Rose Court Judgement Day

Finalists Marie Taylor, Cecelia Martin, Tabitha Ivan and Christina Flores wait to meet the judging panel

The Story of the Day

The finalists are posted

Valentines Day 2015.  This morning all candidates came in and answered the question, "What makes your school wonderfully unique?"  And we did so in one minute.  This was hard for me, because there is so much about Lincoln that is unique and special to me.

From that speech, and our applications, biographies and letters of recommendation, the Court Finalists were chosen.  Then, we all returned in the afternoon for the second round of judging.  We had 3 minutes to give a speech on the theme of Bloomin' Good Time.  Following that, the panel of  7 judges each asked us a question.  We were supposed to use the opportunity to sound intelligent and cultured.  Pfew.

Somehow I ended up quoting Austin Powers' Dr. Evil (with accent) and suggesting I can't drive properly.  

Judges scores account for 50% of each finalist's total points.  School voting accounts for the other half.  The girl with the most points wins the crown.  A girl can be the judges last choice, but win if she carries her school by a landslide.  However, if a girl is the judges first choice, she doesn't need to be first in her school.  None of this explains why I described hitting a pothole that felt like a pedestrian.