What? A Seafair Pirate behaving? We caught the pirate known as “The Marquis” posing with the West Seattle Hi-Yu Festival Senior and Junior Courts this afternoon at The Hall at Fauntleroy, for the annual Hi-Yu Spring Tea – a smash success, selling out every available seat. This gives us the excuse to mention that the Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Scholarship Competition has some great opportunities for young women interested in competing to be part of the Senior Court chosen this summer, and there’s ONE MORE WEEK TO APPLY … here’s the official info again:

Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Scholarship Competition: Applications due
3/30/09

Young women who live, work or attend school in West Seattle are invited to apply for the Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu scholarship competition. There are several scholarship awards given out at the pageant, including, but again, not limited to: Athletic, Media Career, Community Service, Academic, Miss Congeniality, Creative Expression, and Hi-Yu Involvement. There are three titles awarded: Queen and two Princesses.

Each title winner receives a scholarship (Princesses- $1,000 each, Queen- $2,000), crown, and sash. The Queen will receive $1,250 at the end of her reign and $750 after completing the Miss Seafair competition. She will represent the community during the 2009-2010 festival year and travel to several Northwest parades with the Hi-Yu float. The Senior Court members must be available to participate in the Hi-Yu Summer Festival activities.

While there is some work involved, West Seattle royalty will have a lot of fun serving your community, making new friends, increasing confidence, and developing leadership. New this year, all candidates will have the opportunity to work with a local businesswoman as a professional mentor and spend a day with professional health & beauty professionals receiving advice on hair, make-up, and dress. Hi-Yu serves the West Seattle Community by providing fun and affordable entertainment for adults and children alike.

The application, found at www.hiyu.com, must be postmarked by March 30, 2009. Mail your completed application to Candidate Coordinator, West Seattle Hi-Yu, PO Box 16130, Seattle, WA 98116. If you have questions, call Shirley at 206-935-5224.

Again, here’s the direct link to the application. And one more photo from today’s Hi-Yu Spring Tea – a closer look at the design of this year’s float, which you’ll see in the West Seattle Grand Parade July 18th as well as a variety of other parades around Western Washington:

As reported here back in December, the theme “How Sweet It Is” was dreamed up by this year’s Junior Court.