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She has a smile that lights up not just one room, but several- and just like the Missette competition held at the Butte County Fair last year, 12-year-old Brianna Brockman came away a winner at the 30th Annual California State Youth Accolades.
Youth Focus, Inc., sponsors the scholarship competition each year with the cooperation of the California State Fair and for gals who like to perform and compete, like Brockman, this is the perfect venue.
Besides performing "Amazing Grace," on the recorder for the stage arts competition, Brockman was judged for communication skills and onstage personality. Personality is just one of the words I would use to describe Brockman. When she speaks even just one-on-one, she seems older and wiser than her years as she explains things such as her extemporaneous speech she had to give for judges, to the point that you think you are talking to an adult.
As we discussed the competition, Brockman explained that she did not "win," the title, she "achieved the title" of Cal State Jr. Ambassadress. The level she competed in was based on her two page profile which was sent ahead. The profile included Brockman's opinion of why she wanted to be chosen Jr. Ambassadress.
Eight females competed for Miss State and two young men competed for Cal State Ambassadors. It was Brockman and another gal competing for Jr. Miss. She was awarded a $300 scholarship, but it was the competition that meant the most to Brockman, not the money she was awarded.
Not surprising, Brockman has her future all planned out. She will run for Miss Teen Butte County when she is 14, Miss Teen Cal State when she is 16, Miss Butte County when she is 18 and Miss Cal State when she is 20 years of age.
"This was a scholarship program, not a pageant. Pageants are about beauty," Brockman explained. "It's not the crown on your head, but the crown on your heart that matters the most," Brockman said Butte County Fair Pageant Director Michelle Carr has told the girls competing in Gridley.
This was four five full days of stage rehearsals, fellowship, two nights of competition and meeting many nice people for the ones involved.
Brockman's mother Tereasa accompanied her daughter and she said that she barely saw her daughter she was so busy with preparing ahead of time and of course mother's are not allowed to be part of the rehearsals or interviews, which made some days last from 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
She has a smile that lights up not just one room, but several- and just like the Missette competition held at the Butte County Fair last year, 12-year-old Brianna Brockman came away a winner at the 30th Annual California State Youth Accolades.
Youth Focus, Inc., sponsors the scholarship competition each year with the cooperation of the California State Fair and for gals who like to perform and compete, like Brockman, this is the perfect venue.
Besides performing "Amazing Grace," on the recorder for the stage arts competition, Brockman was judged for communication skills and onstage personality. Personality is just one of the words I would use to describe Brockman. When she speaks even just one-on-one, she seems older and wiser than her years as she explains things such as her extemporaneous speech she had to give for judges, to the point that you think you are talking to an adult.
As we discussed the competition, Brockman explained that she did not "win," the title, she "achieved the title" of Cal State Jr. Ambassadress. The level she competed in was based on her two page profile which was sent ahead. The profile included Brockman's opinion of why she wanted to be chosen Jr. Ambassadress.
Eight females competed for Miss State and two young men competed for Cal State Ambassadors. It was Brockman and another gal competing for Jr. Miss. She was awarded a $300 scholarship, but it was the competition that meant the most to Brockman, not the money she was awarded.
Not surprising, Brockman has her future all planned out. She will run for Miss Teen Butte County when she is 14, Miss Teen Cal State when she is 16, Miss Butte County when she is 18 and Miss Cal State when she is 20 years of age.
"This was a scholarship program, not a pageant. Pageants are about beauty," Brockman explained. "It's not the crown on your head, but the crown on your heart that matters the most," Brockman said Butte County Fair Pageant Director Michelle Carr has told the girls competing in Gridley.
This was four five full days of stage rehearsals, fellowship, two nights of competition and meeting many nice people for the ones involved.
Brockman's mother Tereasa accompanied her daughter and she said that she barely saw her daughter she was so busy with preparing ahead of time and of course mother's are not allowed to be part of the rehearsals or interviews, which made some days last from 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Brianna said she enjoyed the games played as the girls got to know one another and she said all the girls were very nice along with two running for Ambassador. She recommends the competition for other young ladies or men for Ambassador. "It was so much fun and I've never been at a competition with guys," she said.
Tereasa came to the competition armed with letters of good wishes from friends of the family including Dee Cain, who had been a real supporter during the Butte County Fair competition last year.
Her sponsors were the 55th Butte College Fire Academy, FKO of Oroville, Amanda Marian Photography and her grandparents.
Last Thursday, Brockman appeared at the Sacramento State Fair as California State Junior Ambassadress.
Brockman will be a seventh grader at Manzanita Elementary School come August after she and her sister Clarissa show their lambs "Ladybug," and "Captain Jack Sparrow," at the Butte County Fair.
