Miss Rain Day to be crowned Sunday
WAYNESBURG — With the annual Rain Day festival right around the corner, “Rain Royalty” will reign Sunday when six contestants will compete in the 33rd annual Miss Rain Day Scholarship Pageant.
?Sponsored by Rain Day Scholarship Inc., the competition will begin at 4?p.m. in the Waynesburg Central High School auditorium.
The contestants will be judged on the basis of personal interview, sportswear, talent and evening gown competitions. Awards will be presented to those with top scores in these areas as well as Miss Personality, Miss Photogenic, the Kelly Smotzer Memorial Award, and the Remo C. Bertugli Memorial Award. Participation awards will be given to all contestants.
A Rain Maker Award will be presented to the contestant who collects the most scholarships, and the John O’Hara Award will be given to the contestant who composes the best essay on what Rain Day means to them.
The contestants have had a busy schedule this summer. They had their portrait taken, were interviewed on the radio and attended a dinner-theater trip to Morgantown, W.Va., which included the West Virginia Public Theatre’s performance of “Cats.”
They also volunteered their time at the Greene County Memorial Foundation Golf Outing and attended the Rain Day 5K race on Saturday.
After the pageant, Miss Rain Day 2011, her court and the contestants will participate in the Rain Day Festival on Friday, and the winners will perform for the festival-goers.
Miss Rain Day 2010 Kelcee Headlee, 18-year-old daughter of Amy and Derrick Broadwater of Waynesburg, is guiding the 2011 contestants through their quest for the title and will relinquish the crown to one of this year’s contestants.
Those competing for the title of Miss Rain Day are:
• Joanna Allen, 16, daughter of George and Georgeanna Allen of Waynesburg. She will be a senior at Waynesburg Central High School. She will be performing a jazz dance to “Big Spender.”
• Chelsea Coder, 17, daughter of Cindy and Dave Coder of Waynesburg. She will be a senior at Waynesburg Central High School. She will perform a vocal selection, “Gimmie Gimmie.”
• Christina Lahew, 17, daughter of Robert and Janice Lahew of Brave. She will be a senior at Waynesburg Central High School, and will perform a vocal selection, “Three Wooden Crosses.”
• Kendall Lewis, 15, daughter of Mark and Jennette Lewis of Carmichaels. She will be a sophomore at Carmichaels Area Junior-Senior High School. She will perform a lyrical acro dance to “You Raise Me Up.”
• Alexa Ponick, 16, daughter of Rich and Jan Ponick of Carmichaels. She will be a junior at Carmichaels Area Junior-Senior High School, and will perform a vocal selection, “How Great Thou Art.”
• Christa Ziefel, 16, daughter of David and Cathy Ziefel of Nineveh. She will be a junior at West Greene High School. She will be performing a tap dance to “Oogie Woogie Boogie.”
Meanwhile, the annual Rain Day festival is shaping up to once again offer a daylong forecast of food, entertainment and family fun on Friday.
The 2011 Rain Day celebration, once again organized by the Waynesburg Special Events Commission, will take place on High Street from 11?a.m. until at least 9?p.m.
The annual street festival will feature an umbrella-decorating contest, a country music showdown, a Baby Rain Day contest, a merchant window decorating contest, children’s games and activities, a wide array of live music, crafts and food booths, free entertainment throughout the day on the Rain Day stages, and much more.