We hope everyone had a great time competing on Saturday at the #dallastwirlfest2017, and we are only days away from the North Texas Valentine's Twirling Festival... but don't forget to look ahead! The next two weeks are very important for the Texas Twirling Community because they contain the entry deadlines for THREE upcoming contest!
Today for our Contest Calendar Series we will be discussing the 2017 Southwest Regional Championships and Miss Majorette of the Southwest.
*DEADLINE SATURDAY* Please note that the deadline for this competition is Saturday, February 18th, 2017. You must have your entry postmarked by this day. Click here to download the entry form. For more information, please contact the contest directors at gvjohnson61@yahoo.com.
Who? What? When? Where? Why?
Who: Contest Directors: Gretta Johnson, Shelia Pierce, Brittany Ashcraft, Summer Johnson
What: 2017 Southwest Regional Championships & Miss Majorette of the Southwest
When: Saturday, April 1st & Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 Doors open at 7:00. Contest begins at 8:00
Where: First United Bank Center, 3301 North 4th Avenue, Canyon, TX 79106
Why: This is the first major competition of the season. The Southwest Regional Championships is a qualifying event for the National pgeants and provides the opportunity for competitors to represent the Southwest Region at AYOP this summer at Notre Dame University.
CONTEST HASHTAG: #swregionals2017
For this event, we strongly encourage our Texas twirlers to utilize the hashtag #swregionals2017 when posting photos of this competition on social media.
Highlighted Event: There are two traveling trophies at this event that are in memory of two important people to the twirling community. The College Miss Majorette of the Southwest is awarded the Tony Pierce Memorial Award. This award was started in 2008 by Janice Jackson Seamands and supported by the Pierce/Johnson/Ashcraft/Mayben Families. The Teenage Miss Majorette of the Southwest is awarded the Shane Downey Memorial Trophy. This award was started in 2012 by the Mickey and Payne Families. Both are very prestigious awards and a special part of the Southwest Regional Championships.
Unique Feature: The competition is centrally located in the southwest region and held on The West Texas A&M University campus with state of the art facilities. The Southwest Regional Competition has been family ran by the Pierce and Johnson family on a rotation basis since 1984.
Any Last Comments: The Pierce and Johnson family look forward to having everyone back in Canyon, TX! Thank you for your continued support!
Want to attend this event? Please download the Southwest Regional Entry Form, or contact the directors at gvjohnson61@yahoo.com for more details.
Also, don't forget to check out http://www.texastwirl.com/contests.html for information and entry forms for many upcoming contests in and around the State of Texas. There are many great contests heading out way, and you don't want to miss out!
We hope you have enjoyed this edition of the Contest Calendar Series. We are always looking for great new stories about Texas twirlers. Do you have an idea or some information we could use to help highlight our sport? Please contact us at texastwirlcontact@gmail.com and we would love to hear more about it.
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