Loxley Elementary School held the 25th Annual “Little Miss Strawberry Pageant” at the Loxley Civic Center on Saturday, March 3, 2012. The pageant is open to all second grade girls in Baldwin County. 54 girls participated, representing both public and private schools. The pageant emcee was Ms. Chasity Byrd, a Fox 10 News reporter. Entertainment was provided by Molly Beech, Kristin Bell, and Jessica Schaus of KB Danz Studio, and Little Miss Strawberry 2011, Melissa Mercer. Our 2012 Distinguished Young Woman of Baldwin County, Kristiana Bell was introduced. The Dogwood Trail Maids assisted in presenting the awards. Ashlyn Rowe Hudson, who attends Spanish Fort Elementary School in Spanish Fort, Alabama was crowned “Little Miss Strawberry Queen” for 2012. Runner-up was Ellison Claire Pulliam who also attends Spanish Fort Elementary School. Other members of the queen’s court are Caris McCulley Blake, Eleanor Prudence Davis, Brooklyn Marie Jackson, Ally Grace Mavar, and Natalee Douglas Presley. Spirit award winners were Rhylyn Dedra Ard, Kaylee Catherine Brown, Summer Renea Pierce, and Jordyn Mills Shackelford.

The Queen and her court will be presiding over the Baldwin County Strawberry Festival in Loxley, Alabama on April 14 and 15, 2012. All proceeds from these events go to benefit Loxley Elementary School and the Association of Retarded Citizens of Baldwin County.