influenced you. Send your submission, or  picture of it, to RhododendronFestival@gmail.com by May 18. 
  • No refunds will be given once paid.
  • Winners will have their pictures published in The Groundhog and other media.
  • No Score Sheets will be given. NO Exceptions! Please do not ask.
  • Some duties of Miss Rhododendron will be to make an appearance at Colorfest on the 3rd weekend in October and to help with next year's Pageant.
  • To be crowned Miss Rhododendron, the contestant must be able to use the scholarship as described below:
The Miss Rhododendron scholarship to Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) is a one-year scholarship covering full-time tuition and fees for the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters. The winner must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and must be a senior in high school to utilize the scholarship. The winner must enroll full-time (12 semester credit hours) in the Fall and Spring to receive the scholarship. In-state as well as contestants who are residents of the following Georgia counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Hardison, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield, and Tennessee counties of Franklin, Hamilton, Lincoln and Marion are eligible. The Scholarship can only be awarded to the winner.

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