The Payne County’s Junior Miss Scholarship Program is an official preliminary of America’s Junior Miss (www.ajm.org), the oldest and largest college scholarship program for high school junior girls in the United States. With more than 16,000 volunteers working in more than 600 Junior Miss programs across the nation, it is clear that AJM’s volunteer network is vital to its success. During the times leading up to and during our Payne County’s Junior Miss program, there are numerous volunteer committee positions available which require only a few hours of commitment. You are invited to make a difference.
1. Contestants Committee - To provide contestants with supervision and proper care and to emphasize to them the importance of the qualities that the Junior Miss program believes every person should strive to possess. This position also recruits contestants.
2. Finance Committee - To determine the income for the organization, obtain needed financial support and create an operating budget.
3. Publicity Committee - To secure publicity through all appropriate media outlets and to promote the program on a year-round basis. The National Office provides support in this area.
4. Scholarships Committee - To obtain cash scholarships and college-granted scholarship awards.
5. Program Book Committee - To prepare and sell an attractive program book.
6. Judges Committee - To recruit, select, and instruct program and scholastic judges, and to serve as liaison between the State Chairman and the judges.
7. Production Committee - To handle the Production and staging of the event.
8. Ticket Committee - To promote the sale of performance tickets and to work closely with the Publicity Committee to assure maximum attendance.
9. Special Events Committee - To set up and arrange transportation, luncheons, hospitality, banquets and other special functions.
10. Regional Directors Committee - (Primarily for states with no local programs but is used by some states that have local programs) - To obtain contestants and volunteers.
11. Transportation Committee - To arrange and oversee transportation for all events.
12. Gift Bags and Flowers Committee - To make arrangements for acquisition and delivery of flowers and gift bags.
13. Meals Committee - To arrange meals for contestants and take care of setup and cleanup.
