Hi SoWal members,
My name is Sassy Bogart and Im the 2007 Miss Walton County. I had the great fortune of meeting Kurt Lishka and his friends ,in July, when I was volunteering for the Beaches of South Walton by handing out information about the beach safety flag system. He suggested that I join the sowal.com board and introduce myself to its members. I became a member, but was so busy during the summer that I didnt have time to introduce myself until now.
As Miss Walton County 2007, I have the distinct honor of becoming acquainted with the wonderful people of Paxton, DeFuniak Springs, Freeport, and of course, the beautiful beaches of South Walton. Some of the community activities that I have participated in during my reign include helping host a Mothers Day Tea at Stanley Retirement Home in DeFuniak Springs, speaking at the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Walton County Courthouse, working at the childrens booth at the 4th of July festivities, cleaning up the beach, and hosting Camp Sassy-- a 3 day camp for young girls. In addition to these community events, I have met the City Council members of Freeport, Paxton, and DeFuniak Springs, the Walton District School Board members, our County Commissioners and our sheriff Ralph Johnson. Currently, I am creating a third grade reading program that features readers theatre and vocabulary games. I have represented my county at the Brundidge, Alabama Patriotic Celebration; the 4th of July parades in Seaside and DeFuniak Springs and will ride in the Homecoming parades at Walton and Freeport High in the near future.
One of my privileges as Miss Walton County is that I will represent my home at the Miss National Peanut Festival Pageant in Dothan, Alabama on October 18th-20th. To prepare for this phenomenal pageant, I have visited a peanut farm, prepared an extensive personal portfolio, developed skills in verbal communication, practiced on stage poise, and selected a wardrobe appropriate for this prestigious pageant. To even be remotely competitive in this 64-year-old pageant that is nicknamed Miss America of the Tri-States, I will be devoting several hours everyday for the next 6 weeks to making final preparations.
I will also be spending time raising the needed funds to help me compete in this pageant. In May, I needed to raise $5100. With the help of friends and family, I have sponsored 2 car washes, a bake sale, a Boston Butt sale, a Simply Good Barbecue Dinner sale and a t-shirt sale featuring my Simply Sassy silhouette. I have another bake sale scheduled for September 29th at Walmart, but my expected profits will not be enough to raise the needed funds. By my calculations, I will be about $1200 short. That is where you, the members of the SoWal Message board come in. Mr. Lischka shared that you are some of the most caring and generous people in the world and that some of you would help me achieve my dream of being competitive in the Miss National Peanut Festival Pageant, if I shared my situation.
I will turn 18 on September 20th. My birth name is Rhapsody Danika Dawnae Bogart: however, my only brother nicknamed me Sassy when I was a baby and that moniker described me perfectly. I have four sisters and a niece and nephew. My father works in the construction section of the Florida Department of Corrections and my mother is a substitute teacher, completing an EPI degree to be a fulltime educator. My dad just retired from the Florida Army National Guard and spent 2003-2004 in Iraq with his troops.
I am a senior at Walton High School in DeFuniak Springs. I am proud to be the secretary for the Anchor Club, treasurer for the National Honor Society, a member in the Pep Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Drama Club, and WHS Student Council. I am also a varsity cheerleader. I have been honored by Whos Who Among American High School Students, National Honor Roll , United States Achievement Academy Leadership and Scholarship Rosters and numerous other school awards. I am also a sophomore at Okaloosa Walton College. I am in Phi Theta Kappa, the International Honor Society for Community Colleges. Recently, I made The Presidents List at OWC. I will graduate from OWC in May 2008 with an AA degree focusing on Criminal Justice and from Walton High in June 2008, both with highest honors. My future plans are to transfer to Florida State University next school year to pursue a joint bachelors/masters degree in Criminal Justice, then complete two years training as a sheriffs deputy. My ultimate goal is to be an FBI agent.
As you can tell, I am not your typical high school student. I am not your typical beauty queen either. One of my proudest accomplishments is that I recently took a handgun safety class presented by the Walton sheriffs department. I had never fired a gun before in my life, but I scored the highest on the range and on the written exam. It just proved that being an FBI agent is Gods will for my life and He is preparing me to be a success.
I wear my sash and crown with pride and absolute Christian morals because many young people, especially young girls, consider me a local role model. I am committed to maintaining virtuous morals and energetic self-motivation throughout my reign because these young people need to know that personal integrity is beautiful.
I apologize for sharing so much personal information with you, but I want you to know a little about me before you make a decision on whether or not you should assist me financially with achieving my dream. If you have any questions for me, please e-mail my mother or me at misswaltoncounty2007@yahoo.com or you can leave a message on my mothers cell phone---850 687-9747 . If you can help- even a few dollars, I would really appreciate it.
You may send any donations to
Sassy BogartMiss Walton County
C/o Walton High Drama Club- David Pert
555 Walton Road
De Funiak Springs, Florida 32433
I have an account for Miss Walton County / Sassy Bogart
at the Walton County Teachers Federal Credit Union. You may deposit directly into it. Their contact information is:
Walton County Teacher's Federal Credit Union
1586 Highway 90 West (physical)
P.O. Box 634 (mailing)
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435
Phone:
850-892-2024
850-892-4730
Fax:
850-892-4813
Tellerline:
850-892-4472
850-892-4654
Thank you for taking the time to read this message and I hope you will pray for me these next 6 weeks as Miss NPF draws near.
Sincerely,
Sassy Bogart
I am also going to attempt posting a picture in the near future, so you can get to know me a little better.
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SoWal Expert
Sassy, I like your hair pulled back. Can you wear it like that for the entire competition or do you have to fluff it out, depending on the event? 
hmmmm......can't remember
What a lovely gull!
Beach Fanatic
Yes; hair back; very pretty
Beach Comber
Hi,
Sassy has gone to Dothan for a makeup and hair session with DeeDee today. Sassy is a lip gloss and ponytail kind of girl, so she has to learn and practice getting ready for the pageant. She had never put eyeliner on until a couple of months ago.
The contestants arrive for Peanut on Thursday morning. the preliminaries are Friday and the final pageant is Saturday night. Sassy and the other contestants must do their own hair and makeup for both nights, so I don't know how Sassy's hair will look pageant night. That depends on what she is personally able to do with it. She is really worried about this part of the pageant.Everyone say a prayer that she has a good hair day!!
She wears a black top, black high heels and jeans outfit for the opening number. She looks like she's 5 feet 11 inches in the outfit. One of the musical selections is "Pour Some Sugar on Me"-- by Def Leppard--I think. Then she has to wear a suit for verbal communication. then she wears her evening gown. The girls only have a few minutes to change their attire and freshen hair and makeup.
I want to send a special thank you to Minnie-- for posting Sassy's pictures.
Have a blessed day!!
Teresa
Sassy has gone to Dothan for a makeup and hair session with DeeDee today. Sassy is a lip gloss and ponytail kind of girl, so she has to learn and practice getting ready for the pageant. She had never put eyeliner on until a couple of months ago.
The contestants arrive for Peanut on Thursday morning. the preliminaries are Friday and the final pageant is Saturday night. Sassy and the other contestants must do their own hair and makeup for both nights, so I don't know how Sassy's hair will look pageant night. That depends on what she is personally able to do with it. She is really worried about this part of the pageant.Everyone say a prayer that she has a good hair day!!
She wears a black top, black high heels and jeans outfit for the opening number. She looks like she's 5 feet 11 inches in the outfit. One of the musical selections is "Pour Some Sugar on Me"-- by Def Leppard--I think. Then she has to wear a suit for verbal communication. then she wears her evening gown. The girls only have a few minutes to change their attire and freshen hair and makeup.
I want to send a special thank you to Minnie-- for posting Sassy's pictures.
Have a blessed day!!
Teresa
Beach Fanatic
Glad to help and believe me that height will look good on stage.
Good luck to her.
Good luck to her.
FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
BUMP...how about an update
Have you made your quota? Will you be the next Peanut Queen.....
Have you made your quota? Will you be the next Peanut Queen.....
Beach ComberAuthor
Hello everyone,
No, I still have not met my quota.... I am still about $1000 short but I do have a fundraiser coming up on September 29. I am having a bakesale at the DeFuniak Springs Wal-Mart. I am doing my best to get the as prepared as possible for Miss NPF Pageant. As for the winner, I will find that out on October 20, just like everyone else!!!! But the suspense is killing me!!!!
Sassy
No, I still have not met my quota.... I am still about $1000 short but I do have a fundraiser coming up on September 29. I am having a bakesale at the DeFuniak Springs Wal-Mart. I am doing my best to get the as prepared as possible for Miss NPF Pageant. As for the winner, I will find that out on October 20, just like everyone else!!!! But the suspense is killing me!!!!
Sassy
Beach Comber
Hi Everyone,
It's Homecoming Week at Walton High, so Sassy hasn't had time to do much fundraising the last few days. We want to thank all of you who have helped out. We still have about $950-$1000 to go, so if any of you are able to help Sassy out, please mail it to WHS Drama Club c/o David Pert 555 Walton Road DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433. If you know a rich generous person that Sassy could contact, please send info privately.
After Homecoming week, Sassy and I have to spend most of the weekend in Dothan . She has an all day practice on Saturday, and we both have a parent orientation on Sunday afternoon.
Oh, if all of you get a chance please wish Sassy a happy 18th birthday on Thursday,September 20th. Enjoy the last of summer 2007!!
Teresa
It's Homecoming Week at Walton High, so Sassy hasn't had time to do much fundraising the last few days. We want to thank all of you who have helped out. We still have about $950-$1000 to go, so if any of you are able to help Sassy out, please mail it to WHS Drama Club c/o David Pert 555 Walton Road DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433. If you know a rich generous person that Sassy could contact, please send info privately.
After Homecoming week, Sassy and I have to spend most of the weekend in Dothan . She has an all day practice on Saturday, and we both have a parent orientation on Sunday afternoon.
Oh, if all of you get a chance please wish Sassy a happy 18th birthday on Thursday,September 20th. Enjoy the last of summer 2007!!
Teresa
Beach Comber
Hi Sowal community,
Just 24 days until Peanut Festival Arrival Day for Sassy and we still have a gazilllion things to do. Sassy had an all day practice on Saturday, then she went to Formally Yours to try on her gown for the first time. The gown is fabulous, but needs to be drastically altered because Sassy has lost weight. On Sunday, we attended the mandatory parent meeting. After a busy Homecoming Week at Walton High, we came home exhausted on Sunday night.
This Friday, Sassy has to go to WTVY in Dothan for a taping of the Ann Varnum Show.Then Saturday, we have a bake sale at Walmart in DeFuniak Springs. iF you happen to be in the midddle section of Walton , come meet Sassy and purchase a brownie.
Teresa
Just 24 days until Peanut Festival Arrival Day for Sassy and we still have a gazilllion things to do. Sassy had an all day practice on Saturday, then she went to Formally Yours to try on her gown for the first time. The gown is fabulous, but needs to be drastically altered because Sassy has lost weight. On Sunday, we attended the mandatory parent meeting. After a busy Homecoming Week at Walton High, we came home exhausted on Sunday night.
This Friday, Sassy has to go to WTVY in Dothan for a taping of the Ann Varnum Show.Then Saturday, we have a bake sale at Walmart in DeFuniak Springs. iF you happen to be in the midddle section of Walton , come meet Sassy and purchase a brownie.
Teresa
Beach Lover
oooops, sorry...thought this was the Sarcasm thread....
superJfunn
Hi,
Sassy has gone to Dothan for a makeup and hair session with DeeDee today. Sassy is a lip gloss and ponytail kind of girl, so she has to learn and practice getting ready for the pageant. She had never put eyeliner on until a couple of months ago.
The contestants arrive for Peanut on Thursday morning. the preliminaries are Friday and the final pageant is Saturday night. Sassy and the other contestants must do their own hair and makeup for both nights, so I don't know how Sassy's hair will look pageant night. That depends on what she is personally able to do with it. She is really worried about this part of the pageant.Everyone say a prayer that she has a good hair day!!
She wears a black top, black high heels and jeans outfit for the opening number. She looks like she's 5 feet 11 inches in the outfit. One of the musical selections is "Pour Some Sugar on Me"-- by Def Leppard--I think. Then she has to wear a suit for verbal communication. then she wears her evening gown. The girls only have a few minutes to change their attire and freshen hair and makeup.
I want to send a special thank you to Minnie-- for posting Sassy's pictures.
Have a blessed day!!
Teresa
ok so many questions about this...lets start with is she singing this song?
Beach Comber
Hi,
This definitely needs an explanation. Sassy doesn't sing, but all 47 contestants wear black shirts, jeans and black heels and do an opening number to several old rock songs including Pour Some Sugar on Me. The peanut pageant has a choregrapher who creates the dance routines and selects the music. The girls do an opening number , a group presentation in their interview suits and a slow graceful group walk in evening gowns. They practice for hours to make sure they are able to move on and off stage at the planned time and interweave among each other without stepping on evening gown trains. The final pageant is broadcast live on a Dothan TV station, so these choreographed numbers need to be perfect.
Please feel free to ask any other questions you might have.
Sassy's guardian angels worked overtime yesterday. She was driving back from her Niceville college classes and made the mistake of reaching for her sunglasses. She drove off the rode , then over corrected and drove into the wrong lane. She over corrected again and ended up among the trees on her side of the road. There was some damage to the driver's side and a tire popped off the rim, but thankfully, Sassy was just scared to death. Please pray that Sassy will learn from this experience and drive a little more cautiously. Please say a thank you prayer too.
Teresa
This definitely needs an explanation. Sassy doesn't sing, but all 47 contestants wear black shirts, jeans and black heels and do an opening number to several old rock songs including Pour Some Sugar on Me. The peanut pageant has a choregrapher who creates the dance routines and selects the music. The girls do an opening number , a group presentation in their interview suits and a slow graceful group walk in evening gowns. They practice for hours to make sure they are able to move on and off stage at the planned time and interweave among each other without stepping on evening gown trains. The final pageant is broadcast live on a Dothan TV station, so these choreographed numbers need to be perfect.
Please feel free to ask any other questions you might have.
Sassy's guardian angels worked overtime yesterday. She was driving back from her Niceville college classes and made the mistake of reaching for her sunglasses. She drove off the rode , then over corrected and drove into the wrong lane. She over corrected again and ended up among the trees on her side of the road. There was some damage to the driver's side and a tire popped off the rim, but thankfully, Sassy was just scared to death. Please pray that Sassy will learn from this experience and drive a little more cautiously. Please say a thank you prayer too.
Teresa
Beach Fanatic
Oh wow. She truly had angels watching over her. Glad she is OK!!!
SoWal Expert
http://story.waltonsun.com/article.display.db.php?a=2038
Hey y'all- Sassy was in a major car accident on Sept. 27th. I just saw the above article posted on the Walton Sun website. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Sassy. I hope she will be her bubbly self again soon.
Hey y'all- Sassy was in a major car accident on Sept. 27th. I just saw the above article posted on the Walton Sun website. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Sassy. I hope she will be her bubbly self again soon.
Beach Fanatic
My goodness, sounds like she had a near miss b4 the big one. 
Someone is watchin' over Miss Sassy. Prayers are headed that way. Glad she's okay.
Someone is watchin' over Miss Sassy. Prayers are headed that way. Glad she's okay. 
Meow
Speedy recovery Miss Sassy! What a trooper! I love how Sassy is coordinating her cast with her gown! From reading about her, I feel she won't let this slow her down. We are clapping for you!
FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
Speedy recovery Miss Sassy! What a trooper! I love how Sassy is coordinating her cast with her gown! From reading about her, I feel she won't let this slow her down. We are clapping for you!well said Miss K!! DITTO Sassy!!
superJfunn
the sun article says sassy lost her memory of the last month...does she remember posting on sowal?
Beach Fanatic
Oh my so she was in two accidents, the one on the 24th her Mom posted about and this much more serious one on the 27th.
My prayers for a full recovery.
My prayers for a full recovery.
superJfunn
Oh my so she was in two accidents, the one on the 24th her Mom posted about and this much more serious one on the 27th.
My prayers for a full recovery.
oh she was? that makes more sense. i was wondering why her mom was acting like it was not big deal then i read the sun article and it says she was air lifted. thanks for clearing that up.
Beach Comber
Hi Everyone,
This is Sassy's mom Teresa. I just want to give a personal update about Sassy. My family has been so blessed to have everyone's prayers and thoughts these last few days. Sassy had her wrist operated on late Friday afternoon. The orthopedic surgeon inserted 2 pins to hold the fractured, dislocated bones together and will put a cast on it in 2 days{ Wednesday}. Her face still hurts from the hairline fracture, but her beautiful face is still just beautiful. to me. I praise God that she is home laying on my bed at night.
Sassy still has a bad headache that subsides some with medications. She remembers most things through about 2:00p.m. on Thursday, then has a memory loss for the last 5 hours before the accident and 7-8 hours after the accident. The trauma doctor said she will probably never remember the wreck and events right after it-- which isn't a bad thing. She also has some trouble with remembering everything that is said to her now, but that should get better as she heals and uses less medications.
She insisted on attending her Criminal Law and Abnormal Psychology classs at Niceville today, but I don't expect that she will be an involved student. Her brother went with her to carry books and escort her around campus. I had to work and her dad works in Tallahasee.
She refuses to give up on her Peanut dream, so we will be travelling to Dothan several times these next few weeks. She says she has worked so hard and the people of Walton County have done so much for her already that she isn't giving up. I have no doubt that she will make this county proud no matter what the final outcome will be.
Please pray that she has the energy and spirit to do her best in the pageant and won't overdo it. This past week was a tough one, but our family feels so blessed.She is a phenomenal young woman and I thank God that she has been a part of my life and will be a part of my future because this tragedy could have been a lot worse without God and His angels watching out over her.
Yes, she does remember her SoWal friends and reminded me this morning that I needed to send a message to everyone to thank all of you.
I will try to keep you up to date on Sassy's adventure and please keep on praying.
Teresa
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This is Sassy's mom Teresa. I just want to give a personal update about Sassy. My family has been so blessed to have everyone's prayers and thoughts these last few days. Sassy had her wrist operated on late Friday afternoon. The orthopedic surgeon inserted 2 pins to hold the fractured, dislocated bones together and will put a cast on it in 2 days{ Wednesday}. Her face still hurts from the hairline fracture, but her beautiful face is still just beautiful. to me. I praise God that she is home laying on my bed at night.
Sassy still has a bad headache that subsides some with medications. She remembers most things through about 2:00p.m. on Thursday, then has a memory loss for the last 5 hours before the accident and 7-8 hours after the accident. The trauma doctor said she will probably never remember the wreck and events right after it-- which isn't a bad thing. She also has some trouble with remembering everything that is said to her now, but that should get better as she heals and uses less medications.
She insisted on attending her Criminal Law and Abnormal Psychology classs at Niceville today, but I don't expect that she will be an involved student. Her brother went with her to carry books and escort her around campus. I had to work and her dad works in Tallahasee.
She refuses to give up on her Peanut dream, so we will be travelling to Dothan several times these next few weeks. She says she has worked so hard and the people of Walton County have done so much for her already that she isn't giving up. I have no doubt that she will make this county proud no matter what the final outcome will be.
Please pray that she has the energy and spirit to do her best in the pageant and won't overdo it. This past week was a tough one, but our family feels so blessed.She is a phenomenal young woman and I thank God that she has been a part of my life and will be a part of my future because this tragedy could have been a lot worse without God and His angels watching out over her.
Yes, she does remember her SoWal friends and reminded me this morning that I needed to send a message to everyone to thank all of you.
I will try to keep you up to date on Sassy's adventure and please keep on praying.
Teresa
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superJfunn
she should get a brown cast so that it looks like a peanut. glad she is still competing.
Beach ComberAuthor
Hello everyone,
I personally wanted to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers!!! They have really made a difference in my recovery!!! I am doing a lot better now and am getting ready for Peanut, which is fast approaching. I still have some memory loss but other than that my brain is back to normal!!! I go today to get my cast and the swelling on my face is decreasing every day.
Please keep me in your prayers!!!!!
Sassy
I personally wanted to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers!!! They have really made a difference in my recovery!!! I am doing a lot better now and am getting ready for Peanut, which is fast approaching. I still have some memory loss but other than that my brain is back to normal!!! I go today to get my cast and the swelling on my face is decreasing every day.
Please keep me in your prayers!!!!!
Sassy
Beach Fanatic
We will keep prayin' for you, gull!!! Glad you're okay? What color is your cast? Hope your swelling goes down soon.
Hope your swelling goes down soon.Beach Comber
Hi ,
Sassy has a bright pink cast to match her evening gown. We have been to Dothan 3 times during the last 4 days and we are exhausted!!
Just 9 days until Peanut arrival.I will try to post a picture of her with her arrival suit next weekend {if Minnie will help.}.. Keep on praying as the whirl-wind of activity sucks Sassy and me in-- HAHA! Teresa
Sassy has a bright pink cast to match her evening gown. We have been to Dothan 3 times during the last 4 days and we are exhausted!!
Just 9 days until Peanut arrival.I will try to post a picture of her with her arrival suit next weekend {if Minnie will help.}.. Keep on praying as the whirl-wind of activity sucks Sassy and me in-- HAHA! Teresa
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