Savoie Srobulski has a pretty busy schedule.
Between her tenth-grade honors classes at Ola High School and holding the number-one singles slot on the varsity girls’ tennis team – which won its first-round GHSA state playoff match Monday – she finds time for numerous volunteer pursuits and church activities.
Now she has a national pageant title to throw into the mix.
In November she went to Orlando and was crowned Junior Miss of America by American Pageants, one of the top 10 pageant organizations in the country. She competed in the 13-15 age group since she was not to turn 16 until January, after qualifying for the event by winning the Junior Miss of the Southeast crown last summer.
American Pageants’ stated mission “is to encourage and motivate young women to reach their full potential through recognition of: scholastic record, service and achievement to school and community, personal development, general awareness, personality projection (poise and formal wear), and communication skills (interviewing).”
The pageant “recognizes young women for their outstanding personal achievements, leadership abilities, and artistic, creative or athletic talents. With no judging focused on beauty or attire, the pageant strives to promote confidence and an accent on achievement. The judging categories specifically focus on leadership potential, and personal achievements in the hopes that contestants will develop into strong young adults.”
Srobulski’s resume when entering these events included a 4.0 grade-point average taking all honors classes; one of 30 slots in Ola High’s Chick-fil-A Leader Academy; winning the 2018 Female Tennis Athlete of the Year award at her school; two-time District Honor Band member; and a current ranking in the top 15 percent of her class, among other achievements.
This week she was set to become a member of the National Honor Society, according to her mom, Julie Srobulski. She has also been accepted already for dual enrollment at Clayton State University starting in August of 2019.
Sixty percent of Savoie’s pageant score was based on her resume of academic achievement, extracurricular activity and community involvement. Also factoring into the scoring was a general awareness test as well as interviews with two panels of judges and giving answers to two impromptu questions on stage during the pageant. This week her focus outside the classroom is on the court. Ola downed Veterans 3-1 in Monday’s first-round AAAAA state playoff match and will face either Statesboro or McIntosh later this week in the round of 16. The state championship is scheduled for May 4 at Berry College’s Rome Tennis Center.
