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Ministers Plan Service Of
The Miss Howard W. Blake Pageant Returns
Restoration To Benefit Church Destroyed By Fire
REV. DR. DAVID GREEN, SR. Host Pastor, Allen
Temple AME Church
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
On Sunday, March 22nd, members of the community are invited to attend a Serv- ice of Restoration. The event will take place at 6 p.m., at Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2101 E. Lowe. Rev. Dr. David Green, Sr., is the host pastor.
The Service of Restora- tion is planned to help Rev. Dr. Henry J. Lyons, and the congregation of New Salem Missionary Baptist Church. The church lost its building to an early morning fire on February 2nd. The his- toric structure, located at
REV. DR. HENRY LYONS Pastor, New
Salem M. B. Church
REV. DR. JAMES FAVORITE
Pastor, Beulah I. B. Church and President of Pastors On Patrol
405 N. Oregon, suffered ex- tensive damage to the struc- ture and the building is uninhabitable. The Tampa Fire Department does not
REV. DR. THOMAS SCOTT Pastor, 34th Street Church Of God, Chairman, Tampa Bay Coalition of Clergy
REV. DR. BART BANKS Pastor of St. John P.
M. B. Church and President, Progressive M & E Baptist State Convention of Florida, Inc.
suspect any foul play pertain- ing to the fire.
Since the fire, the church has been having service at the former Mt. Calvary S. D. A. Church, on E. Wilder Av- enue.
Rev. Dr. Thomas Scott, Pastor of the 34th Street Church Of God, and Chairman Tampa Bay Coali- tion of Clergy said, “This is something we really want to do. We want to galvanize be- hind our colleague in need of support. We are asking the community to turn out and support New Salem and Dr. Lyons. We want to be a blessing to Dr. Lyons and the entire congregation.”
Dr. Scott said the guest speaker for the event is Rev. Dr. Henry Green, of Miami, (brother of Dr. David Green) several or- ganizations are participating in the event.
Some of those taking part in the event include the Tampa Bay Coalition of Clergy, Rev. Dr. James Favorite, president of Pas- tors On Patrol; and Rev. Dr. Bart Banks, President of the Progressive M & E Bap- tist State Convention of Florida, among others.
Anyone wishing to make a donation can mail it to: New Salem M. B. Church, 4532 W. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 333, Tampa, FL 33609.
ZOE LENNOX ...Contestant
SHARON CANCIO ...Contestant
CLARISSA THORNTON ...Contestant
BY MINNIQUA WILES 11th Grade Blake Student
April 2, 2015 marks the re- turn of the historic Miss Howard W. Blake High School Pageant.
The contest of beauty, brains and talent became a campus staple dating back to 1956, one year after the school originally opened. “It all started at the Don Thomp- son School and continued over to Blake High School [nearly 60 years ago],” states Francis Jennings, Vice President of the Blake High Booster Club.
The first Miss Blake was Majorie Mays, of the class of 1957. She is a retired edu- cator and still lives in the Tampa Bay area. It is ex- pected she and other former women who were once crowned “Miss Blake” will take part in this year’s pag- eant scheduled for Thursday, April2at7P.M.intheDon Thompson Theatre at Howard W. Blake High School, 1791 North Boule- vard, Tampa 33607.
The 2015 pageant will highlight six 11th grade ladies who are current students at Blake, all vying to be a part of the school’s rich history. The contestants all meet the min- imal requirements of at least a 2.8 G.P.A., have had no sus-
VICTORIA HOLLAND ...Contestant
MEKEIA BUTLER ...Contestant
SHAYLA WATKINS ...Contestant
pensions or referrals during their high school career and have agreed to conduct them- selves with excellence during and after the contest.
Each contestant will com- pete in the following cate- gories: Opening Number, Talent, Evening Gown and Question and Answer. Those categories will be rated by a panel of judges that include Tampa City Council mem- bers, a former Hillsborough County School District leader, Tampa business leaders, and a former Miss Blake High. The contestants will also be judged on their photogenic, by Blake’s student body.
Years ago, the Miss Blake contest was based on popu- larity where the student body voted for the winner. In addi- tion, contestants had to write an essay on why they should hold the title. This year’s win- ner will be crowned and adorned with the tiara and robe worn by the original Miss Blake of 1957. She will then spend her senior year, 2015-2016, representing Howard W. Blake on campus and in the community.
Tickets for the event are on sale now at a price of $10. The event is presented by “The Jacket,” Blake’s newspa- per. All proceeds will benefit production and publication of “The Jacket.”
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