Last July 20, Sealth High School graduate Georgia Mitchell, an Arbor Heights resident, was crowned Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Queen of 2009-2010 at West Seattle High School. The organization is asking new applicants to sign up. The deadline is March 31.
West Seattle Hi-Yu seeks applicants for its Court, and the deadline is March 31. The organization is encouraging girls to apply, even last minute. Contact candidate coordinator, Shirley Enebrad at (206) 935-5224.
2010 Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Candidate Information:
Scholarships have increased to $2,000 for Miss West Seattle, and $1,000 for each princess. Professional mentoring by local businesswomen, and personal appearance training.
Hi-Yu is a non-profit organization, established in 1934 by West Seattle's service clubs to produce a summer festival to promote the West Seattle Community.
The annual Hi-Yu Summer Festival is held throughout the month of July. Dozens of events occur all around West Seattle during this time. The kick-off event is the Seattle Seafair Pirates Landing at Alki Beach, and it finishes at the end of the month with the Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Scholarship Program and the Seafair Torchlight Parade. Named in 1934 (16 years prior to Seafair), in a community contest, Hi-Yu means "much, plenty, abundance" in native Chinook jargon.
