Johnson County Junior Livestock Show & Youth Fair

JOHNSON COUNTY JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW & YOUTH FAIR QUEEN & AMBASSADOR MARTI SCHOLARSHIP

Please return the following items in a 9 x 12 envelope with your name printed on the outside to Petti Davis or Nanniece Goodwin at the JCLAA office located at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse grounds on Thursday, November 12, 2015, 6:30 pm. A mandatory instructional meeting for the Contestants and their parents or advisors will begin at 7:00 pm.

If you have any questions, you may call Petti Davis at (817) 240-1187 or Nanniece Goodwin at (817) 790-0151.

1. Application - must be typed, completed, and signed by applicant and FFA or FCCLA Advisor or 4-H Agent

2. Photograph - recent 5 x 7 portrait picture on photo paper. Please write your name and the name of your FFA/FCCLA/4-H Club on a label and then place it on the back of your picture because it will be used for printing in the local newspaper. Please do not write on the picture.

3. Resume - maximum of two typed pages

4. Official Transcript in a sealed envelope and must show completion of junior year.

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE DELIVERED ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 at 6:30 PM

LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. JOHNSON COUNTY JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW & YOUTH FAIR QUEEN & AMBASSADOR MARTI SCHOLARSHIP

APPLICATION

Name: ______

Age: ______DOB: ______Gender: Male __ Female __

Home Address: ______

Cell Phone: ______

Email: ______

Parent’s Name: ______

Parent’s Address: ______

Parent’s Phone: ______

Parent’s Email: ______

What college, university, or vocational school do you plan to attend and what will be your major?

I certify that this Applicant is I certify that I am eligible for the eligible for the Johnson County Johnson County Junior Junior Livestock Show & Youth Livestock Show & Youth Fair Fair Queen & Ambassador Marti Queen & Ambassador Marti Scholarship. Scholarship.

Signature of FFA/FCCLA Signature of Applicant Advisor or 4-H Extension Agent How many years total have you participated in the Johnson County Junior Livestock Show & Youth Fair? ______

In order to be eligible, a contestant must have participated in at least 3 of the last 4 years of the Johnson County Junior Livestock Show & Youth Fair. Please list & described your participation during the following years:

YEAR DESCRIPTION OF PARTICIPATION

2013 JOHNSON COUNTY JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW & YOUTH FAIR QUEEN & AMBASSADOR MARTI SCHOLARSHIP

Write a minimum of a 500 word typed essay, double-spaced in Times New Roman font size 12 point, describing your level of participation and some of your most memorable moments or learning experiences associated with the Johnson County Junior Livestock Show & Youth Fair. You should conclude your essay with an explanation as to why you deserve to be the 2016 Queen or Ambassador. (Please submit on separate sheet a paper.) JOHNSON COUNTY JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW & YOUTH FAIR QUEEN & AMBASSADOR MARTI SCHOLARSHIP

All Johnson County high school seniors who are in good standing with their 4-H, FFA or FCCLA chapters and who meet the following criteria are eligible to enter the Queen & Ambassador Contest.

Selection Process: 1. Candidates must have been participants of Johnson County Junior Livestock Show & Youth Fair at least three out of the past four years to be eligible.

2. Candidates must complete the current year’s application which also includes a resume and typed essay. (This will account for 50% of the Contestants total score and will be judged by an independent panel of judges prior to the competition.)

3. Candidates will be interviewed individually by a qualified panel of judges on a randomly drawn appointment schedule on the day of the contest. (Saturday, December 12, 2015) (This will account for 25% of the Contestant’s total score.)

4. An on-stage presentation of the Contestant’s essay revealing their most memorable moments and learning experiences associated with the Johnson County Junior Livestock Show & Youth Fair will be presented by each Contestant on Saturday, January 2, 2016. (This will account for 25% of the Contestant’s total score.)

5. One female will be chosen as Queen and will receive a $10,000.00 scholarship and one male will be chosen as an Ambassador and will receive a $10,000.00 scholarship. One Queen Runner-up will be named and will receive a $1,500.00 scholarship and one Ambassador Runner-up will be named and will receive a $1,500.00 scholarship.

6. A Contestant who is chosen as the Queen or the Ambassador or as the Runner-up Queen or Ambassador will not be eligible for any other JCLAA Scholarships awarded in the same year.

Recipient Responsibilities: The selected Queen, Ambassador, and both Runner-ups will be required to promote the JCLAA County Show prior to the event, and perform various duties during the show, including but not limited to the following:

1. Help with setting up and taking down equipment; 2. Serve as announcer during each event of the JCLAA County Show; 3. Help the superintendent of each show as directed; 4. Help set up, serve buyers, clean up, and any other required tasks as directed on Sale Day; 5. Be present at the annual JCLAA Banquet after the show. 6. Be present at the 2017 Queen & Ambassador Contest.

Furthermore, the scholarship guidelines of the Marti Foundation must be followed. This includes completion of a Marti Foundation Application package, a personal interview, grade reporting, and delivery each semester of your university’s billing invoice.