The 2005 Pre-Teen Texas Scholarship & Recognition Program was held recently at the Marriott Houston Hobby Airport in Houston.  Texas’ best and brightest top female honor roll students, ages 7 to 12 years old, competed for over $5,000 in educational bonds, prizes, and awards, as well as for the opportunity to qualify for competition in the 2005 Pre-Teen America Nationals to be held July 2-7, 2006 in beautiful Birmingham, Alabama.  There they will have the opportunity to compete for over $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 and Community (3) School Honors and Activities (4) Development of Personal Skills and Abilities (5) General Knowledgeability (6) Communicative Ability (7) On-Stage Expressiveness and Overall Pre-Teen Image.

The following are the state titleholders and runners-up.

2005 Pre-Teen Texas  (Senior)

Crystal-Mae Rudolph – 12 year old from The Woodlands

1st Runner-Up - Sr.

Monica Brown – 11 year old from Kingwood

2^nd Runner-Up – Sr

Cheyenne Self – 12 year old from Terrell

3^rd Runner-Up - Sr.(tie)

Sarah Bowdoin – 12 year old from Kingwood

Courtney Carlson – 12 year old from Humble

4^th Runner Up - Sr.

Lauren Bothwell – 12 year old from Harlingen