Dexter, Missouri - The members of Xi Lambda Psi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi would like to announce the plans for the 2017 Stoddard County Pageants.

The pageants will be held Sunday, October 8, 2017 at the Dexter High School Auditorium beginning at 2:0 p.m.

The following categories will be included:

Little Miss and Little Mister (ages 3 to 7)

Petite Miss (ages 7 to 11 or in the 5th grade)

Junior Miss (ages 11-14 or grades 6, 7 and 8)

Miss (age 14 -20, grade 9 and above)

All contestants must be residents of a Stoddard county School District, or attend a Stoddard County School.

They must also be a reigning Queen or attendant in their respective category or age group.

Any title bestowed from October 9, 2016 to the date of the pageant meets eligibility requirements.

Entry forms and rules will be available at all area High Schools and the Bunny Patch in downtown Dexter.  An optional rehearsal will be held on Friday, October 6, in the Dexter High School Auditorium.

The deadline for entry is 4:00 p.m., Friday, October 6, 2017.  The order in which entry forms are received has no bearing on the order of contestants' appearance in the pageants.

Proceeds for the pageants will be used to help various community and county projects such as the Karen Pippins Scholarship, 18FOreLife, Relay for Life, the Stoddard County Children's Home, the ARC Groups Homes, the local Beta Sigma Phi Scholarship, Christmas gifts for needy families, Dexter PAT, the Mother-to-Mother Program, and the Stoddard County Rescue Mission.

For more information concerning the pageants or entry forms please contact Susan Hill at (573) 624-5295 or Melanie Stoelting at (573) 421-3983.