Homecoming & Miss Arkansas Delta

What a great weekend!  Friday was basketball homecoming for Walnut Ridge.  The afternoon started with the pep rally.  All of the court looked great!  Walnut Ridge does things a little different than most schools since they have a Sweetheart Royalty along with the normal Homecoming Court.  The Sweetheart Royalty is made of the guys and is chosen by the girls basketball team.  This years court was Hayden Andrews, Freshman Knight, Luke Harper, Sophomore Knight, Kyle Nunley, Junior Knight, Cash Lee, Senior Knight, Gabe Boucherie, Knight of Honor and Tyler Andrews, King.   The homecoming court was filled with beautiful girls in gorgeous dresses.  They all did a great job picking out their homecoming dresses that was a wide range of pretty colors.  The homecoming court was Olivia Cox, Freshman Maid, Baylee Burris, Sophomore Maid, Kelsey Gentry, Junior Maid, Chloe Rice, Senior Maid, Katalina Holbrook, Maid of Honor, and Allyson McQuay, Queen.  Allyson and Tyler chose their pages which were for Allyson, Cameron Lawrence and Reed Martin.  Tyler chose Roxy Shoe and Brice Bullard.

Front Row (left to right)  Cash, Roxy, Tyler, Brice, and Gabe
Back Row(Left to right) Hayden, Luke, and Kyle

Front Reed and Cameron
Middle Row(left to right) Chloe, Allyson, Kat
Back Row: Kelsey, Baylee, Olivia

Miss Arkansas Delta

I spent Saturday shooting photos at Miss Arkansas Delta.  Miss Arkansas Delta is a prelim for the Miss Arkansas and Miss Arkansas Outstanding Teen Pageants.  The executive director Maegan Inzer did a great job putting the pageant together!  The day started with rehearsals followed by private interview.  It is always nice to meet the ladies competing and visit with them while they wait to go into their interviews.  The pageant was held at Nettleton High School and began at 6:30.  The ladies all did a great job.  Last year was the first year for this prelim to be held and was won by Jacey Winn and Mercedes Bell.  Jacey was very successful at the Miss Arkansas Pageant in which is won the over all interview award, alpha interview award, newcomer award and placed in the Top 10!  Mercedes also did a great job at the Miss Arkansas Outstanding Teen Pageant.  She was also in the Top 10 and won a genesis award!  Some local title holders who will be competing this summer also came to help out.  Miss River Delta Emma Jumper was the emcee for the evening, Miss River Delta Outstanding Teen Ellie Stafford danced for entertainment along with Miss Central Arkansas Amber Ward playing the piano for entertainment.   The evening ended with the crowning of the new queens.  Lacey Moore won the Miss Arkansas Outstanding Teen title and Elli Fowler won the Miss Arkansas Delta title.  I can't wait to see what the year holds for these young ladies.  

 Miss Arkansas Delta Outstanding Teen Lacey Moore, Executive Director Maegan Inzer, and
Miss Arkansas Delta Elli Fowler 

Several ladies who will be competing this summer were on hand to watch the pageant!
Left to Right:  Miss Arkansas Valley Jacey Winn, Miss Central Arkansas OT Cori Keller, Miss River Delta Emma Jumper
Miss River Delta OT Ellie Stafford, Miss Lights of the Delta Reagan Wheelis, Miss Arkansas Delta OT Lacey Moore, Miss Northeast Arkansas OT Hannah Oliver, Miss Northeast Arkansas Claudia Raffo, Miss Arkansas Delta Elli Fowler and Miss Central Arkansas Amber Ward.