King and Queen of the Hill contest begins festivities

At 9 p.m. on October 4, the Thursday before the 2007 Homecoming weekend at Seton Hill University (SHU), this year’s annual King and Queen of the Hill pageant took place in Salvitti Gymnasium.

Prospective Kings and Queens of the Hill had to demonstrate excellence in five equally-weighted categories: talent, question and answer, fashion, representation of SHU, and audience appeal. There are up to 10 points available in each category for a total of 50 cumulative points. The couple that earns the highest cumulative score will be crowned.

By Diana Geleskie
Senior Staff Writer

At 9 p.m. on October 4, the Thursday before the 2007 Homecoming weekend at Seton Hill University (SHU), this year’s annual King and Queen of the Hill pageant took place in Salvitti Gymnasium.

Prospective Kings and Queens of the Hill had to demonstrate excellence in five equally-weighted categories: talent, question and answer, fashion, representation of SHU, and audience appeal. There are up to 10 points available in each category for a total of 50 cumulative points. The couple that earns the highest cumulative score will be crowned.

Jaimie Steel, director of student activities and commuter life, ran the shots for the pageant’s organization, but not for the scores. The 2007 King and Queen of the Hill were selected by their peers.

“There is one judge from each class, chosen by their class officers. And there will be more judges for the panel if we need them,” said Steel.

“I was asked to judge at the last minute last year. It was kind of cool,” said sophomore Andrew Werkmeister who was a member of last year’s judging panel.

Any club or organization on campus can opt to sponsor a couple for the pageant, but the sponsored couple must be a male and female.

“If it’s a single-sex organization, they can join up with another organization,” Steel said.

The charge to sponsor a couple was $10 and the sponsoring organization’s couple claimed the pot, or the combined entry fees of all the competing groups.

“It’s not something you go into saying ‘oh my goodness we have to win this or else,’“ said Maren Masur, a senior and a member of last year’s Homecoming court.

Masur said that she and her partner, senior Greg Sell, competed again this year because, “Everyone had a good time and just had fun with it.