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Faye Smith
National Shorthorn Lassie Publicity Officer
National Board of Directors Enlists Several Changes Proposed By-Law Changes and 2020-21 National Queen
The National Board of Directors for the National Lassie Association met on September 29, 2020 to discuss numerous topics that would need to be evaluated for the upcoming year, and presented at the National Lassie Annual Meeting, open to all members.
In hopes of creating larger participation, the Board has decided to propose a By-Law change to the location of the National Queen Contest. If passed, Effective 2021, the National Queen Contest will be held at the National Junior Shorthorn Show and Conference. With this proposed change, current National Lassie Queen Desirae Logsdon has elected to stay on as queen until the 2021 contest.
The following reads as the potential By-Law changes for the National Queen Contest Location.
ARTICLE V: QUEENS
Section I. Effective 2021 Beginning in 2012, the National Shorthorn Queen will be elected at the National Junior Shorthorn Show North American
All members are invited to attend.
Thursday, November 19, 2020 6:30 PM Central Time Hosted on Zoom
Zoom Code: 97792714191 Passcode: lassie International Livestock Exposition annually. The queen handbook
including current updated application is available online at www.shorthorn. org. May September 1st is the deadline for receiving queen information and pictures.
Section 4. Princesses, on a national basis, are not recognized. However, State Lassie Queens and Princesses ages 14+ may participate in a National American Shorthorn Show or Super Regional/ Regional Shows by wearing a smaller crown or designated state crown while in the presence of the National Shorthorn Lassie Queen or the National Alternate Lassie Queen. No State Queen or queen contestant may wear her crown during the National Shorthorn Lassie Queen selection week held during the National Junior Shorthorn Show North American International Livestock Exposition.
Section 6. The completed application, queen pictures and registration fees for the national contest must be sent to the Queen Officer by May September 1st.
The Board would also like to highlight several benefits of becoming National or Alternate National Lassie Queen. In addition to the National and Alternate National titles, the queens are also competing for a scholarship provided by the National Board, as well as the Shorthorn Foundation. The National Queen receives a $1000 scholarship, as well as additional travel funds, as the Alternate National Queen receives $500 in scholarship with additional travel expenses. The women who decide to run for the National Lassie titles do not need to be current State queens, but they need to be endorsed by their state to be able to compete in the National contest.
Due to constraints at the NAILE, the Board has decided to hold a virtual Annual Meeting. All members are invited to attend, this meeting will be covering National board elections, voting on ByLaw changes and more. It will be held on Zoom on Thursday, November 19th at 6:30 PM Central Standard time. The Zoom conference link will be below, and posted separately on Facebook and Instagram.
Passcode: lassie =
Zoom Code: 97792714191
