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Show MltiUM RCH; jpORTS gaseball team ,vins three of four over weekend Page5 CAMPUS NEWS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Students plan for graduation celebrations Page The Crucible showing this week on Eccles stage Page7 3 2009 Dixie State College of Utah THE VOICE OF DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH !) WEDNESDAY, APRIL , 2009 ST. GEORGE, UTAH VOLUME XXXVIII, NO. 26 underway, Gould crowned queen D-W- eek A rvrrp r jL . ' . 5.4 , j' J 0 r , v . - V ' r V - -- A' v- S f i 1 'V 4 ' ' , - ''t ,7 k ', V ;( V V Chelsea Gould, a sophomore nursing major from Orem, dance for her talent during performs a Tahitian-inspire- d the pageant. Gould won the pageant and will now reign as and with the history of on the guitar that she wrote just celebrating Dixie. The eight candidates were Kimberlie Ramirez, Sarah Bibb, Rachel Spotts, Chelsea Contestants from the pageant congratulate each other after the winners are announced. The pageant focuses mainly on contestants GPAs and their service and involvement with the school. RACHEL TANNER Dixie Sun Editor in Chief BY H I Dixie State . U-- i v V celebration is halfway Dixie -- Remember and Never Forgetting! is still spreading und campus with the promise of plenty more activities for students to get involved in. started Friday with the Sandblast at the Vernon Worthen Park The Sandblast featured free food from over, I Colleges annual but the theme Honolulu Grill and activities like sand volleyball and kite flying. Midnight movie madness was held that night at Stadium 6 for students as well. offiOn Monday, of off. Members kicked cially student government decked out the school in red and handed out candy along with a schedule for the week. The pageant was Tuesday evening. Social Chair Stefanie Higginson, a sophomore communication major from Roy, said the pageant has been going since 1939 and has always been an important part of She said candidates had to turn in an essay, an application and a resume after being nominated. Girls are automatically nominated if they have a GPA of 3.5 or higher, Higginson said. They are all sent letters telling them about the pageant, and from there the girls can sign up to be in it. Higginson said anyone can sign up to be in the pageant, but the girls who receive the letters are more eligible because of their higher GPAs, which are calculated into the final score. The pageant is different from other pageants because it focuses more on GPA, service and involvement with the school and community, Higginson said. In the Homecoming pageant the winner goes on to Miss Utah, is the queen but the It school. the of goes back r Hairspray. During the eveningwear portion of the pageant, the girls could be seen in everything from sparkles to ruffles, and they each took the mic and see page 3 TPTTT 5 V ! On 2 fab' i V , . sang an original song composed by her and her dad. Cline played a medley of three fiddle songs she arranged herself. Gillen played a classical number on the piano. Edwards danced to a song from the Broadway musical TT 5 v" r Gould, Amy Theobold, Lexy Cline, Kari Gillen and Jentry Edwards. Tuesday during the day all the candidates had personal interviews with the judges. The actual pageant started with the eight contestants doing a choreographed dance to the song Isnt She Lovely. Nolan Hanley, who was recently crowned Mr. Dude, emceed the event along with two former The talent portion of the pageant included an interpretive jazz number from Ramirez. Bibb played a song herself. Spotts showcased a newscast from KCSG that she researched, put together and anchored herself. Gould performed a Tahitian-inspire- d dance celebrating her Polynesian heritage. Theobold A T lid u ! 3 i f it. Af ? i it Ur L i i f 'J ) r- N - dh; r' 3 K kickoff consisted of the campus fully decorated, and student decorated dishwasher on the diagonal Monday. The schedule and candy from a Students pick up a socialize and get a bite to eat Friday, to for students a canHblast provided place nrcient informed students of the upcoming events. Rig ft: ri ! i W . ; how to reach us (())dixicsunlinlt Visit us online 5j: for breaking news, photo galleries, commentary, interactive features, and more ( 3ML Center for Media Innovation Phone: (435) Fax: (435) 652-781- 8 656-401- 9 gov- - |