New Health Days Royalty for 2010

Dave South Posted April 26, 2010 10:00pm Health Days

Image: Health Days Royalty of 2010 — The Smithfield City Health Days Royalty of 2010 — Jordan Rock, Elizabeth Wilkey, Mallory Sorensen, Melanie Buchanan, and Stephanie Bland. — Health Days Royalty of 2010 — The Smithfield City Health Days Royalty of 2010 — Jordan Rock, Elizabeth Wilkey, Mallory Sorensen, Melanie Buchanan, and Stephanie Bland. (David Andersen)

Five new girls wear the tiara for the Health Days Royalty of 2010. Jordan Rock, Mallory Sorensen, Elizabeth Wilkey, Stephanie Bland, and Melanie Buchanan were selected from 13 contestants Saturday night. The evening began with an excellent introduction by an A Capella group with no name.

The five gentlemen in dark suits said they began the group less than four weeks before and hadn’t had time to pick out a name. Darroll Young, Ben Snow, Mike Graves, Mike Bladen, and Nate Baxter took turns introducing the 2010 Health Days Scholarship Program contestants while singing Kiss the Girl. Afterwards, while the girls were changing into their evening gowns, Chad Downs was recognized as Citizen of the Year by the Lions Club.

Then each young lady came out in an evening gown, introduced herself, modeled her evening wear, and then answered an impromptu question. Five judges — James Reese, Peggy Williams, Brenda Anthony, Lars Lambertsen and Chellie Lambertsen — would score each performance and hand their votes to Thomas Gibbons, the certified public accountant in charge of tallying the votes.

Poster Contest

After the evening wear and questions the girls filed off stage and Stacey Dority, Health Days Chairperson, came to the stage. In the hallways of the school were poster after poster drawn by elementary school students from the Smithfield area. Winners of this poster contest were then announced, nervously brought to the stage, and given gift certificates.

2009 Royalty

Then the 2009 Health Days Royalty were recognized for the last time as they were about to “pass the torch” to this year’s royalty.

Erin Roberts escorted by Curtis Roberts
Rahel Wells escorted by Jon Wells
Hillary Hoggan escorted by Paul Hoggan
Courtney Blair escorted by Martin Blair
McKinzie Moore escorted by Wayne Moore

2010 Royalty

Our a cappella group with no name then sang a crowd favorite of Kiss Him Goodbye before announcing this year’s Miss Congeniality — Elizabeth Wilkey. Elizabeth was then twice surprised as she was also named one of this year’s Health Days Royalty along with Jordan Rock, Mallory Sorensen, Stephanie Bland, and Melanie Buchanan.

The happy girls hugged each other while family and friends stood at the stage taking pictures. After the show was finished they sat on the stage listening to Shanae Anderson explain all the duties, performances, and responsibilities the girls will have for the coming year.

Congratulations to all the contestants, last year’s royalty and thank you to the judges and MCs for the great show.

No name — Tonight’s MCs are the a cappella group with no name — Darroll Young, Ben Snow, Mike Graves, Mike Bladen. (Dave South)

Judges — Scholarship judges listen as each young lady introduces herself and answers an interview question. This year’s judges are James Reese, Peggy Williams, Brenda Anthony, Lars Lambertsen, and Chellie Lambertsen. (David Andersen)

Citizen of the Year — Chad Downs receiving the Citizen of the Year award from the Lions Club. (Dave South)

Elizabeth Wilkey — Lizzy Wilkey was voted as Miss Congeniality as well as one of the Health Days Royalty. Lizzy is the daughter of Mark and Cathy Wilkey. She has 10 siblings. Lizzy has a passion for sports and participates on the Sky View Girls Tennis Team. She also enjoys oil painting. Lizzy has dark brown hair and eyes, and is 5’9" tall. (David Andersen)

Elizabeth Johnson — Elizabeth is the daughter of Jeffry and Alena Johnson. She is the youngest with 3 older brother. She participates in the marching, symphonic, jazz and pep bands. She also likes playing the piano, singing, and dancing. Elizabeth has brown hair, green eyes, and is 5’6" tall. (Dave South)

McKenna Andersen — McKenna is the daughter of David and Tricia Andersen. She has 2 older sisters and a younger brother. McKenna participates on the rifle line of the Sky View Color Guard. She loves music and enjoys playing the piano and singing. McKenna has auburn hair, hazel eyes, and is 5’11" tall. (David Andersen)

Stephanie Bland — Stephanie is the daughter of Jeff and Laura Bland. She has 2 younger brothers. Stephanie participates in Family Career and Community Leaders of America. She enjoys playing the piano, reading, and performing in local plays. Stephanie has brown hair, blue eyes, and is 5’5" tall. (Dave South)

Melanie Buchanan — Melanie is the daughter of Leslie and Eldon Buchanan. She has three older siblings. Melanie enjoys riding her bike, making treats, dancing, running, and speaking in public. She also participates in 4-H and musicals.Melanie has brown hair, green eyes, and is 5’7" tall. (David Andersen)

Lindsay Berntson — Lindsay is the daughter of Bob and Nannette Berntson. She has 3 older brothers and 1 little sister. She loves playing the piano, dancing and participates on the Sky View Vistauns Team. She serves as a youth member on the Relay for Life committee. Lindsay has blonde hair, blue eyes, and is 5’7" tall. (David Andersen)

Mallory Sorensen — Mallory is the daughter of Eric and Kimberly Sorensen. She has 3 sisters. She enjoys finding the humor in life, reading the comics in the paper, and laughing. She also loves reading, playing the piano, and coordinating social events. Mallory has dark brown hair, hazel eyes, and is 5’4" tall. (Dave South)

Nanette Hunsaker — Nanette is the daughter of Mary Kay and Deon Hunsaker. She has 3 sisters and 1 brother. Nanette is involved in FFA and has also participated in volleyball, basketball, and softball. She also loves reading and would love to travel and experience different cultures. Nanette has brown hair, brown eyes, and is 6’0" tall. (Dave South)

CieAra Nalder — CieAra is the daughter of Mike and Cathy Harper and Tim Nalder. She has 7 siblings. CieAra enjoys photography, singing, fishing, camping, swimming and dancing. She is on the Sky View Vistauns Drill Team and is involved with the Sky View Booster Club. CieAra has blonde hair, blue eyes and is 5’7" tall. (Dave South)

Jordan Rock — Jordan is the daughter of Jeff and Melanie Rock. She has an older sister and a younger brother. Jordan enjoys softball, hunting, trap shooting, and riding horses. She is involved in the Governor’s Youth Council, Health Occupation Students of America, and Math Engineering Science Academics. Jordan has dark brown hair and eyes and is 4’11" tall. (Dave South)

Helen Wells — Helen is the daughter of Jon and Merrilee Wells. She has 12 siblings. Helen enjoys Ethiopian traditional dance and serving others. She plans to attend SUU and major in Fashion Design. She would like to return to Ethiopia someday and help the kids where she grew up. Helen has black hair, brown eyes, and is 5’6" tall. (David Andersen)

Amanda Meikle — Amanda is the daughter of Robert and Maria Meikle. She has 2 older brothers. Amanda enjoys reading, school, learning, and playing the piano. She spends most of her free time playing the piano. She is learning to speak Spanish and hopes to one day be able to speak it very well. Amanda has brown hair, blue eyes, and is 5’2" tall. (David Andersen)

Whitney Baker — Whitney is the daughter of James and Lacey Baker. She is the only child. Whitney enjoys scrapbooking, reading, photography, playing the clarinet, and participating in service activities. She is involved in the Smithfield City Youth Council, First Robotics Team, and Swing Club. Whitney has brown hair, brown eyes, and is 5’2" tall. (David Andersen)

Poster winners — The winners of the Health Days poster contest. (David Andersen)

Mallory Sorensen (Dave South)

Melanie Buchanan (David Andersen)

Stephanie Bland (Dave South)

Hugs (Dave South)

Passing the torch — The 2009 Health Days Royalty watch as the new Health Days royalty take center stage. (Dave South)

Royalty 2010 — Health Days Royalty for 2010 — Jordan Rock, Mallory Sorensen, Elizabeth Wilkey, Stephanie Bland, and Melanie Buchanan. (Dave South)