Indiana State Fair Queen Mady Hayden, center, offered tips to the contestants who will vie for the Montgomery County 4-H Fair Queen crown Friday night.
Ashlynn Bennett
Natalee Brann
Elizabeth Brown
Marleigh Carpenter
Kitty Daron
Kenzie Emerick
Shannon Hadley
Lauren McClaskey
Conner Norman
Lindzy Sabens
Mary Ann Tribby
Aria Warren
Sammy White
Paige Wininger
Bethany Young
A new Miss Montgomery County will be crowned Friday. The contest will begin at 8 p.m. at the Montgomery County 4-H Fairgrounds. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $2 per person.
A princess category will again be conducted for those girls who are not old enough to win the queen title per the Indiana State Fair age requirements.
The new queen and her court will reign over the county fair, which is
July 17-23.
Contestants are as follows:
Name: Aria Warren
Parents: Kory Warren and Alisha Finlayson
School: North Montgomery High School
Year this Fall: Junior
Years in 4-H: 8
4-H Club: Can Do Crew
Activities: Volleyball; showing cattle; and youth group
Honors: All A Honor Roll
Name: Bethany Young
Parents: Ed and Melissa Young
School: Crawfordsville High School
Year this Fall: Junior
Years in 4-H: 8
4-H Club: Breaks
Activities: Soccer; swimming; 4-H; coaching swimming; babysitting; and photography
Honors: National Honor Society; Link Crew; two varsity letters; High Honor Roll four semester; and four Indiana State Fair ribbons
Name: Kenzie Emerick
Parents: David and Gail Emerick
School: North Montgomery High School
Year this Fall: Junior
Years in 4-H: 8
4-H Club: Coal Creek Elite
Activities: Running; cooking; baking; and babysitting
Honors: National Junior Honor Society; National Honor Society; and three merit awards (2011-2013)
Name: MaryAnn Tribby
Parents: Josh and Darla Tribby
School: Southmont High School
Year this Fall: Junior
Years in 4-H: 8
4-H Club: Walnut Helping Hands
Activities: Softball and FFA
Honors: Multiple showmanship awards for Horse & Pony, sheep and swine; High Point and Sportsmanship Awards in Horse & Pony; Versatility Champion Horse & Pony 2010; third overall barrow in 2010; fifth overall market lamb in 2014; 2014-15 Top FFA Fruit Sales; and 2015-15 Transportation Technology Award for Safety, Quality and Production
Name: Marleigh Carpenter
Parents: Brad and Pam Carpenter
School: North Montgomery High School
Year this Fall: Junior
Years in 4-H: 8
4-H Club: Anti-Cants
Activities: Gymnastics and PEERS
Honors: Jenna Smith Food Award; gymnastics letter winner 2015; gymnastics Most Improved 2014 and 2015; and gymnastics County Champions 2014 and 2015
Name: Natalee Brann
Parents: James and Nicole Brann
School: Southmont High School
Year this Fall: Freshman at Purdue University
Years in 4-H: 10
4-H Club: Brown Lucky Leaf
Activities: FFA; walked dogs; highway cleanup; and plant flowers with the elderly
Honors: Athletic Scholar; High Honor Roll; Student of the Month; varsity letter in golf; and DeKalb Award
Name: Ashlynn Bennett
Parents: Wade and Mandy Bennett
School: North Montgomery High School
Year this Fall: Freshman at Manchester University
Years in 4-H: 10
4-H Club: Madison Happy Hoosiers
Activities: Soccer; diving; and gymnastics
Honors: Academic letter winner; National Honor Society; and All-Conference First Team in Soccer
Name: Lauren McClaskey
Parents: Jeff and Kerrie McClaskey
School: North Montgomery High School
Year this Fall: Senior
Years in 4-H: 9
4-H Club: Walnut Willing Workers
Activities: Varsity soccer and basketball; Sunshine Society; National Honor Society; Lifeteen; PEERS; Walnut Willing Workers; Jr. Leaders; SADD; The Torch and Lorel Society; Bernie’s Buffet and Kitchen; and Haiti Mission Group
Honors: All A Honor Roll (three years); varsity letter for basketball (two years); varsity letter for soccer (two years); Miss Hustle Award for Basketball 2015; All-County Team for soccer; Second Team All-Conference; Sagamore Academic All-Conference for soccer and basketball; academic letter winner; Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Winner (2015); National Honor Society; nomination to Congress of Future Medical Leaders; 2014 junior class representative for Winter Homecoming; and induction into The Torch and Lorel Society
Name: Elizabeth Brown
Parents: Steve and Hollie Brown
School: North Montgomery High School
Year this Fall: Freshman at Ivy Tech Community College
Years in 4-H: 9
4-H Club: Can-Do Crew
Activities: Swimming; Student Council; Sunshine Society; FCA; and 4-H
Honors: Hoosier Girls State delegate; swim team captain; Sunshine Society president; Student Council; and athletic letter recipient
Name: Shannon Hadley
Parents: Curt and Michelle Hadley
School: Purdue University
Year this Fall: Freshman majoring in retail management
Years in 4-H: 10
4-H Club: Coal Creek Elite
Activities: Cheerleading; drama; debate; Red Cross and Lafayette Soup Kitchen volunteer; 4-H; and Jr. Leaders
Honors: Graduated with academic honors (2015); academic excellence award for creative writing (2013); multiple 4-H grand champions/state fair merit awards in home environment, foods and consumer clothing; and junior varsity volleyball, most improved player 2012
Name: Kitty Daron
Parents: Scott and Charlotte Daron
School: North Montgomery High School
Year this Fall: Senior
Years in 4-H: 9
4-H Club: Wayne Winners
Activities: 4-H; FFA; Jr. Leaders; Sunshine Society; National Honor Society; French Club; Key Club; PEERS; football manager; and volunteering
Honors: 2014 Montgomery County Sheep Queen; top 10 of the 2015 Strawberry Festival Queen Contest; all A’s throughout high school; and remaining in the top 10 of my graduating class
Name: Paige Wininger
Parents: Brad and Dondra Wininger
School: Purdue University
Year this Fall: Freshman
Years in 4-H: 10
4-H Club: Brown Lucky Leaf
Activities: Russellville Community Church (18 years); women’s soccer (12 years); Brown Lucky Leaf Club (10 years); Indiana Junior Swine Circuit (8 years); National Junior Swine Association (8 years); Team Purebred (8 years); women’s tennis (5 years); National Honor Society (3 years); women’s bowling (3 years); Prom committee; and varsity cheerleading.
Honors: Varsity letters in women’s soccer, cheerleading and tennis; Montgomery County Champion Senior Showman (2010, 2012 and 2014); Montgomery County Grand Champion Gilt (2011); Scholar Athlete Award; Senior Fashion Revue Award (2013); Athlete of the Week for soccer (2013); Montgomery County All-County Soccer Team (2013); Student of the Month (2014 and 2015); Junior Prom Court; third runner-up Miss Montgomery County (2014); Montgomery County Swine Queen/Ambassador (2014); Indiana State Fair Final 15 Fashion Revue (Dressy Dress) (2014); Indiana State Fair Overall Senior Showmanship Showman (2014); and Mental Attitude Award in cheerleading (2015)
Name: Conner Norman
Parents: Mike and Melissa Norman and John and Marla Schilling
School: Indiana University at Kokomo
Year this Fall: Freshman
Years in 4-H: 10
Activities: Volleyball; basketball; track; PEERS; Sunshine Society; National Honor Society; 4-H; New Hope Christian Church, Crawfordsville; spending time with family and friends; and reading
Honors: Track Rookie of the Year; Sagamore Academic All-Conference two times in three sports; basketball and volleyball team captain; National Honor Society (three years); academic letter winner (junior and senior years); varsity letter winner; PEERS Leader; Benton Central Sportsmanship Award; Top 10 of graduating class; and first runner-up Miss Montgomery County (2015)
Name: Lindzy Sabens
Parents: Heather and Casey Harwood and Chris Sabens
School: Indiana University
Year this Fall: Freshman
Years in 4-H: 7
4-H Club: Wayne Winners
Activities: Swine; scrapbooking; volleyball; and basketball
Honors: National Honor Society; academic letters; Student Council; PEERS; varsity letter winner; second runner-up Miss Montgomery County (2014); and Miss Congeniality Montgomery County (2014)
Name: Sammy White
Parents: Michael and Kelly White
School: University of Southern Indiana
Year this Fall: Freshman
Years in 4-H: 10
4-H Club: Hustling Hoosiers
Activities: Sewing (10 years); swine (10 years); foods (10 years); swine at the State Fair (10 years); sewing at the State Fair (6 years); food at the State Fair (2 years); and 4-H Camp Counselor (1 year).
Honors: Top 15 at the Indiana State Fair for sewing fashion revue (3 years); Esther Krukewitt Memorial Award for the Outstanding Food Preservation exhibit in 2012; sewing construction champion and reserve champion (8 years); sewing modeling champion and reserve champion (4 years); non-wearable sewing champion (2006) and special merit at the Indiana State Fair; foods champion (2009); fifth place overall barrow Montgomery County 4-H Fair (2014); and 2015 Indiana Poland China Queen.
