Hoffman attended Indiana's Junior Miss orientation
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Whitley County’s Junior Miss, Mindi Hoffman, recently attended the orientation for the Indiana Junior Miss (IJM) Program at Frankfort High School, Frankfort, Indiana. Preliminary nights of the IJM program are Thursday, February 25, Friday, February 26 and the final night performance is Saturday, February 27. Performances on the preliminary evenings begin at 7:30 p.m. and the final night performance is at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 for each preliminary night and $15 for the final performance.
It is expected that Kara Mawhorter, Whitley County’s 2009 Junior Miss, will sing as a special talent presentation during the preliminary performances.
Hoffman, the daughter of Kirk and Judy Hoffman, Columbia City, is one of 24 contestants who will compete for the title of Indiana Junior Miss and the opportunity to represent the State of Indiana at the America’s Junior Miss Program in late June in Mobile, Alabama.
The 24 contestants will arrive in Frankfort on Sunday, February 21 for a week filled with presentations of the Be Your Best Self program to elementary and middle school students of the Frankfort community, visitations to nursing home facilities as well as assisted living facilities. The contestants will be the luncheon guests of various philanthropic organizations and will be presented to the community at the Mayor’s Reception at the Frankfort Country Club on Sunday evening.
Rehearsals for fitness, talent performances and self awareness categories begin Tuesday, February 23. The contestants will participate in their panel interviews on Thursday, February 25.
Hoffman, whose contestant number is seven, and her roommate, Howard County’s Junior Miss, contestant 13 Carolyn Konopa, will stay with host home parents, Steve and Diane Steining for the entire week. Hoffman is a senior at Columbia City High School and Konopa is home schooled.
Hoffman, the 45th Junior Miss to represent this community, was accompanied to the orientation by her mother, Judy, and co-coordinators of Whitley County Junior Miss, Anne Rentschler and Pamela Thompson.