Miss Middletown – Apps Available

2016 Miss Middletown Honorary Fire Chief Applications

Applications are now available for the 2016 Miss Middletown.  The application deadline is Saturday, January 2 by 8 pm.

The committee will hold interviews, if enough applicants apply, in the social hall of the fire station on Saturday, January 9 beginning at 10 am.  Applicants will be notified of their final time slot and additional details.

Please review the qualifications and expectations of Miss Middletown below.

Qualifications for an Honorary Fire Chief (per the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Headquarters and the fire company):

  • Applicant must be a resident of the firefighting district for her sponsoring fire company;
  • Applicant must be between the ages of 16 and 20 years of age before/on May 1, 2016;
  • Applicant must be unmarried and have never been married, nor had her marriage annulled;
  • Applicant must not be pregnant, nor have any children;
  • Applicants under the age of 18 are required to have their parent/guardian complete and sign the Parental Consent Form below and submit it with their application.  Those applicants who do not submit this form will have their application withdrawn.

Expectations of Miss Middletown:

  • Miss Middletown will be crowned at the Company’s Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, February 6, 2016.
  • Miss Middletown is expected to participate in the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival’s Miss In-Town and Out-of-Town Miss Honorary Fire and Rescue Chief Contest on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 7 pm at Daniel Morgan Middle School in Winchester.  There will be a mandatory rehearsal that afternoon at 3 pm.  Contestants are required to wear both evening-wear and street/business attire during the pageant. The Company will provide an escort for the honorary fire chief, for the In-Town Contest.
  • Miss Middletown is expected to participate with the Company in the Apple Blossom Festival’s Fireman’s Parade on Friday, April 29.
  • All of the County’s Honorary Fire and Rescue Chiefs are invited to the Schenck Foods Firefighters’ Reception on Friday, April 29 at 7 pm to be held at the Millwood Fire Department Banquet Hall in Winchester following the completion of the Firefighter’s Parade.
  • Miss Middletown is also expected to ride on a float in the Grand Feature Parade on Saturday, April 30 with the other county honorary fire chiefs.
  • Applicant may also participate with the Company in various community parades, if available.

NOTE:  Further details on all of the above-mentioned events will be given to the 2016 Miss Middletown upon announcement of the winner.

 

APPLICATION:

 

Those wishing to apply should complete the above application and consent form (if applicable) by the January 2 deadline and submit them via email to mvfd12@gmail.com or mailed to the following address (mailed applications must be in-hand by January 2):

Tina Moulden-Moening (HFC)
Middletown Vol. Fire & Rescue Co.
PO Box 111
Middletown, VA 22645