Miss Teen Achievement
Newfoundland and Labrador
A Premier Scholarship Program for Young Women
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NEWS
April 2009
NEWS!
Futures in Newfoundland
and Labrador's Youth
PYC Member Kayla Carroll Crowned Miss Teen Achievement 2009
Congratulations!!
The Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador pageant hosted 20 exceptional young women from all over the province from April 3-5 in St. John's. We are very excited to announce that Kayla Carroll, a western representative for the Provincial Youth Council, was named Miss Teen Achievement on Sunday.Not your typical pageant, Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador challenges young women to excel in academics, physical fitness, performing arts-related talents, community service and volunteer work. Kayla, who hails from St. Lunaire-Griquet, also took home the Provincial Airlines Community Pride Award, which was awarded based on internet voting by the general public.
We are also very proud to announce that Andrea Andersen, PYC representative for Labrador, was named 2nd runner up in the pageant, travelling all the way from Makkovic to represent her community.
On behalf of the PYC, staff and all FINALY! members, congratulations to both Kayla and Andrea!
Summer Job Opportunities at FINALY!
Event Coordinator
Sponsorship Coordinator
Communications Officer
Event Coordinator
* The Event Coordinator's main responsibility will be to plan and organize FINALY!'s Annual Youth Leadership Summit and Annual General Meeting.
Sponsorship Coordinator
* The Sponsorship Coordinator's main responsibility to research and secure both corporate and private sponsorship for the organization.
Communications Officer
* The Communications Officer's main responsiblity will be to assist and support the communication needs of FINALY! and it's Annual Leadership Summit and Annual General Meeting.
* For full job descriptions, please see the opportunities section of our website.
These positions are pending approval under Canada Summer Works and SWASP programs. If you would like to be considered for a particular program, please indicate on your application.
Applications for these positions can be forwarded to:
Jan Reid
FINALY! Communications Coordinator
31 Peet St. Suite 206
St. John's, NL A1B 3W8
Ph: (709) 738.6276
Fax: (709) 738.6271
jan@finaly.ca
EQUAL VOICE!
Are you an 18-25 year old young woman interested in becoming involved with politics? Check out Equal Voice!
Equal Voice is a multi-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the election of more women to all levels of government in Canada. Research shows that outreach to young women is crucial. With chapters across the country, Equal Voice works with political parties and local women to train potential candidates and try to remove some of the many barriers facing females in political campaigning.
Experiences is a mentorship program that aims to engage girls and young women in learning and thinking about the impact of politics on their lives and how they might become involved.
Come for an Experience!
Join us at Memorial University, Room EN 1001 (Engineering Building) on May 6th, 2009 at 2:30pm
Budget 2009
When Finance Minister Jerome Kennedy gave the Budget 2009 speech on March 26, there were a lot of great initiatives and spending announced that will directly benefit youth in Newfoundland and Labrador.
HRLE's Youth Retention and Attraction Strategy is a big part of this announcement, and many of our members know that over the Fall of 2008, deliberative dialogue sessions were held throughout the province to give youth in the province the opportunity to have their say during the research and development stage of the strategy. The Williams Government has announced a $3.9 million investment in 2009-10 to support implementation of the strategy. For more information on HRLE's Youth Retention and Attraction Strategy, click here.
If you're one of the thousands of students in Newfoundland and Labrador who already have student loans or are looking to get student loans, the latest budget has good news. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced the elimination of student loan interest. Have questions about it? Click here.
What do you think of Budget 2009? Will these initiatives help you? Give us your feedback at info@finaly.ca.
More updates to come!
The date and location of FINALY!'s 2009 Annual Leadership Summit and AGM will be announced soon!
Have a Happy Easter Weekend!
Cheers,
Jan
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| Samantha Lambert is preparing for a trip to St. John's in early April to compete in the 2009 Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador Scholarship Program. Coaster file photo | ||
Lambert vying for Miss Teen Achievement 
MATTHEW MOLLOY
Coaster
Twenty young women from across the province will gather in St. John's for the 2009 Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador Scholarship Program from April 3-5 and one Harbour Breton teenager will be one of the 20 vying for the crown.
Since its inception in 2006, the program has awarded over $25,000 in scholarships and Samantha Lambert, a Grade 11 student at King Academy in Harbour Breton, is hoping to get a piece of the scholarship pie.
"It's for students who are involved in their community, take on leadership roles, have strong academics and volunteer," said Samantha.
Samantha will head to St. John's in April not only to represent herself, but her community of Harbour Breton as well.
"I go in not only as Samantha Lambert, but I also go as Miss Harbour Breton, so that way they're recognizing my community as well," Samantha said.
Samantha will be judged on a lot of different criteria, but the typical pageant stigma will not be applied here. Rather than physical beauty, all 20 contestants will be judged on inner beauty.
"It's not a beauty pageant...all that counts is what's on the inside. I won't be graded on my appearance," said Samantha. "I'll be graded on how I'm involved in my community and how I carry myself. We had to submit three references (Bernetta Delaney, Sandra Hynes and Marie Bungay)."
Samantha, at the young age of 16, has already collected, and continues to collect, a number of accolades. She's on the school basketball and volleyball teams, involved with both the Lions Club and Rotary Club speak-outs, she's in drama, is president of the school council, was on the board at the Community Youth Network for a few years, is a Big Sister and was won four leadership awards (from Grade 7 to 10).
"We all have the ability to become leaders and make a substantial difference in our communities, regions, province and world," says Joanne March, co-director of the pageant committee and a former Miss Newfoundland and Labrador. "To become a strong leader, a young woman must be a well-rounded individual. She must also possess a strong desire to set a good example for others. Participating in this pageant challenges young women to be their best and rewards them for their efforts."
Besides having a strong shot at winning the entire pageant, Samantha is also asking the public to vote for her as the winner of a new award.
"They have a new award called the Provincial Airlines Community Pride award. They want to see the pride all of the contestants have in their communities. You can email communitypride@misstennachievement.com and put Samantha Lambert in the subject box," she said. "If I get enough votes I'll be named Miss Community Pride at the end of the pageant. They also speak to your references and based on whose references give the best referral, there's also another award for that. There's a personality interview that's worth 50 per cent of the overall weekend. You answer questions about yourself, your community and your school. There's also a written test based on geography, history and current events in Newfoundland, so I have to thank Mr. (Doug) Wells for getting together with me and helping me with that."
In fact, if not for her wealth of community involvement, Sam-antha strongly believes she wouldn't even be preparing for the 2009 event.
"If I didn't have my friends and family, and everybody else that's voting for me, and I have to thank everybody that's taking the time to vote for me, I wouldn't be put in the position I am today. I was actually six days late in applying," she said. "I called in and the lady asked if I was still interested and I told her that I was 100 per cent interested. She said they pretty much had everybody narrowed down and they had their girls picked, but she said if I was able to get my application in by 9:30 p.m. (on a Friday) she would consider my application. I had to fill out the application and write three essays, so I submitted it by 9:10 p.m. and 10:40 p.m. I received an email saying I was selected. If I wasn't involved in the community like I am, I probably wouldn't have even been considered."
Contestants for this year's event will enjoy a fun-filled weekend of competition, culminating with the crowning gala at The Sheraton Newfoundland Hotel on Sunday, April 5, 2009, when Beth Peddle of St. John's, the reigning Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador will crown her successor. The event will be hosted by VOCM's Tony Angelo.
For further information regarding the Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador Scholarship Program, including where to purchase tickets, call 709-895-8588, Email: contact@missteenachievement.com or visit www.missteenachievement.com.
To see a list of Samantha Lambert's sponsors, who will also be recognized at the pageant, please see the Community Calendar section of The Coaster.
The Telegram
April 7, 2009
VOCM News
April 6, 2009
Miss Teen Achievement Crowned
Kayla Carroll of St. Lunaire-Griquet has been named this year's Miss Teen Achievement. The 17 year old was crowned last evening at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland. Carroll says she admires what the pageant stands for, and that's what made her give it a shot. Carroll says she always had a stereotypical view of pageants, but after doing some research on this one, she found it focuses more on achievements and who you are, and what you bring to the province. Carroll's goal for this year is to speak to older teenagers and encourage them to believe in themselves.
Teens to compete for scholarship 
The Telegram
March 11, 2009
Twenty talented young women from around the province will be vying for a big scholarship next month in St. John’s.
The 2009 Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador Scholarship Program will be held at the Sheraton hotel during the first weekend in April.
The program has handed out over $25,000 in scholarships since its inception in 2006.
“To become a strong leader, a young woman must be a well-rounded individual. She must also possess a strong desire to set a good example for others,” said Joanne March, co-director of the pageant committee and a former Miss Newfoundland and Labrador.
“Participating in this pageant challenges young women to be their best and rewards them for their efforts.”
The competition will wrap up with the crowning gala Sunday, April 5, when Beth Peddle, the reigning Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador, will crown her successor.
This year’s event will also include the first ever Provincial Airlines Community Pride Award, which will be granted by the general public through Internet voting. Further information on this voting process is available at: www.missteenachievement.com.
For further information regarding the Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador Scholarship Program, including where to purchase tickets, call: 709-895-8588, or contact@missteenachievement.com
2009 Miss Teen Achievement
Newfoundland and Labrador Scholarship Program Contestants
Tobey Andersen, Makkovik
Allyson Roche, Branch
Hannah Cooper, Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Megan Peddle, Harbour Grace
Jessica Bragg, St. John’s
Amelia Pilgrim, Main Brook
Kirsten Corbin, Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Georgina Barbour, Witless Bay
Kimberly Williams, Portugal Cove - St. Phillip’s
Kelly Clarke, Victoria
Allison Dunphy, St. John’s
Caitlin LePatourel, Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Andrea Andersen, Makkovik
Alexandria Boyd, Portugal Cove - St. Phillip’s
Gerianne Rowe, Carbonear
Jessica Croucher, Mount Pearl
Kayla Carroll, St. Lunaire Griquet
Shauna Jackson, Cavendish
Laura Jenkins, Carbonear
Samantha Lambert, Harbour Breton
New challenges on the horizon for Loran, Pearson scholar March 10, 2009
Onward and upward …
BY PAUL HERRIDGE
The Southern Gazette
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Graduating students at Lester B. Pearson College in Victoria, B.C., symbolically jump into Pedder Bay each year at the end of May.
It represents the new challenges ahead.
This year, Juliette Dupré of St. Lawrence will make the leap. The 18-year-old is almost finished the school’s two-year International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.
Those challenges will be faced with a little financial help thanks to her hard work.
The daughter of Rosalie Edwards and Guy Dupré has added another accolade to her already lengthy and impressive résumé. She is one of 30 students across the country this year to receive a prestigious ‘Loran Award’. The Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation grants Loran Awards to gifted, young Canadians based on character, service and leadership potential.
The award includes four years of funding up to $75,000 for undergraduate studies and a comprehensive enrichment and mentoring program.
The list of applicants included some 3,200 students, which was narrowed to 72 finalists who spent a weekend undergoing interviews by academic scholars, business and community leaders last month at Toronto’s Institute for Learning. Juliette was thrilled with the honour. “It’s a really good scholarship.”
Ms. Dupré won a full scholarship to attend Lester B. Pearson College, located on Vancouver Island, in the spring of 2007.“It’s one of 12 United World Colleges and so the aim is really to bring young people together from all around the world in an environment where they can learn about each others’ cultures in order to foster peace and a sustainable future. “That’s kind of our mission statement, but it really is about essentially bringing people together from all over the world.”
She explained 50 of the school’s 200 students are from Canada. The other 150 students are from a hundred different countries around the globe.
Her experience at the college has been nothing short of fantastic. “It’s actually fabulous. It’s great. The people here are wonderful.
“There are so many opportunities to really take any project that you could think of and go in any direction with it. There’s always someone willing to jump on board or take a few risks with you, and do something crazy.”
Though she admitted she would be sad to leave, she also thinks two years is just the right amount.
It’s been a whirlwind of memories. Students at the college are required to get involved in three different activities – cultural, service and sports.
Juliette has run a half marathon and will run the full version in May. She’s a volunteer firefighter. She’s worked with the Boys and Girls Club at their local wilderness camp. She’s volunteered to help a special needs dance class.
She’s also been the model United Nations’ debate leader. “That’s a fun activity. With such an international perspective, it really gets heated sometimes.”
Ms. Dupré has made a lot of good friends along the way. The campus’s secluded location – she said it literally is in the middle of the woods – helps to build strong bonds between the school’s students. “It really, really fosters very, very close friendship and very good relationships. I’ve really enjoyed my time here.”
Alas, as they say, all good things come to an end. In Juliett’s case, there looks to be plenty more ahead.
University is next, but she’s not sure where. She has three schools in mind – McGill University, MacMaster University and the University of Toronto – and plans to study sciences before eventually going on to medical school. A dream of hers is to work with ‘Doctors without Borders’.
“Being at Pearson has just opened my eyes to so many conflicts, so many issues, so many perspectives, that I had really never taken in to account. I think Pearson is great for that. It gives Canadian students a good perspective and good take on international issues and affairs.
“The question of humanitarian aid is obviously quite complex and has many ramifications, but I think it’s a very interesting and worthwhile field to study, for sure.”
She has managed to get back to St. Lawrence on a handful of occasions in the past two years and is hoping to spend next summer there.
“I miss Newfoundland. It’s always good to come home.”
Ms. Dupré moved from Montreal to the Burin Peninsula with her mother when she was 13. “That was a difficult move, for sure. It’s funny because here at Pearson I’m so pro-Newfoundland and growing up – when I was 14 and 15 – I was so pro-Montreal and pro-Quebec. It’s quite funny how things can change.”
She acknowledged St. Lawrence and the people there – from her mother and grandmother to everyone at the high school – have played a big role in where she is today.
“It was a great place to spend that time.”
December 29, 2008
Applications now being accepted for 2009 teen scholarship program
Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and
“We all have the ability to become leaders and make a substantial difference in our communities, regions, province and world,” says Kathy Dicks-Peyton, a member of the organization’s board of directors. “Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and
Participants who are selected to compete will stay at the luxurious Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland for a fun-filled weekend of competition, culminating with the crowning gala on Sunday, April 5, 2008, when 17-year-old Beth Peddle of
For further information regarding the Miss Teen Achievement
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ST. JOHN'S GULUWALK 2008
On October 25, 2008, citizens of the City of St. John's will join in a global effort to bring peace to northern Uganda. “The Ugandan children have been invisible for far too long. It is up to us to bring their plight to the world’s attention,” says Beth Peddle, one of the organizers of St. John's' GuluWalk Day 2008.
Mayor Dennis O'Keefe, and Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador will be joining the walk in solidarity with the people of northern Uganda.
The original GuluWalk started in July of 2005 with just two people trying to better understand the ordeal of the children in northern Uganda, a country ravaged by more than two decades of war. Since then, GuluWalk has grown into an impassioned worldwide movement for peace. In 2007 alone, over 30 000 people in 100 cities in 16 countries took to the streets. Since its launch, GuluWalkers have raised over $1 million directly for children's programs in northern Uganda.
Nathan Whalen, Co-chair GuluWalk St. John’s Beth Peddle, Co-chair GuluWalk St. John’s
(709) 745-3364 (709) 364-1989
whalennathan@hotmail.com beth10@nl.rogers.com
The Telegram, July 13, 2008
By Danette Dooley
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Although she exceeds all of the requirements for the title of Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador, 16-year-old Beth Peddle was stunned when she walked off with the title a the pageant at The Fairmont Newfoundland hotel in St. John’s in April.
“I did not expect it at all because I’m not a pageant-type person. …I can stand up in front of anybody and talk, but I don’t like to have people look at me when I’m walking,” Beth says during an interview at her home.
While stage performance was taken into consideration by the judges, the pageant is about rewarding students with educational scholarships for excelling academically, whiled living healthy lives and contributing to their community through volunteer and community endeavours.
She is also a member of the school’s public speaking club and chamber choir, and plays basketball and volleyball when she’s not taking piano and guitar lessons.
Winning the title of Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and
She was also named Miss Academic for her knowledge of the province’s history, geography and current events – a title that earned her a $100 scholarship.
As well, she walked off with the VOCM Cares Charitable Award for her community involvement, which came with at $500 scholarship.
The pageant provides young contestants an opportunity to express their viewpoints on provincial issues that are of importance to them.
As Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and
She’s been a guest at Tim Horton’s
Beth recently left for a five-week study stay at
“I enjoy learning and can see myself studying for a long time,” she says.
“I’m in a couple of student groups at Memorial already. I’m a fake MUN student. But if I had to pick a career today, I would be a human rights lawyer.”
What is your full name? Beth Maria Peddle
Where is home today?
What is your greatest indulgence? I’m addicted to the ice cappuccino at Tim Hortons
What are your favourite foods? Pasta and cantaloupe
What was one act of rebellion you committed as a child? I was around four or five and I decided that Mom had too many cookbooks. One came in the mail and I took it and hid it under the couch. She only found it when she was cleaning a month later.
What was your favourite year? Grade 9 because I had a really good year with my school (Beaconsfield Junior High) and it was a great year for War Child. We got a letter of recognition from the War Child’s head office. That really meant a lot. I really enjoyed my Grade 11 (at Bishop’s College) as well.
What are five CDs in your music collection? The artists I like are Dala, Sara Bareilles, KT Tunstall, Royal Wood and Changal Kreviazuk.
Who would play you in a movie about your life? Alexis Bledel. I really like her in “The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants.” I also enjoyed her in “Gilmore Girls”.
What was the most vivid dream you’ve ever had? I go to the Regatta every year with my family. And one dream I’ve had was about me going there and having all my dolls with me. They were all alive and could talk.
What are you reading at the moment? “The Memory Keeper’s daughter” (by Kim Edwards).
What bugs you? Apathy. The least you could do is have an opinion.
What do you like to do to relax?
Who is one person living or deceased, you’d love to have lunch with? Lester B. Pearson. He was a politician, but he did so much for humanitarian work. And he also did a big study that showed if all the rich countries donated 0.7 per cent of their gross national product, then we would be able to eliminate world poverty.
What would you do if you won the lottery? I probably wouldn’t change much about my life, but I’d definitely use some of the money to travel. I wouldn’t be extravagant, but I’d pay for my university education and I’d donate, obviously, to charities.
What motivates you to volunteer with War Child
You’ve been volunteering with developmentally challenged children for many years. What do you learn from them? I started volunteering with the children in my school (St. Matthew’s Elementary) when I was in grades 5 and 6. There was a boy there named Johnny Penney. He passed away recently, but during his lifetime he taught so many people all about empathy. He was in a wheelchair. He couldn’t talk. But he never stopped smiling. And that puts everything in perspective. He taught us all that you don’t have to have a perfect life to have a happy life.
What is your personal motto? I don’t have a motto, but I have a quote that I live by: “Il y a des fleurs partout pour ceux qui veulent bien les voir.” It’s by Henri Matisse and its translation is: “There are flowers everywhere for those who want to see them.”
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Applications being accepted for 2008 scholarship pageant
St. John’s, NL – Applications are being accepted for the 2008 Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador Scholarship Pageant, to be held at The Fairmont in St. John’s, from April 4-6.
The Miss Teen Achievement Pageant encourages positive self-esteem and confidence by helping to nurture and build on the scholastic achievements, creative accomplishments, healthy living and community involvement of young Newfoundland and Labrador women ages 13 - 18. This year the scholarship program will award thousands of dollars in scholarships and tuition vouchers.
"Participation in this event will provide goal-driven young women the character-building experience of a lifetime,” says Joanne March, event spokesperson. “It will also provide an avenue for them to further their personal and professional goals by expressing their viewpoints on issues that are important to them and relevant to the youth of our province. The winner of this pageant will essentially become a role model and spokesperson for young people throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.”
The two previous winners of the Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador scholarship program, Juliette Dupre of St. Lawrence and Julia Hiscock are now pursuing their education on scholarships through the Lester B. Pearson bursary program and the Canada Merit Scholarship program.
"These accomplishments in themselves speak volumes for the quality of participants the Miss Teen Achievement scholarship program attracts,” says March, “and we are so delighted be involved in the nurturing and mentoring of some of this province’s brightest and best young women.”
In addition to the title of Miss Teen Achievement, First Runner-up, Second Runner-up and Third Runner-up, awards will be presented for academics, healthy living, talent, community service, volunteerism and young worker health and safety.
For more information, or to obtain applications call: 709-895-8588
email: contact@missteenachievement.com
or visit our website at: www.missteenachievement.com
Sara Green Wins a Full Scholarship to Keyin College
St. John’s, NL - Monday, March 26th, 2007 –Keyin College is pleased to honour Sara Green of Winterton, NL, as this year’s winner of the Keyin College Community Connections Award. This award, valued at $17,000 entitles Sara to a full scholarship to any program that Keyin College offers in the province. It was presented as apart of the Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador Pageant this past weekend in St. John’s.
Todd Hayden, Director Enrollment and Marketing with Keyin College, and one of the judges for this award commented that, “without a doubt, Sara plays an important role in positively influencing and impacting her home community and environment. This being said, the Central Avalon region is lucky to have Sara as apart of their community. Sara’s involvement with youth through her high school, church and her volunteer commitment to the Baccalieu Trail Youth Committee is truly outstanding!”
Keyin College prides itself on its strong connection and involvement in their local communities. The Keyin College Community Connections Award was designed to recognize the contestant who plays an important role in positively influencing, impacting and committing to GIVE back to their home community and environment.
Keyin College is a leading private post-secondary college, with eight campuses throughout the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Keyin's curriculum is designed to offer skills training that prepares its students for the demands of today's competitive marketplace. For more information on Keyin College call: 1-800-563-8989 or visit www.keyin.com
Teen scholarship pageant now accepting applications
St. John’s, NL – Applications are now being accepted for the 2007 Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador Scholarship Pageant.
Miss Teen Achievement is a symbol of excellence and accomplishment, and provides young women ages 13 to 17, the opportunity to further their personal and professional goals by expressing their viewpoints on issues that are important to them and relevant to the province.
Contestants who are selected to compete will enjoy a fun-filled weekend of competition from March 22-25, 2007, at the Fairmont Newfoundland in St. John’s.
At the 2007 pageant, over $20,000 thousands of dollars in university and college tuition vouchers, educational GICs will be awarded. In addition, the winner will enjoy an all-expense paid trip to Ottawa, the opportunity to attend a national or international teen pageant of her choice, and much more.
We all have the ability to become leaders and make a substantial difference in our communities, regions, province and world,” says Kathy Dicks-Peyton, one of the organizations five founding directors. “Young women who achieve success in pageants have gone on to successful careers in medicine, law, business, education and politics.
“Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador is a ‘Pageant with a Difference’, we promote positive character development, community awareness, and encourage the personal and professional growth that produces positive role models,” she adds. “What you get in this life is what you give.”
The Miss Teen Achievement scholarship program is operated by Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador Incorporated, a not-for-profit organization. Funds raised through generous contributions from sponsorships, are dispersed in the form of educational scholarships, in accordance with the guidelines established for not-for-profit organizations by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Canada Revenue Agency.
Deadline for applications is January 31, 2007.
The Newfoundland Herald, May 21, 2006
Beginning in 2007, the college will present the Keyin College Community Connections Award, which consists of a full scholarship to any program at any of Keyin's campuses in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (tuition only and some conditions apply). Based on the program selected, this award could have a potential value of $17,000. The Southern Gazzette, April 4, 2006
St. Lawrence girl 'Miss Teen Achievement'
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Juliette Dupré, 15, of St. Lawrence was crowned 'Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador' Mar. 26, at the Fairmont Newfoundland in St. John's. |
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Among these winners was 17-year-old Nancy Hillier of Marystown for 'Academic Excellence'.
The Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador Scholarship Pageant is not-for-profit organization is operated by a volunteer committee. Funds raised through sponsorships from the public and private sectors are distributed in the form of educational scholarships, in accordance with the guidelines established for not-for-profit organizations by the provincial government and the Canada Revenue Agency.
The Newfoundland Herald, March 23, 2006
The Town Cryer, March 15, 2006
The Express, March 10, 2006
First Beauty Queen Crowning Next One
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That cup now sits on a shelf in her living room. The crown she received was handmade and eventually fell apart.
Her husband bought her another tiara. It is now the centre of attention in a glass display case.
She bought a new coat with the $25 she won.
Getting ready for the event was simpler then as well. She did her own hair, wore minimal make-up and bought a dress from a shop in downtown St. John's.
It's obvious the memories remain with Ashley, and she hopes to help more young women have such a positive experience.
On March 26, she will crown the winner of the first Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador Scholarship pageant.
The purpose of the not-for-profit organization behind the first of its kind pageant is to help young women aged 13-18 receive post-secondary educations.
Education wasn't as important when she was young, Ashley says.
"There was nothing like that back then."
Ashley later married and had 13 children. She didn't have time for much else.
"I had 13 children. How many hobbies could I have?"
People still recognize her, she says.
A woman approached her the other day and asked for an autograph.
"She says, 'Can I have your autograph?' And I said, 'For what?' "
Ashley still attends pageants from time to time. If she were to give a hopeful some advice, it would be to act natural.
"They have to be themselves," she says.
"I love a natural beauty."
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 Isabella Ashley (Downey) when she was crowned Miss Newfoundland in 1936 |
The Newfoundland Herald, December 4, 2005
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We provide Newfoundland and Labrador's largest scholarship program for young women, that awards individuals for academics, promotion of healthy living, community service, volunteer work and performance-related talents.
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Isabella Ashley, Miss Newfoundland 1936
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2010 Application Deadline
Applications for the 2010 Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador Scholarship Program will be accepted until Midnight, July 31, 2010.
Did You Know?
- Since 2006, the Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador Scholarship Program has awarded over $30,000 in scholarships.
- Juliette Dupre, Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador 2006, Julia Hiscock, Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador 2007, Beth Peddle, Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador 2008 and Kayla Carroll, Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador 2009, have together received over $300,000 in educational scholarships since winning their respective titles.
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Miss Newfoundland & Labrador
Sara Green, Winterton
Miss Newfoundland and Labrador, 2009-2010
As a participant in Miss Teen Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador, Sara was the recipient of a $17,000 scholarship, the largest scholarship ever awarded by our organization.
