THE 2005 PRE-TEEN NORTH CAROLINA SCHOLARSHIP & RECOGNITION PROGRAM WAS HELD RECENTLY AT THE SHERATON IMPERIAL HOTEL & CONVENTION CENTER IN DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA’S BEST AND BRIGHTEST TOP FEMALE HONOR ROLL STUDENTS AGES 7 TO 12 YEARS OLD COMPETED FOR OVER $5,000 IN EDUCATIONAL BONDS AND AWARDS. THE TOP SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS WILL GO TO THE 2006 PRE-TEEN AMERICA NATIONALS TO BE HELD JULY 2-7, 2006 IN BEAUTIFUL BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. THERE THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE FOR MORE THAN $25,000 IN EDUCATIONAL BONDS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE EVALUATED IN SEVEN CRITERIA DIVISIONS INCLUDING (1) ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, (2) VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO CHURCH & COMMUNITY, (3) SCHOOL HONORS & ACTIVITIES, (4) DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES, (5) GENERAL KNOWLEDGEABILITY, (6) COMMUNICATIVE ABILITY, AND (7) ON-STAGE EXPRESSIVENESS & OVERALL PRE-TEEN IMAGE.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE STATE TITLEHOLDERS AND RUNNER-UPS:

2005 PRE-TEEN NORTH CAROLINA (SENIORS)

SR. TITLEHOLDER

BROOKE BARRETT- 12 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF MARY BETH & SHANNON WILLIARD

OF MT. HOLLY.

1ST RUNNER UP

REBECCA SMITH- 12 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF DONNA & RODNEY SMITH OF ASHEBORO.

2ND RUNNER UP (TIE)

TAYLOR HIGGINS- 12 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF JOHN & PENNY HIGGINS OF CLAYTON.

LARA MAENNLE- 12 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF REBECCA HOPPER OF ANDREWS.

3RD RUNNER UP (TIE)

AMANDA COCKRELL- 11 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF CARY LANE & DOUG COCKRELL OF KENLY.

ALLIE DARBY- 12 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF LISA & BILL DARBY OF JACKSONVILLE.

JESSICA ERWIN- 12 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF CARLA & DANNY ERWIN OF SALISBURY.

4TH RUNNER UP (TIE)

BRITTNAY HINES- 11 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF DEBBIE & TONY HINES OF KINSTON.

KRISTEN SULLIVAN- 11 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF PAM & BILL SULLIVAN OF HIGH POINT.

LEANDRA ZWICK- 11 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF SHANA & MIKE ZWICK OF KINGS MOUNTAIN.





2004 PRE-TEEN NORTH CAROLINA (JUNIORS)

JR. TITLEHOLDER

MARY SWEENEY- 9 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF WALTER & MANDY SWEENEY OF ASHEBORO.

1ST RUNNER UP

DE‘ANNA BARNES- 9 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF NATALIE BARNES OF KINGS MOUNTAIN.

2ND RUNNER UP

SHANNON STOLTZFUS - 9 YR. OLD DAUGHTER OF DAVE & KAREN STOLTZFUS

OF WHITTIER.

3RD RUNNER UP

ARIANNA CALDWELL- 9 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF LANNY & DENISE CALDWELL

OF CONOVER.

4TH RUNNER UP

JASMINE WALLACE- 9 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF ROXANNE BROOKS & JASPER WALLACE

OF INDIAN TRAIL.

BREANNA WALSTON- 9 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF LEE & JENNIFER WALSTON

OF MACCLESFIELD.



SENIOR TALENT WINNER

LARA MAENNLE- 12 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF REBECCA HOPPER OF ANDREWS.

SENIOR SPEECH WINNER

BROOKE BARRETT- 12 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF MARY BETH & SHANNON WILLIARD

OF MT. HOLLY.

JUNIOR TALENT WINNER

MARY SWEENEY- 9 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF WALTER & MANDY SWEENEY OF ASHEBORO.

JUNIOR SPEECH WINNER

AMANDA WILDERMAN- 9 YR OLD DAUGHTER OF KATHLEEN & MICHAEL WILDERMAN

OF ROCKINGHAM.