22 Thursday, September 25, 1997 Pahrump Valley Gazette
1997 Rodeo Club queen contest
by Patti Babcock
The Pahrump Valley High School Rodeo Club will
hold a contest to select its first rodeo queen. The winner
will be eligible to enter the State Rodeo Queen contest. The
state winners vie for the National Rodeo Queen title.
Contest Coordinator Stephanie Jones held a manda-
tory meeting of all the contestants at her home Monday,
September 22. Jones told the contestants and their parents
the contest will be conducted adhering strictly to the state
guidelines.
One of the requirements of the winner is to have her
National High School Rodeo Association membership
card before she can ride in the Grand Entry. The member-
ship is $75 which includes insurance coverage for rodeo
events. One mother's response to this news was, "I guess
we need to call Grandma."
Most of the girls running for rodeo queen also ride for
the rodeo team where association membership is required.
Carded or not, all of the contestants have good horseman-
ship skills.
One portion of the contest will test these skills. The
contestants will be required to perform figure eights, slide
stops and serpenting on their own horses. Each contestant
will then draw for a horse, the pool is all the contestants'
mounts, and demonstrate her horsemanship skills on an
unfamiliar horse.
The three judges will look closely at horsemanship
because the rodeo queen will represent the club by riding
in the Grand Entry at every high school rodeo.
The contestants appeared to be more worried about the
essay portion of the contest. Each one will have to write an
essay describing the difference between a Professional
Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) cowboy and a work-
ing ranch cowboy. She will be required to recite her essay
from memory in front of the judges.
In addition, the judges will conduct a personal inter-
view with each of the queen contestants where the girls
will discuss their goals and
other relevant topics.
The first Nevada State
High School Rodeo (NSHSR)
of the season will be held this
weekend, September 26-27,
in Ely. The club hopes they
will be represented by their
fast queen when the second
rodeo is held in Mesquite on November 1-2.
The contest date will be selected as soon as Jones
meets with the Rodeo Committee to confirm a date when
the group can use the arena. Jones says she hopes the
contest can be held before the end of October.
Jones says every contestant will be a winner since each
will gain poise and self-confidence by participating in the
contest. She also hopes to have enough sponsors to provide
each contestant with a prize. Following the contest, Jones
and her husband Randy will host a barbeque for everyone
involved.
Contest sponsors are needed. All businesses and indi-
viduals who want to support the rodeo club queen contest
can contact Jones at 727-3421.
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RODEO QUEEN CONTESTANTS-0L.R) Eiena Leas, 15; Candace Sanderson, 14;
Dallas Ryan, 14; Blanca Rodriguez, 16; and Nlcole Graziano, 15, will vie for the title
of the first PVHS Rodeo Club queen. They are gathered here for an informational
meeting, photo by Patti Babcock. •
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