Published: June 26, 2008 03:50 pm            

Jaycees crown queens

RANDLEMAN — The Asheboro Jaycees recently crowned six queens at its fifth annual Randolph County Youth Pageant at Randleman Elementary School.

The following were crowned in their age division:

-Teen Miss Randolph County: Hannah Canoy, daughter of Matt and Lynn Canoy of Archdale, is a senior at Randleman High School.

-Junior Miss Randolph County: Kayla Hollingsworth, daughter of Ted and Debbie Hollingsworth of Randleman, is a freshman at Randleman High School.

-Young Miss Randolph County: CaLista Holt, daughter of Paul and Debbie Holt of Liberty, is in the third grade at Spirited Grace Academy.

-Little Miss Randolph County: Kirsten Holt, also daughter of Paul and Debbie Holt of Liberty, is in the first grade at Spirited Grace Academy.

-Tiny Miss Randolph County: Kolby Hollingsworth is the daughter of Mark and Vonda Hollingsworth of Sophia.

In addition, contestants have the opportunity to participate in the Miss Hospitality program for the pageant. A winner in each age division is announced on Friday night and an overall winner, who will sit on the court, is announced at the beginning of the evening on Saturday. This year’s overall Miss Hospitality was Sydney Shoffner, daughter of Randy and Tonya Shoffner of Liberty. She is in the eighth grade at Northeastern Randolph Middle School.

Immediately following the crowning of the new court, the Asheboro Jaycees named their Sweetheart Queen for 2008 – Kaitlin Thompson, daughter of Stephanie Thompson of Asheboro and an eighth-grader at South Asheboro Middle School. This queen is selected from the outgoing court and is one who has shown exemplary service to the Asheboro Jaycees and the community with an encouraging spirit.

The Asheboro Jaycees’ Randolph County Youth Pageant is held each year in the spring and is open to young ladies who live in Randolph County. There is no entry fee for the pageant. All proceeds support or assist local charitable organizations such as Operation Red Sleigh, Family Crisis Center, Salvation Army and many more, and also helps facilities such as the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center in Durham and the N.C. Jaycees Burn Center in Chapel Hill.

        

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