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Nibley Recreation presents Royalty Academy annual report; organizers highlight participation gains and budgeted scholarships
Summary
Nibley City Recreation staff and the Royalty Academy presented a year-end report to the City Council, describing the program's theme, workshops, volunteer service and financials. Organizers reported increased junior participation and outlined goals including a princess camp and larger scholarships for older contestants.
Nibley City Recreation staff and volunteers presented the annual report for the Royalty Academy and Miss Nibley program, highlighting increased participation, workshops and community service activities.
Kylie Mathis, identified in the presentation as the program director, described this year’s theme as "building in magic," inspired by the story of Cinderella and intended to emphasize kindness, confidence and leadership for participants. The program ran eight weeks and included life-skill workshops on health and wellness, goal-setting, public speaking, etiquette, mental health and community service.
Program organizers said this year saw a 50% increase in overall participants, with junior participants rising from 16 to 29 and the junior/senior categories both seeing increases. The presentation listed service activities that involved participants, including heritage events, movies in the park, the scarecrow run and a community “Noelle Shop.”
Budget details presented at the meeting indicated that the program timed its activities to come in on budget. Organizers described major expenditures: scholarships for winners (the Miss Nibley scholarship line was shown as $1,000 for winners), event production costs (sound, lighting, crowns and sashes), portraits and appreciation gifts for volunteer judges. Organizers said some previous year expenditures rolled into this year’s budget.
Heather Waite, Miss Nibley, said the pageant "pushed me out of my comfort zone, helped me make new friends, and allowed me to participate in my community." Another participant, Claire Young (runner-up), said the pageant helped her grow and build confidence.
Council members praised organizers and volunteers for the program’s community service and for keeping the program on budget while expanding participation. Council and staff also discussed practical program logistics, including float storage and repair for parade appearances and ways to increase scholarship amounts to encourage more senior-division participation.
Organizers outlined goals for the coming year: launch a princess camp for preschool and kindergarten girls, increase scholarship amounts, grow senior-division participation and find covered storage for the program float.
The report was informational; no council action was required or taken beyond questions and thank-you remarks.
Clarifying note: Several numeric figures were presented verbally during the meeting and portions of the audio transcript were unclear; the article reports participant increases and the scholarship amount cited in the presentation, and marks other detailed budget line items as described by presenters.
