Highland County Junior Fair queen, king candidates announced
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The Highland County Agricultural Society has announced the 2020 Highland County Junior Fair Queen and King candidates.
The annual contest will be held at the Highland County Fairgrounds Sunday, Sept. 6 at 11:30 a.m.
Candidates are judged on poise and conduct, application and achievements, personal interview with judges and oral presentation. This activity and tradition highlights the hard work of the candidates’ Junior Fair years and accomplishments.
This year’s queen candidates are as follows.
• Catherine Knope is representing Lynchburg Guys and Gals 4-H Club. She is 16 and a junior at Lynchburg-Clay High School. She has been in 4-H for seven years and enjoys sports, cooking, baking and hanging out with friends and family.
• Jennifer Knope has been in 4-H for seven years and Junior Leaders for two years. She has lived in Lynchburg and attended Lynchburg-Clay her entire school career. She enjoys spending time with her friends and family as well as showing and participating in fair activities.
• Sara Newsome is representing Highland County Junior Leadership. She is active in the Hillsboro High School Student Council, varsity tennis and robotics and is involved in a variety of local and state 4-H groups. She says, “I would like to be fair queen to inspire a new group of 4-Hers to work hard and dream big, the way many of the past queens have inspired me.”
• Rachel Rudy is representing Highland County Poultry Pigs & Lambs 4-H Club. She is 16 and attends Whiteoak High School. She is an active member of Highland County Poultry Pigs & Lambs 4-H Club, Whiteoak FFA and Highland County Junior Leadership.
There is also one king candidate:
• Ethan Cummings is representing the Highland County Junior Leadership. He also has been an active member of Mowrystown FFA and Premier Showmen 4-H Club. He says, “I want to become the 2020 Fair King because I want to represent our beloved fair and follow in my brother Logan Cummings’ footsteps, who was crowned the 2018 Fair King.”
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The annual contest will be held at the Highland County Fairgrounds Sunday, Sept. 6 at 11:30 a.m.
Candidates are judged on poise and conduct, application and achievements, personal interview with judges and oral presentation. This activity and tradition highlights the hard work of the candidates’ Junior Fair years and accomplishments.
This year’s queen candidates are as follows.
• Catherine Knope is representing Lynchburg Guys and Gals 4-H Club. She is 16 and a junior at Lynchburg-Clay High School. She has been in 4-H for seven years and enjoys sports, cooking, baking and hanging out with friends and family.
• Jennifer Knope has been in 4-H for seven years and Junior Leaders for two years. She has lived in Lynchburg and attended Lynchburg-Clay her entire school career. She enjoys spending time with her friends and family as well as showing and participating in fair activities.
• Sara Newsome is representing Highland County Junior Leadership. She is active in the Hillsboro High School Student Council, varsity tennis and robotics and is involved in a variety of local and state 4-H groups. She says, “I would like to be fair queen to inspire a new group of 4-Hers to work hard and dream big, the way many of the past queens have inspired me.”
• Rachel Rudy is representing Highland County Poultry Pigs & Lambs 4-H Club. She is 16 and attends Whiteoak High School. She is an active member of Highland County Poultry Pigs & Lambs 4-H Club, Whiteoak FFA and Highland County Junior Leadership.
There is also one king candidate:
• Ethan Cummings is representing the Highland County Junior Leadership. He also has been an active member of Mowrystown FFA and Premier Showmen 4-H Club. He says, “I want to become the 2020 Fair King because I want to represent our beloved fair and follow in my brother Logan Cummings’ footsteps, who was crowned the 2018 Fair King.”
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