Jennifer Minchik, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Minchik, has been selected to compete in the 1991 Maryland Miss Teen Pageant.

Thecontest will be July 13-14 at the Holiday Inn, Bethesda, Montgomery County, where she and other 13- to 18-year-olds will be honored and recognized for their achievements in school, the community and personally.

Contestants will be judged on scholastic achievement, volunteer service, speech or talent, a personal interview and a formal presentation. Awards will be presented in each category.

The 1991 Maryland Miss Teen will receive a four-year tuition scholarship to one of three campuses of the University of Maryland system, a self-improvement/modeling scholarship to Barbizon School of Modeling, a Dale Carnegie course, $500 in cash, select merchandise and gifts, and an all-expensepaid trip to represent the state at the national finals in Kansas City, Mo.

Jennifer, a junior at Westminster High School, is a memberof the national Honor Society. She has played on the Girls Junior Varsity basketball, softball and tennis teams. She recently was electedsecretary of the Student Senate for 1991-1992.

She enjoys dancingand playing the piano and is a member of St. John's Catholic Church.Her sponsors in the pageant are Healthcare Recruiters of the Mid-Atlantic, Barnes-Bollinger Insurance and Hoffman & Comfort, all of Westminster.