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Wednesday, 06 August 2008 |
 Shannalee Finlayson, daughter of Jim and Kit Finlayson of Conrad, will be among the candidates competing for the title of Miss Teen of Montana at the State Pageant, which will be held Aug. 15-16 in Billings.
The winner of the pageant competition will receive a $1,000 cash scholarship and a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond.
The new State Titleholder will also be eligible to compete for the National Title of Miss Teen of America and vie for additional scholarships, awards and prizes.
Finlayson, a senior at Conrad High School, commented, “This is something new, I haven’t done anything like this. Also, I like to sing, so I thought I’d give it a try.”
Each state candidate will be scored in five judging categories, which are: Scholastic Record, Achievement and Service to School and Community, Personal Development of Talents and Skills, Personality Projection in Formal Wear, and Interview.
For her talent portion, Shannalee tells the I-O, ”I’ll be doing a number from Sweeny Todd, a Broadway play, titled Green Sinch and Linnett Bird.
National Pageant Founder, Warren Alexander, stated: “This pageant truly represents the young women of the Twenty-First Century. Sixty percent of the judging involves written resumes detailing each girl’s accomplishments, with the strongest single category being her interview with the judges.”
The State Pageant Finals will be held at 8 p.m. on Aug. 16 in the Holiday Inn Grand Montana Ballroom.
The event is open to the general public, and tickets will be available for purchase at the door.
Finlayson will be sponsored in the pageant by: Gary & Leo’s IGA of Conrad, In-Line Chiropractic, The Drapery Lady, The Main Drive-In and Hawley-Desimon, Inc. |
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Wednesday, 06 August 2008 |
 RECORD BREAKER – Melissa Barringer streaks down the lane in the 100m breaststroke event. She set a new pool record at the state meet with a time of 1:22.24. The old record, set in 1996, was 1:23.26. Photo courtesy of Amy Salois
Conrad was one of six teams in the Class A division.
A highlight for the Conrad team was Makayla Barringer who won high point honors. As a side note, she won high point honors in every meet of the season, except for the Shelby meet, which she did not attend.
Melissa Barringer set a pool record in the 100m breast stroke, clocking in at 1:22.24. The old record was 1:23.26 set in 1996.
Overall team standings for Conrad went like this: Malta, Sidney, Lewistown, Chinook, Bitterroot swim team, Glasgow, Columbia Falls, Fort Benton, Shelby, Plentywood, and Conrad.
Individual results of the Conrad swimmers went like this:
BANTAMS
Dania Jones 100 IM -3rd, 50 free-5th, 25- fly-10th; Andrea Russell 25 free-3rd, 25 back-2nd, 25 fly-6th; Sheridan Johnson 25 back-12th.
For the 100m Free relay, the team of Russell, Johnson, Maggie Baldwin and Jones placed sixth. The 100m Free relay team of Russell, Johnson, Baldwin and Jones also placed sixth.
MIDGETS
Krista Judisch 100 IM-12th, 50 back-12th; Talia Stephens 50 free-7th, 50 back-6th, 100m-7th; Nolan Dugan 50 back-9th.
JUNIORS
Makayla Barringer 200 IM-1st; 50 back-1st, 50 fly-2nd; Jayde Richardson 50 free-3rd, 50 breast-8th, 100 free-3rd; Lacey Jones 50 breast-12th; Hayley Orcutt 100 free-12th.
The 200m Free relay team of Richardson, Orcutt, Taryn Erickson and Barringer placed second. The 200m Medley relay squad of Barringer, Erickson, Orcutt and Richardson placed second.
SENIORS
Melissa Barringer 50 free-4th, 100m breast-1st (pool record), 50 fly-10th; Laura Linn 200 IM-11th, 50 fly-7th; Jenny Silvernale 200 IM-4th, 100 breast-6th, 100 back-3rd; Shelby DeVries 400m free-9th, 50 free-8th; Aaron Lehnerz 200 IM-11th, 100 fly-10th; Andrew Lehnerz 100 free-8th, 50 fly-7th.
The boys’ 200m Free relay team of Aaron Lehnerz, Cheney Gianarelli, Logan Erickson and Andrew Lehnerz placed 11th. The 200m Medley team of the same members as above also placed 11th.
The girls’ 200m Free relay squad of DeVries, Linn, Silvernale and Barringer came home in third and the girls’ 200m Medley team of the same members as above raced into second place.
The girls finished fourth overall at the state meet. |
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