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Lakefair Scholarships
The Capital Lakefair Royalty Scholarship Program is one of the most prestigious and longest running scholarship programs in the local area. The Program began 51 years ago and has provided more than 227 participants with over $200,000 in scholarship funding. Over the years, funding of this program has come from local companies such as Venture Bank, Red Wind Casino, area Lions Clubs, and the Ellen Marsh Memorial Fund.
Each scholarship recipient has five years in which to use their scholarship monies and it may be used towards any type of higher education, traditional degree, trade schools or vocational training programs.
What does it take to be a participant in this program? The requirements of the program initiated by Lakefair are (1) a fully enrolled junior, (2) a 3.3 cumulative GPA, (3) submit a completed application, (4) submit two letters of recommendation and (5) prepare a 500 word essay.
Each participating school may submit a maximum of three qualified candidates. The applications must be postmarked by the second Monday in January. On the first Saturday in February the candidates are required to participate in an interview format process, with a panel of five independent judges. On the third Saturday in February the top ten candidates (10) will participate in a second interview process with three different independent judges. During this process the applicants also present a three minute speech on a predetermined topic. Once the judges tabulate the results, the top five candidate will become the Capital Lakefair Royalty Court and then become eligible to compete for the Capital Lakefair Queen. Each of the top five candidates will receive a $2,000 scholarship.
The judging process used in the selection of the Capital Lakefair Queen starts with five new independent judges selected by the Lakefair Royalty Committee Chairperson. These judges cannot be family or friends of any of the candidates, a member of Capital Lakefair, or an employee of any of the participating school districts.
These judges, while keeping their identity secret, attend community events and service club meetings at which the Lakefair Royal Court members participate or speak. Both the community events and speaking engagements each make up 30 percent of the final score. The final phase of judging is a panel interview held the morning of Coronation. A ten-minute interview is followed by a luncheon with the judges. The scores are tabulated and the candidate with the highest total points will become our Capital Lakefair Queen. The Queen receives an additional $2,000 in scholarship funds, for a total of $4,000.
In addition to these judging activities the Court participates in many other community projects such as:
· Assisting with Opening Day of Legislature
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Olympia Arts Walk·
Judging the entries for the Opening Day of boating season·
Lacey Park’s Children’s Entertainment Series·
Lacey Fun FairThe Program provides an educational opportunity for the participants to learn about issues in our communities and to meet local community leaders. It enhances their public speaking skills and helps prepare them for their adult life.