Belvidere woman named second runner-up in College of the Ozarks Homecoming Coronation

POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. —Mollie Bluege, of Belvidere, was named second runner-up in the College of the Ozarks 2015 Homecoming Coronation on Nov. 4.

Bluege is a Belvidere High School graduate.

More than 35 College of the Ozarks student clubs and organizations nominated candidates. The candidates worked together as a group on a community service project to benefit teens from Rockaway Beach, Mo.

Votes by the student body determined the top 20 finalists. A panel of judges selected the top 10 based on interviews with the candidates. From the top 10, five were selected during the Coronation Ceremony to answer questions onstage. The judges crowned the queen and her court based upon the impromptu Q and A and one-on-one interviews with the judges done earlier that day.

Other factors taken into consideration were poise, personality, and stage presence.

About College of the Ozarks

College of the Ozarks is a Christian, Liberal Arts College located on a 1,000-acre campus in Point Lookout, Mo. Christian values, hard work and financial responsibility comprise the fundamental building blocks of the “Hard Work U.” experience. The college earns numerous accolades yearly, including being named the #1 Best Value College in the Midwest for 2015 by “U.S. News & World Report.”

To achieve its vision, College of the Ozarks pursues academic, vocational, Christian, patriotic and cultural goals. These goals are mirrored in School of the Ozarks, begun in fall 2012 for high school students, and the S. Truett Cathy Lower School, opened in fall 2014 to K-sixth grade students.

Seventh and eighth grades were added in fall 2015, completing the K-college model.

For information, call the public relations office at (417) 690-2212 or visit www.cofo.edu. Follow College of the Ozarks at www.facebook.com/collegeoftheozarks or on Twitter @CofOHardWorkU.