2022 Teen Handbook
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Miss Rodeo Arkansas Teen Titleholder Handbook 2022 For further information or assistance, please contact: President, Bayleigh Bowman 918-857-6820 or [email protected] Titleholder Guidelines ● Miss Rodeo Arkansas Teen (MRAT) will abide by all rules stated in the Miss Rodeo Arkansas Teen Handbook, Miss Rodeo Arkansas Scholarship Organization Rulebook & 2022 Miss Rodeo Arkansas Teen Contract that she signed after the conclusion of the pageant. ● Arkansas PRCA rodeos/events will have first priority for scheduling. The National Director (ND) and Executive Board (EB) will finalize all scheduling. ○ If you are interested in other appearances, you are REQUIRED to inform the Executive Board and provide all contact information on an appearance sheet. If you want the ND or EB to contact others for potential appearances, you must provide them with contact information. You, the titleholder, will make no contact with potential appearances. ● The Miss Rodeo Arkansas Teen will not be permitted to make out of state appearances, unless an exception is approved by the Executive Board. ○ Requests for an out of state appearance approval must be presented to the Executive Board no later than one month prior to the appearance. ○ The National Director and Executive Board President will finalize all scheduling. ○ If you would like to make other appearances, you are REQUIRED to inform your National Director and Executive Board and provide all contact information on an appearance sheet. ○ The National Director or Executive Board will contact others for potential appearances, you must provide the National Director/Executive Board with contact information. ○ You may not make any appearance commitments yourself. ● The titleholder is responsible for reliable transportation to all functions, the insurance covering those vehicles, and will provide proof of the same. Safe driving and clean vehicles are required at all times. ● No males, other than immediate family members, shall accompany the titleholder to, from or during events that she is attending as MRAT. ○ During the MRAT reign, MRAT may not cohabitate with anyone of the opposite sex other than an immediate family member. ○ In addition, if you have a sponsored vehicle or your name and title on your personal vehicle, your non male family member shall not ride in the vehicle with you at any time. ● As Miss Rodeo Arkansas Teen, it is important that you dress appropriately in western attire, hat, crown, banner and be perfectly groomed at all times for all public appearances. This includes hair styled neatly, nails manicured and make up on. ● MRAT may not have any visible tattoos or facial piercings at any time during her reign. ● Your wardrobe must be age appropriate. No cleavage, bralessness, panty lines (dress or Wranglers) or tank tops at any event or function. Miss Rodeo Arkansas Teen is advised and expected to follow advice from the National Director and Executive Board on her clothing choices and styles. ● MRAT is not to attend any rodeo dances while making an appearance as Miss Rodeo Arkansas Teen. ○ In addition, MRAT should recognize that a bar, club, or tavern is not an appropriate environment for a state titleholder even if she removes her hat and crown. ● Proper phone etiquette must be used at all times! If you do not understand proper phone etiquette, call the National Director or Executive Board. ○ MRAT should keep the cell phone turned on silent during all appearances. At no time should MRAT answer her phone or text during an appearance. MRAT is not allowed to carry her phone where it is visible or partially visible. ● Weekly, MRAT will be required to create a sponsorship post for one of our sponsors. ○ MRAT will also have the ability to post about her travels. ○ The social media accounts will be run by the Miss Rodeo Arkansas Scholarship Organization. ■ You will send the person designated to control these accounts the posts that you are wanting to make & they will be posted for you. ○ MRAT should act in good moral character on her own social media accounts. If asked to take a post down at the request of the National Director or Executive Board, she will do so. ○ MRAT will not have a personal TikTok. ● Clean crown, banner, buckle and boots must be worn for all appearances. ○ An appearance is defined as ANY place where you might expect to meet another person interested in speaking to MRAT or looking at MRAT. This includes Miss Rodeo Arkansas Scholarship Organization meetings or events and travel to and from appearances. ● Dark, pressed and starched blue jeans (Wranglers only) are permitted when in travel status, under chaps or where appropriate. ○ Faded blue jeans or jeans with holes are not permitted. ○ The titleholder will receive one warning regarding inappropriate blue jeans. ○ The second violation will result in the titleholder being required to wear only colored jeans. ● The MRAT titleholder must assume financial responsibility for all preparations to represent Arkansas during her reign and for travel and expenses incurred during her reign. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS NOT GUARANTEED. ● MRAT must represent Arkansas to the best of her ability throughout her reign. ○ MRAT will sometimes stay with a host family and is expected to treat these families with the utmost respect. It is recommended to provide the host family a gift. ○ Handwritten thank you cards are always required. ○ IN ADDITION, ALL SPONSORS, RODEO COMMITTEES AND STOCK CONTRACTORS SHOULD RECEIVE THANK YOU CARDS FOLLOWING EVERY RODEO. ○ You must send a thank you card to the contact person at all appearances. ○ Furthermore, MRAT is expected to arrive at all rodeo performances a minimum of one hour before the performance starts in full dress prepared with what she needs for that appearance, including but not limited to: chaps, hat, crown, banner, announcer card and autograph sheets. ● Following her reign, the titleholder is required to attend the coronation ball of the new Miss Rodeo Arkansas Teen. ● Titleholders are not permitted to contact Miss Rodeo Arkansas Scholarship Organization sponsors directly. Always check with the Executive Board prior to doing so. ● Titleholders may hold fundraising events. All fundraisers must be approved by the Executive Board. If at any time during her reign, the titleholder has questions, she should contact the National Director and Executive Board.. Coronation Guidelines The following is a list of guidelines to use in planning a Miss Rodeo Arkansas Teen Coronation/Fundraiser Ceremony: ● With the help of your National Director and the Executive Board, choose a date in February for your coronation ball. ● Choose, with the ND and EB, a location, time, band/DJ (optional) and menu for the evening. ○ (Various civic organizations will often donate space. Contact the National Director or Executive Board and we will be happy to request a space.) ○ Choose an emcee; make sure to give him or her accurate information about the Miss Rodeo Arkansas Scholarship Organization and its history. ● We will work with you to find a hotel in the area that is willing to hold a block of rooms at a group rate for people that have to travel to the event. ● Create invitations to mail out to all Arkansas PRCA rodeos, Miss Rodeo Arkansas Scholarship Organization Members, sponsors, alumni, and former and potential pageant contestants. ○ You are able to invite others not included in this list. ● Invitations must be mailed 3 to 4 weeks prior to the event. ● Get all information regarding the evening to the EB President three weeks before the event including: ○ Written descriptions of all live auction items ○ Tentative list of all silent auction items ○ Number of silent auction items ● We will find an auctioneer for the live auction. ● Create a schedule for the evening of what you need help with such as: serving food, front door, silent auction- receiving money and distributing items for MRARSO and membership to sign up for. ○ We will create a signup sheet for visiting royalty at the front door. ● Create programs. (Optional) ● Have a cash box available for the door and silent auction. (You may ask the Treasurer to do this) ● Coronation ticket prices shall not be less than $25 ● Alcohol is prohibited at all Teen and Princess events. **The EB will be planning this event with you. You are not alone in this, nor are you required to plan this event on your own. We are here to help make your coronation ball a success and bring your vision to light** Example of Coronation Ceremony Itinerary: Welcome – announcing the silent auction giving the time it will close Invocation Dinner Introduction ● Introduction of MRAR Scholarship Organization Board and members ● Introduction of Visiting Royalty and former Arkansas titleholders ● Crowning of the new Miss Rodeo Arkansas ● Acceptance speech by the newly crowned MRAr Live Auction Dancing and FUN! Miss Rodeo Arkansas Scholarship Organization Fundraiser Policies: ● Each titleholder will be permitted to hold a “coronation ball/celebration” as a fundraiser. ● Titleholders are permitted to sell tickets to these events as well as hold live and silent auctions. ● Plans for this event need to be approved by the National Director and Executive Board. ● Funds generated from coronation, send-off party and money donated to the titleholder directly from their sponsor(s) will be kept by the titleholder. The following is an example of the disciplinary actions that will be used. Warning Report Date of warning: __________________________ This warning is: Verbal _________, Nonverbal __________ Titleholder Name: