/ - fohn J. Radcliffe Model Queen MeritS' Attention Ptofessional poise showed through when Seeju Merritt was crowned Win ter Fest ival Queen at the basketball game between Harding and Arkansas College on February 9. Seeju, a junior art major, came to Harding after working in fashion sales and modeling in Memphis, her hometown. The Queen 's court consisted of juniors Lori Pittman, of Proctorville, Ohio, and Mary Beth Hill of Tupelo, Miss. All three gi rl s were nominated by the Bisons basketball team in January, then balloting in chapel allowed the student body to select the Win ter Fest ival Queen. Each class also had a representative, who was selected by the class during voting in chapel, to the Queen 's court. Seniors were represented by Risa Beckloff of Bentonvi ll e; juniors by Kay Maynard of Lubbock, Texas; sophomores by Angela McDonough of Selma, Ala. ; and freshmen by Melissa Malla rd of Beldon, Miss. Winter festival was sponsored by GATA social club. Each year it is their sp ring service project, and proceeds from the project are used to send chil - dren to Camp Wyldewood in the summer. This year's project coordinators were Nancy Thompson, a seni or from Dangerfield , Texas, and Janice Bolls, a junior from Belgrade, Mont. Seeju reigned over this year's Winter Festival, showering the audience with her smiles, but the chi ldren who wen t to Wyldewood fo r the summer fe lt tha t they were the winners. Winter Festival Queen 205
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