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POLICY FOR THE FEAST OF THE FLOWERING MOON QUEEN AND COURT:

1). The queen and members of her court shall never have been married prior to her reign
     or at the time of judging and shall remain single during her reign. It is our policy that
     the contestant must not have any children or become pregnant during her reign. If it is
     determined by the festival chairperson that this is a fact, her reign will end and the 1st
     runner up will take over as queen.

2). The crown and sash shall be worn for all appearances as the Feast of the Flowering
      Moon Festival Royalty.

3). The crown and sash shall not be worn when the queen or court is wearing shorts or
      blue jeans.

4). The queen and court shall be well groomed and neat for all functions and appearances.
      Royalty shall appear in either dress or formal wear, as required by the host festival.
      Please be tactful; do not wear short skirts, low cut shirts. Visible piercing of any body
      part other than ears as well as visible tattooing will not be permitted. You will be
      representing your community.

5). The queen is required to attend at least ten (10) other Ohio Festival and Events
Association (OFEA) festivals other than ours. The Circleville Pumpkin Show,    
Jackson Apple Festival, and Bainbridge Fall Festival of Leaves, or Deercreek Dam  Days are usually some of the festivals attended. The queen will usually be the guest at these functions; however the court members must pay their own costs. When the queen is unable to attend, the 1st runner up will function as queen. The queen and court are invited to appear in as many festivals as they choose.

6). The festival representative(s) or parent must accompany the queen and court to any
      festival appearance. NO BOYFRIENDS! NO EXCEPTIONS!

7). The queen and court shall abide by all rules set forth by the festivals committee.

8). No smoking or drinking shall be permitted while participating in any festival event!

9). The reigning queen and court must be available at the next Feast of the Flowering
      Moon crowning and luncheon.

10). The queen and court will be expected to commit to approximately 6-8 hours of
community service. This may include promoting and/or representing the festival  
several times throughout the year, raising funds for the upcoming year, etc.

11). You must compete in the age group, which corresponds, with your age as of May 18,
      2008. (Proof of age will be required with application) Age groups will be:

Teen Queen: 12 – 13 –14
Festival Queen : 15 – 16 – 17 –18

12). Contestants MUST BE a Ross County resident,

13). Contestants MUST BE clear of any misdemeanors.

14). If a festival representative is unable to attend a required festival, an adult such as a
parent, aunt or uncle, or grandparent(s) must attend. A queen and/or court members  
will NOT be permitted to drive/attend a festival by themselves. An adult such as described above must also be the one to drive through the parade, especially if there are other royalty members present and riding on the same car or float. NO FRIENDS DRIVING THROUGH PARADES!

15). Contestants are required to attend two (2) judging sessions. The preliminary judging
     will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008. The location will be at the Huntington Bank
     located at the corner of Paint & Main Streets. Teen Queen contestants should arrive at
     10:00 a.m. and Queen contestants should arrive at 11:00 a.m. Contestants should dress
     casual (a nice skirt or dress, dress slacks, etc.) Jeans and shorts are not recommended.  
     All questions asked to each contestant will be based on the biography sheet that is 
     attached. This will conclude the interview judging session.

16). The final judging will take place at the Majestic Theater on Thursday May 22, 2008,
at 7:00 p.m. For the pageant, semi-formal attire (a nice dress or suit) is required. In  
the past however, contestants have worn prom-like dresses for the contest even  
though it is not required. As long as the contestant is presentable and wearing appropriate attire (a dress, etc) the individual scores will not favor those who may wear prom dresses. This portion of the judging will consist of the introduction and a question. Each contestant will receive a score of 1 – 5 in each category and those categories include: introduction, speaking ability, personality, appearance, and stage presence. These criteria will be used for both preliminary and final judging.

17). All scores will remain the property of the Feast of the Flowering Moon and no scores
      will be given to contestants or parents!

18). A portion of the prizes and or money will be held back and will be given when all
      obligations have been met and all rules have been followed. As of the year 2000, an
      educational scholarship will be awarded to the festival queen. This money will be
      kept for the queen for up to four years, unless needed before. When the money is 
      requested for an educational purpose, a check will be sent directly to the school of 
      choice by a Feast of the Flowering Moon board member. If after 4 years the queen  
      does not attend college, the money becomes property of the Feast of the Flowering
      Moon.

19). The queen of each age group is not permitted to enter the pageant again.
      However the teen queen may participate in the festival queen category if the age
      requirement is met.

20.) If a queen or court member would be suspended or expelled from school, it would
      be up to the board member(s) if that individual would be permitted to be affiliated
      with the Feast of the Flowering Moon in any way.

21). In consideration of holding the title of queen or serving as queen, the undersigned
 royalty/queen and parents or guardian(s) hereby promise and agree to indemnify and  
 save keep harmless said the Feast of the Flowering Moon Festival, its board  
 members, the city of Chillicothe, the chairperson(s) or any person representing the 
 Feast of the Flowering Moon against any and all suits, claims, demands, costs, 
 damages, counsel fees, charges, liabilities and expenses whatsoever, which she or 
 they may at anytime sustain, incur or become liable for any reason of any and all acts,
 including accidents, or other tortuous conduct which may occur.

***ALL APPLICATIONS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY, MAY 14th, 2008***
NO EXCEPTIONS!