Contest Calendar Series - 2019 Southwest Regional Championships

Hello Texas Twirl Fans!

Welcome to February! Competition season is officially in full swing. The North Plains contest just wrapped up, and we are only days away from the Dallas Twirling Festival. Plus, one of the most important contest deadlines of the season is upon us. Keeping up with all the contest by visiting www.texastwirl.com.

For today's Contest Calendar Series we will be discussing the 2019 Southwest Regional Championships and Miss Majorette of the Southwest competition in Fort Worth.

*DEADLINE FRIDAY* Please note that the deadline for this competition is this Friday, February 8th, 2019. You must have your entry postmarked by this day. Click here to download the entry form. For more information, please contact the Contest Director at vickiray911@charter.net.

Who? What? When? Where? Why?
Who: Contest Director Vicki Ray
What: 2019 Southwest Regional Championships & Miss Majorette of the Southwest
When: Saturday, March 16 & Sunday, March 17, 2019. Doors open at 7:00 am. Contest begins at 8:00 am.
Where: VR Eaton High School, 1350 Eagle Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76052

Why: This is the first major competition of the season. The Southwest Regional Championships is a qualifying event for the National pageants and provides the opportunity for competitors to represent the Southwest Region at AYOP this summer at Notre Dame University.

CONTEST HASHTAG: #swregionalstwirl2019
For this event, we strongly encourage our Texas twirlers to utilize the hashtag #swregionalstwirl2019 when posting photos of this competition on social media. Please also tag the Twirling is Catching FB page or Instagram account (@twirlingiscatchingtx) and we might share your picture on our social media!

Unique Feature: When Regionals is in Fort Worth Texas , you can always expect a smooth contest with nice awards, and lots of facility space for competition and practice across the three gyms. As this year's event also falls on St. Patrick's Day, our Southwest Regional Tee shirts will be heather gray with our unique Logo in green.  You can order your Tee with your Southwest entry.

Highlighted Event: Southwest Regionals has many very special traditions. 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.

This year we also have a very special guest. Adaline Bebo, the reigning College Miss Majorette of America, will have a presentation and will assist in the awards ceremony.

FYI's from the Director: Southwest regionals corresponds with many spring break school holidays.  With that in mind don’t forget the whole family.  The DFW area is FULL of fun entertainment and sport venues.  Come early and enjoy your family or stay after and celebrate in all the fun attractions.

Want to attend this event? Please download the Southwest Regional Entry Form, or contact the Contest Director at vickiray911@charter.net.

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