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Royal Happenings NEWS Angelia White received awards for selling the most Girl Scout cookies, and having the most community service hours in her service unit! Miss World Rose 2007-08, Jennifer Holes, has been inducted into the United States Achievement Academy Yearbook and the National Honor Roll Edition! Amanda Miller received a $4000 Michigan Promise scholarship for next year. She also was named co-captain of the varsity pom pon team at her school! The Poulsbo-area Miss American Rose royalty brought in $194 and 420 pounds of food for their local food bank. Their previous food drive brought in $102 and 295 pounds! Elizabeth
Weyer, National Supreme Queen 2002, graduated as a valedictorian from
her high school in May. She received several scholarships. She also
received the Iowa Bar Association American Citizenship Award, the Gallon
Grad Award from the local blood bank, was a state semi-finalist in the
E. Wayne Cooley athlete/scholar application process, and was a State
Outstanding Attorney in Mock Trial. Miss World Rose 06-07, Typhani Janelle Russo, has been
elected President of Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society at
Penn State University! Jennifer Holes was accepted and is Karigan McCurry has been nominated by her teacher, Ms.
Huffman to attend the 2007 National Young Scholars Program! Ashley Patterson was accepted into her local volunteer
fire department!
Melissa Jones just started Culinary school at Florida
Community College at Jacksonville and hopes to become an Executive Chef.
She plans on working for Disney when she gets her Associates degree!
Erica Smith graduated from Remington College with a
degree is in criminal justice!
Ms. Carter Lake City Queen, Nicole Boettger, just
earned her private pilot certificate. She is planning on continuing her
flying studies.
Lauralee Jacks was inducted into the National Honor Society, and is in the process of getting her book published by PublishAmerica. She is also doing volunteer work at the Alabama Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville for 50 hours a month.
Aned Muniz
Gracia was selected as this year's winner of
the Associated Student Government's
Outstanding Faculty Award at Mira Costa
College.
Ariyn will be
representing Miss American Rose at a
Ariyn Collins
won 1st Runner Up in America's Most Beautiful
Alyssa Petersen
(2002 National Jr Queen) tried out and made
the Iowa State Pom Squad "All Iowa Honor Drill
Team". They performed between the state 3A
and 4A girls basketball championship games to
live music by Sawyer Brown!
Shantel Dixon, Ms. Mississippi State Queen, has recently left private practice to go in house with a large international insurance company. Shantel recently won Division Supreme at All American Miss Nationals in Birmingham, and also won Division Supreme at Southern USA Nationals in Panama City Beach. She was appointed to the Gender Fairness Re-Focus Sub-Committee of the Women in the Profession Committee of the Mississippi Bar.
Megan Smith volunteered at the Oklahoma City Jerry
Lewis Labor Day Telethon. She helped at the commissary
serving folks and got some photos done with some
celebrities! Ms. Philadelphia City Queen, Elizabeth Johnson made a celebrity appearance at the Citizens Bank Grande Opening of a new branch in Willow Grove, PA. She shared the day as a guest celebrity with Greg Luzenski, former player of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team.
Philadelphia
Queen, Ms. Elizabeth Johnson participated in
the
Elizabeth
Johnson was a participant in the annual March
of Dimes – 35th annual Walk
Jennifer Holes was honored with the Presidential Educational Excellence Award during an Awards Ceremony held in May 2005. With her middle school years ending, Jennifer graduates in the Top 10 of her class! Jennifer Holes won the title of Jr Miss Royal Star USA National Queen in June 2005 at Miss Royal Stars USA National Pageant! Megan Smith was named Oklahoma Cinderella Miss Cover Girl and placed 4th Alternate at the state pageant in May! Raechel McGuire Won 2nd runner up Tot at Cinderella State!
Raechel McGuire won GRAND SUPREME for April at Starz FPC! Raechel McGuire won Overall Tot at a Bremerton preliminary! Aubrie Simpson won the optional "Best Pose" in the Miss American Starz FPC. Aubrie Simpson won first place for the Young Miss age division in Superior Stars FPC! Angelia White won overall in the Miniature Miss division of the Cinderella Olympic Peninsula Pre-lim! Raechel McGuire participated in Lacey's Little Angels Photo Contest & received an honorable mention! Congratulations to Jennifer Holes, Miss American Rose National Scholar Princess, who was voted "2004 Worldwide Favorite Commercial Model of the Year!" Angelia White was awarded a gold medal in the Reading Olympics at her school! Raechel McGuire participated in a Cinderella Preliminary where she won Tot Personality! Aubrie Simpson made the National Honor Roll and was invited to attend a Lead America conference this summer! Megan Smith, Jr. MAR Oklahoma-participated in the Miss Rose State College/Midwest City Pageant as a runner. She took flowers and gifts to the contestants. She also danced to a crowd of 1000 at her first public dance performance!
Kendra Strickland finished her first semester at Texas Woman's University Megan Smith competed in the OKC Cinderella Pageant Preliminary and won Overall Cinderella Miss title! Aned Muniz was named a "Woman of Impact" at the University of San Diego! Erin Teague was chosen as the Miss Christian American Pampa City Teen Queen!
Kendra Strickland was a celebrity judge at the Denton County Cinderella
Pageant! Raechel McGuire participated in a regional All American Dream Stars pageant where she won prettiest eyes, prettiest hair & Most Photogenic!
Kendra Strickland was choosen as the 2004 Ms Christian America Pampa City Raechel McGuire participated in a State Level Universal Miss & Master Pageant where she won Divisional Supreme! Reianna DeSimone was awarded cheerleader of the week! She joined the team in their 3rd week was chosen cheerleader of the week for her dedication and hard work. Alyssa Bragg, Junior Miss California City- City queen 2004, her essay on Spaceship One was chosen to fly in the space craft on Monday, October 4, 2004 to be launched in space! Jennifer Holes was (1 of 8 classmates) accepted into the Talent Search Program at her school for the 2nd consecutive year!
Laura Holliman, Miss American Rose Chino Hills won the Ultimate Natural
Angelia
White was promoted to 5th grade reading even though she
just began 2nd grade!
Kendra Strickland, Miss USA Rose, was accepted in to Alpha Theta Omega,
which is a local Christian sorority at Texas Woman's
University! She will now go through a seven week pledge process to become an official member. Hollie Maples competed in a a Glamour Modeling Pageant! She won Most Photogenic! Raechel McGuire competed in a Glamour Modeling Pageant! She recieved a 3rd Runner Up Title! Deidra Morris Won Sportswear, 2nd runner up in Talent, and 4th Runner up Over all in the National American Miss Princess Pageant in Washington Raechel McGuire participated in a Regional Sunburst Pageant at The Commons in Federal Way, where she won Overall Queen & prettiest eyes!
Rebecca Eliseo was accepted to graduate school at the University at Buffalo
to achieve her Master's Degree in Social Work! Hollie Maples won 1st place in pajama wear, 1st place Western Wear, 2nd place Partywear, 2nd place portfolio, 3rd Place swimwear, and 3rd Place Streetwear at the State American Amateur Model and Talent competition! Maryann Kehoe has been named Mrs. Atlanta International 2005! Raechel McGuire was interviewed for the News Tribune, who wrote a 2-page article about her & her pageantry experiences! Raechel McGuire competed in a Regional Cover Miss Pageant! She won prettiest eyes and was 3rd Runner Up! Hollie Maples competed in a Regional Cover Miss Pageant! She was 1st Runner up and won best personality! Angelia White, Deidra Morris, Hollie Maples, & Raechel McGuire won 1st place for royalty in the Silverdale Whaling Days Parade! Reianna DeSimone stars in a WalMart commercial which will be aired aug 27- sept 10 during Oprah, Dr.Phil, David Letterman and other shows as well!
Raechel
McGuire has been asked to attend the Pierce County Fair as a
helper to the Graham Fire Dept. She will be showing kids how
to stop, drop & roll & handing out saftey literature! Reianna DeSimone also placed 1st runner up Sportsmodel 2004 at the American Coed Pageant! Raechel McGuire donated several stuffed animals she collected to Graham Fire Dept for Kids in Crisis! Casey Morton won a National Queen title in the All American Miss Nationals in Alabama! She was also crowned Beauty Supreme at Hawaiian Luau National Pageant in Alabama!! Casey has collected over 28 bags of children's clothing in the past 2 months for the Tennessee Outreach Center and Also donated clothing and toys to the local orphanage! Raechel McGuire participated in the Port Orchard Fathoms O' Fun Parade where she won a 2nd place award for Visiting Royalty without a Festival float! Raechel McGuire brought 2 dozen homemade cupcakes to her local fire department for firefighters to enjoy! Jennifer Holes received straight A's for the 4th grading period!
Kendra Strickland graduated from Pampa High School in May. In the fall she
will be attending Texas Women's University to become a Fashion Designer and
Pageant Trainer! Raechel McGuire competed in Miss American Starlet and won a princess trophy! She also made an appearance at Graham Safeway for prostate cancer research Day and raised $105 towards a cure. Katrina Trolan graduated Griswold High School with High Honors all year long! She will be attending college in the fall to become a Medical Assistant.
Michaela
Rader participated in a local talent competition in an age division
of 2-12. She received
first place, qualifying her to perform at the Iowa State Fair talent
competition. She has
also been asked to perform her solo show twirl routine to “Boogie Woogie
Bugle Boy” at the opening ceremony of the Iowa Games at Jack Trice
Stadium (the Selina Peake will graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a Master of Arts Degree in Educational Psychology.. Selina was also awarded the Best Alumni Award for Omega Phi Alpha, National Service Sorority, Epsilon Chapter 2003-2004! Nicole Weinrich has maintained straight A+'s for the third marking period. She was also selected as a member of her school's Mini-Model Congress Team and Golf Team. For the next few weeks she will be kept very busy, because Nicole is running for President of her student council. Wish her luck! Angel Blankenship entered the America's national teen and won a $10,000 college scholarship! Ashley Patterson is now a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic. She took her national test and passed. She now has her Wyoming State and National certifications! Elizabeth Weyer (Miss American Rose National Supreme Queen 2002) was a lawyer on her Mock Trial team which won their Regional Competition. Elizabeth received all A's (and two A+'s) on her third quarter report card. In February, she was elected President of her Venture Scout Crew! Lauralee Jacks has recently been awarded the following: Little Miss Vogue Miss February 2004, Teen Universal Gem 2004, Miss Sweetheart National Photo Contest Grand Supreme 2004, Southern Sparkles and Smilz 13-15 Age Division Supreme, USA Fabulous Model Photo Contest 10 Up Pro Supreme, Gold Honor Roll (straight A+ average), and 4-H Public Speaking County Winner! Congratulations to Laura Sahlender who was recently crowned the Grand Supreme in the Miss Pretty in Pink Ribbons Breast Cancer Charity contest. Some recent photo contest wins include: Little Miss Vogue January, Sunshine Majestic 15+up divisional queen for January and Fairy Tale Dreams January Grand Supreme Portfolio winner! Mia Maciel-Todd won a Beauty Award from the Miss Model Beauty USA pageant! Megan Smith is working on her Girl Scout Bronze Award! Ashley Patterson was named Miss Carbon County Coronet 2004. She also made the Honor Roll her first semester of college! Elizabeth Weyer, our 2002 National Supreme Queen, has retained her 4.0 GPA once again! Another former queen (Miss USA Rose) Stephanie Crisp just finished her first semester in college- made the National Dean's List- also spent June - December doing lots of photo shoots- she shot for Teen Hairstyles Magazine-was on the cover of Model Look Magazine- was in Valley Living Magazine(regional) for their special bridal edition- also did a test shoot in NY for some editorial work! Megan Smith was named a National Princess for Little Ms. America World Ambassador! Reianna DeSimone won Supreme Overall for her age division and for sportswear. She was also awarded a community service award! Jenna Jabri just signed with Baker and Rowley Talent out of Chicago for modeling/acting! Reianna DeSimone received a Perfect Attendance & Honor Roll award at school! Amberlynn DeSimone was a Hostess for Crowning Beauty! She also received a Perfect Attendance award at school. Melayana Wilson was crowned Overall Supreme at Crowning Beauty! Raechel McGuire won prettiest smile in Little Miss Halloween Photo Contest and she won Prettiest Hair in Little Angels Photo Contest! Raechel McGuire traveled to Cornelius, Oregon for Miss American Belle Pageant. She won Princess in her age division, Prettiest Eyes in her Age Division, and took Overall Most Beautiful! Megan Smith won her age division photogenic and beauty titles at Midwest City Sunburst! Dawn Green went down to the Arizona Veteran's Home with a local TV & radio station. She was there about 3 hours and got the chance to hug and thank Veterans from WWII on! Megan Smith is the 2003-04 Oklahoma's Our Little Miss Universal Princess 7-9 year old! She won the title in Oklahoma City as being the highest scoring contestant other than queen! Reianna & Amberlynn DeSimone with Melayna Wilson raised money for Children's Miracle Network, cleaned a park, visited a nursing home to give out treats and more! They also plan on making gift baskets for the elderly and will be in a Thanksgiving Day Parade! They have also won several recent pageant titles. Kendra Strickland was nominated for the national ambassador program with People to People!
Mia
Maciel-Todd won overall photogenic, front cover
model winner, bes model, and Bella Eustice made an appearance at the Star Spangled Sweethearts Michigan State (Grand Rapids) pageant! She wore her sash and crown and proudly represented her Miss American Rose title. Kendra Strickland was voted reporter for the Pampa High school chapter of the Texas Association of Future Educators! This is her first year participating in the organization. Jessica Bauer, London City Queen, and Logan Maynard, Autumn Knight, along with some friends went to The Crooksville Fall Festival where they won a first place trophy for best theme as the Wizard of Oz! Melvatean Lampkins was crowned this October for the national title of "2004 Miss Sweetheart of America"! Nicole Turner was crowned Miss Teen Arizona International 2003! She traveled to Chicago, IL to compete for the title of Miss Teen International and placed as third runner-up for the international title! Casey Morton has collected and donated over $500 dollars worth of food for the Third National Harvest Food Bank this year, over 75 garbage bags full of clothing for Tennessee Outreach Center, more than 10 garbage bags full of toys so far for the 2003 Toys for Tots Campaign, more than 50 coats and jackets for the 2003 Coats for the Cold Campaign and has just started doing Meals on Wheels with her mother for the Fall 2003 year! Stephanie Crisp (Miss USA Rose) was named the winner of the Supermodels Unlimited Cover Model Search! Look for her on the cover of the Fall issue of Supermodels Unlimited! Reianna DeSimone received two certificates from State Representative Ronald Waters for Achievement! Rochelle DeSimone participated in a 23-hour telethon for MDA and was interviewed on live TV! Reianna, Amber, & Rochelle DeSimone were all invited to ride on a queen float sponsored by their state senator! Maryanne Kehoe was recently married, as was Ginny Masterani! Elizabeth Weyer, Miss American Rose NSQ 2002 is having a busy Freshman year so far. She was elected Vice-President of the Freshman class, was chosen Arts and Entertainment Editor of the school newspaper, was selected for the Jazz Band, and is a Varsity runner for the Cross Country team! Avalon Theisen was crowned Little Miss Sunburst St. Petersburg (FL), also winning best attire, most photogenic and best personality. She also placed 1st runner-up in the Sweet Pea Pageant! Rhiannon Dressel-Beattie won Overall Supreme in the Sparking Star Photo Contest! Katie Badowski sang the national anthem with the Voices of McChord at the opening Seattle Seahawks game! Maryanne Kehoe got married July 9th in Blackpool, UK! Avalon Theisen has been invited to be on the Song and Dance Performance Dance Team for 2003-2004! Reianna, Rochelle, and Amberlynn DeSimone participated in their community parade with state represenative Ronald Waters and their pictures will appear in the city paper the public record! Rochelle DeSimone will be attending the Jerry Lewis Telethon. She is donating her time to help muscular dystrophy by answering phones! Alyssa Petersen won the state title of Junior Miss Teen USA Excellence Iowa! Ashley Patterson was crowned Miss Carbon County Rodeo, appeared at some animal shows and handed out awards, helped serve at a free dinner for the fair contestants, appeared in the rodeo parade, and talked with future royalty! Alyssa Petersen made the Varsity Wrestling Cheerleading Squad and the Competition Cheer Squad for her 2003-2004 freshman year! Roxanne Underhill won 4th runner up at a Colorado State Pageant and is going to Nationals in November!
Melvatean
Lampkins was accepted into
the prestigious
International High IQ
Society in New York City!
She also modeled at a
fashion show at Chicago's
O'Hare Holiday Inn for
Fashion Bug, is the 2003
Miss Sweetheart Wisconsin,
and will be starring in a
play Heaven's Gate's
Hell's Flames in
September! Alyssa Petersen attended an NCA cheerleading camp, while there she tried out and made the National All American Cheerleading Squad that will perform at the Hula Bowl in Maui, Hawaii! Hollie Maples won the Miss Sweetheart award and the 2003-2004 International Tot Personality award at the Cinderella National pageant! Reianna DeSimone was 3rd runner up at the National Rainbow pageant in West Virginia! Reianna, Amberlynn, & Rochelle DeSimone have been busy volunteering this summer and even started their own fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House! Janeane Amos will be cheering for the Litchfield Dragons Freshman Football Squad! Jenna Jabri won first runner-up in the Baby division of the Miss Angelic Queen Nationals as well as winning the National Optional of Natural Beauty. She is also Baby Miss American Sweetheart Lucas County and a SweetDreams Supreme Queen age 0-1!
Venus
Bulandus graduated G-8,
Queen of Angels Catholic
School with 3 awards:
Alyssa
Petersen was confirmed at
Sacred Heart Cathedral in
Davenport, Iowa! She also
attended a week long
"Just For Kix"
dance camp in Menomonee
Falls, Wisconsin, with her
high school pom
squad. She won the
Firecracker Award for
sportsmanship, learning
all that was taught and
helping others. Selina Peake was nominated as one of the National Collegiate Minority Recipients in the United States Achievement Academy's Collegiate Yearbook! Angelia White won a 2nd place award representing Miss American Rose in the Shelton Forest Festival Parade. She also just graduated from Kindergarten from both public and a private school! Alyssa Petersen made A honor roll for her entire 8th grade year. Next year (9th grade) she will once again be a member of the T.A.G. (talented and gifted) team! She also made football cheerleading for her 2003-2004 freshman year. Elizabeth Bowers was named Tennessee Jr. National Teenager! She also made the National Honor and was nominated and accepted into the Who's Who in American High Schools. Elizabeth also placed third in the district for VFW Voice of Democracy essay! Ashley Patterson was named Miss Wyoming National Teenager! Julia Boyd won Sunburst California State Teen Miss Queen for 2003. Elizabeth Weyer (National Supreme Queen 02) has won the Band Director's Award for 8th grade band members! She also was the long jump champion at her Superconference track meet.
Lauralee
Jacks competed in the USA
Beauties State Pageant
today where she won
the Ashley Patterson graduated from high school, and passed the national registry to become an EMT!
Virginia
Willow Hill joined Julee
Carlson's team for the
Great American Bake Sale! Rebecca Eliseo, Miss American Rose New York State Queen, recently graduated from the University at Buffalo with a double major in psychology and political science! Elizabeth Bowers is the 2003 Universal Jr. Teen Achiever and Kimberly Roderick is Ms. Plus US National Achiever 2003! Kate Kryzstofiak made cheerleading for the 2003/2004 high school season and is undefeated for this years track season! Janeane Amos has been on the all-A honor roll all year and is to receive the PRESIDENTIAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE to be given out at the end of her eighth grade year! Lauralee Jacks competed in the Alabama Sunburst State in Birmingham, Alabama and won the "5-27 year Overall Grand Supreme Queen"! She also won "Brown Photo Supreme" in the "Rainbow Beauties" Photo Contest! The United States Achievement Academy announced today that Elizabeth Weyer has been named a United States National Award Winner in Art! Ashley Patterson was accepted into the radiologic sciences program at Weber State University! Katie Badowski won the title of Ms. Washington American States! Angelia White was in her first live pageant and won divisional talent along with a princess title!
Alyssa
Petersen (2002 National Jr
Queen) auditioned her jazz
duet "Think" in
Chicago for Star Search! Megan Smith won the Cinderella Mini Miss Overall title at the Oklahoma City Easter Pageant on April 12, 2003. This is her first live pageant title!
Katie
Perry made an appearance
at the Texas Masonic
Retirement Center! She
handed out Easter treats
to the residents, and even
danced for them. Lauralee Jacks coordinated a community-wide drive in Fayetteville, TN to help a family of five whose mother was dying of cancer. Lauralee collected more than $1000 in goods, cash, and gift cards! Lauralee also won Highpoint in the Sophisticated Lads and Ladies March 2003 photo contest, and 12-14 year Queen, Most Beautiful, Best Personality, and Prettiest Eyes in the USA Beauties Easter Pageant. Amanda Miller competed in 11 dance numbers at Premier 2000, receiving 2 first place, 7 platinum first place, and 2 titanium (97% or higher) first place scores! She has also been spending time working for The Humane Society! Elizabeth Weyer (Miss American Rose National Supreme Queen '02)and her dance instructor performed a liturgical dance at a service conducted by the Bishop of the United Methodist Church in Iowa! Congratulations to ALL the Miss American Rose Queens who won a National Title in the Miss Classical Beauty of America contest! Rhiannon Dressel-Little Miss Classical Beauty of America 2003, Shauna Connelly - Miss Classical Beauty of America Angela Howell-Ms. Classical Beauty of America 2003, and Alyssa Bragg-Judge's Choice Winner 2003! Alex Morris was named Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival Jr. King!
Lauralee
Jacks received cash,
medals, and certificate
awards at the
Lincoln Lauralee was also named Miss March in the Little Miss Vogue 2003 Photo Contest!
Lauralee
Jacks made the Gold Honor
Roll for the fourth six
weeks. Her GPA Courtney Williams was overall queen in her division at NY Cutest Kids and Teens! Ginny Masterani won her age division at a recent Sunburst Prelimary! Amanda Miller has been busy with a Humane Society fundraiser, Valentines for the troops overseas, and crocheting for homeless shelters!
Megan
Smith won a national title
with Universal Gem
International pageant! Carissa Berg made the Dean's list at Northwest College! Ashley Patterson passed her state boards and is now a Certified Nurse's Assistant! Katie Badowski was named Ms. Pageant Gal WA 2003 and was a runner up for the U.S. Title! Nerissa Neal received a 3.94 GPA first semester and made the President's List at Virginia Tech! Roo Hines was recently crowned the 2002-03 Grand Overall Supreme Boy at the American Dream Queen and King National pageant held in VA Beach! He also won 2002 Superior Master Holiday Angel at Priceless Moments Holiday Charity Pageant! Amanda Miller received a 4.0 on her last report card and made the High Honor Roll! Katie Badowski met and received photos and autographs from Drew Carey (the comedian) and Roger Clemens (NY Yankee) as part of the Christmas USO tour! Katie is currently serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in the country of Qatar. Ashley Patterson was recently accepted to attend Weber State University in Utah and she was also accepted into the EMT training program at the local hospital! Kimberly Roderick has been selected as "Ms. California WorldWide Spirit 2003"! Rhiannon Dressel-Beattie, Jamie Shere, Christina Baker, Hanh Chau, Shauna Connelly, and Laura Giordano recently competed in the 2003 Christmas Spirit Pageant. Rhiannon won the title of Little Miss Christmas Spirit. Jamie won the title of Miss Christmas Spirit and Christina was her 1st runner-up. And Laura was the 1st runner-up to the title of Ms Christmas Spirit.
Lauralee
Jacks was named Pageant
Parade's "2003 Model
Sensation of the
Year Alyssa Petersen participated in the KAR (Kids Artistic Revue) dance competition. Her tap duet to "Rock This Town" got a Top 1st divisional award and a 3rd High Point Award. Her jazz duet to "Think" got a Top 1st divisional award and a 2nd High Point award. She was also named a KAR Kid and invited to New York City for their Annual dance convention! Roxanne Underhill made the Pricipal's Honor Roll for the first Trimester. She was also excited to find out yesterday, that out of 95 kids that auditioned for the school play, she made one of the 15 spots! Katie Perry made her first appearance at the Texas Masonic Retirement Home as part of her "Rose for Every Season" community service project! Hollie Maples won Divisional Queen at a recent pageant! Sarah and Alyssa Petersen participated in the Quad City Christmas Pageant. Alyssa won the 12-13 year division and was crowned overall Supreme Princess. Sarah won the 14 and over division and was crowned overall Supreme Queen! Alyssa Petersen participated in the Hollywood Vibe Dance Workshop that was held in Davenport, Iowa! She also did her tap and jazz dance as well as power tumbling at the Quad City Festival of Trees, with her dance studio, Dance Unlimited! Lauralee Jacks competed at Glitz and Glamour's Miss Christmas Pageant where she won Queen in the 11-13 age group. She won the prettiest smile and best dress side awards for her age group!
Alyssa
Petersen made A honor roll
for 1st quarter! Janeane Amos Made a 4.0 average and "A" honor roll for first quarter grades She was on also Fox 18 Tv for Iowa National Preteen where she sang "Unchained Melody"! Kate Krzystofiak Made honor roll for her first quarter! Alyssa Petersen attended the Civic Dance Troupe Workshop with instructors Germaine Salsberg, Stacey Jamieson and Bob Rizzo! Elizabeth Weyer was named an outstanding attorney and an outstanding witness at regional Mock Trial. Her team again placed 2nd overall!
Kimberly
Roderick competed at the
Universal Miss Pageant in
Vacaville, calif and was
first Alyssa Petersen did the Iowa Pre-Teen Pageant this past summer and was just informed by the National Pre-Teen Pageant that she is a national scholar winner! Amanda Miller received had a 4.0 report card for the first quarter of school! She also found out that, in spite of being below the age requirement, she has been selected as a Junior Zookeeper for next summer at Binder Park Zoo. Lauralee Jacks did the Miss Victory pageant and won 10-12 year Queen, Most Photogenic, Best Dress, Prettiest Hair, Prettiest Eyes, & Prettiest Smile! She also won the 2002 Foto Faces Overall Prettiest Eyes title in the Foto Faces Photo Contest! Alyssa and Sarah Petersen, along with Janeane Amos and Kate Kryzstofiak attended the program "Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago" at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, Iowa! Royal Happenings Janeane Amos and Kate Kryzstofiak both made Chain Reaction Showchoir This is Janeane's 2nd year and her and Kate looking forward to performing together!!!! Stacey Cronan (former royalty) gave birth to a baby girl on Oct. 22nd! Lauralee Jacks walked 12 miles for the American Diabetes Association Walk. She raised $500 for this great cause! She walked in memory of her grandmother who died last year with complications of diabetes. Aletha Milam will be doing her first appearance with her state title at Catherine's Plus Sizes in Houston! Debbie Goldstein was named as a recipient of ABI's Woman of the Year 2002 Award! Jamie Shere competed in a California Cinderella prelim in Newport Beach, CA and won the Overall title for the Cinderella Woman division! She also competed in the All American Family California Pageant and won the title of California State Opal Queen and Most Beautiful in the Opal division!
Sarah
and Alyssa Petersen were
nominated for People to
People! Deidra Morris just got a modeling job with Storybook Heirlooms! Courtney Williams won at the Sunburst Pageant (preliminaries) in Nyack, New York. She received best personality, best smile, most photogenic and queen/pre-teen 11-13 division. She was also chosen to represent the Mr. & Miss Big Apple Pageant in New York as an ambassador! Janeane Amos has a new project called Blessed Bears and Books She will be distributing books bears and magazines to hospitalized people of all ages and is asking for donations They can be sent to 910 W Hill Avenue Mt Pleasant Iowa 52641! Sarah Petersen has two parts in her upcoming high school musical "Guys and Dolls"! Janeane Amos and Kate Kryzstofiak were nominated for People to People Student Ambassador Program! Lauralee Jacks won 10 and Up Division Supreme Queen in "The Reigning Rhinestones National Photo Contest" for September and 7-12 year Mini Supreme in the "A Beary Special Pageant Photo Contest"! Janeane Amos was in Midwestern Glamour Girls Regional Contest was 1st Runner up in beauty Kate. Kryzstofiak and Valerie Pendell went with her and were introduced as visting royalty! Elizabeth Weyer has a new "sister", Kirsti. Kirsti is from Norway and will be living with Elizabeth's family for the school year!
Amber
Freeman collected hats and
scarves at the "CANCER
RELAY FOR LIFE" in
Mt. Pleasant.
This was her 1st. relay
and collected over 150 hats
and scarves to be given to the
University of
Iowa hospital and
children's hospital to
children and adults that have
lost their hair due to
chemotherapy &
radiation
treatments. Anyone
that would like to donate hats
or scarves to Amber can do so
please send them
to
'Hats For Cancer"
Amber Freeman 209 S.
Walnut St. Mt Pleasant ,Iowa
52641
Ashley
Patterson was named Homecoming
Queen!
Selena
Peake was awarded Best Alumni
for one of Omega Phi Alpha's
Chapters for 2001-2002! Janeane Amos and Kate Krzystofiak helped at a regional Sunburst Beauty Pageant by handing out awards! It was exciting since they knew a few contestants and got to crown their friends who won. They were also introduced on stage. Elizabeth Weyer and her dance teacher, Erin Ellerbroek, performed a liturgical dance at Elizabeth's church! Janeane Amos was recently signed with Best Faces Talent of Chicago!
Katie
Perry was crowned Princess at
the Tiara Dreams Preliminary
Pageant in Richardson, Texas for
the 2 year Amber Freeman was in the Ft. Madison rodeo parade she also attended the street dance and barbecue afterwards! Janeane Amos was in the Swamp Fox Festival Talent show ant tied for third with her Cherokee stick routine. She is preparing this act for a National Talent Competition in Orlando Fla. She will also be entertaining at several Fall festivals this year doing Cherokee sticks, plate flipping, and juggling, and ribbon dancing! Leah Anderson had a baby! Joshua Ian weighed in at 9lbs 1 1/2oz and was 20inches long. Courtney Williams ranked 4th in the nation at a national cheer competition in Minnesota. She also will be visiting Florida to perform with her cheer team, Liberty Ladies, during Thanksgiving! Lauralee Jacks made "The Nutcracker" auditions today for the Huntsville (Alabama) Community Ballet Association and will be performing as Clara in "The Nutcracker" this winter! Amber Freeman spent 4 days at the Old Threashers reunion working the gates & performing in shows. She was introduced as American Rose royalty at several different events. She also had her picture taken with the new sweet 16 queen! Alyssa Petersen attended Wilton Days and was in the parade as National Jr Miss American Rose, on her dance studios float which won 3rd place! Courtney Williams has received numerous pageant and photo contest awards recently!
Karry
Schuele won overall high point
at Florida Sweet Pea Pageant! Megan Wettach was crowned Miss Iowa National Teenager and in July I went to nationals for Miss National Teenager and placed top 10!
Amber
Freeman won 3rd at the Old
Settlers celebration
talent show with her clogging
routine "Devils
Dream"!
Courtney
Williams received 1st place in a
math and logic competition! Alyssa Petersen attended the Swamp Fox Festival in Marion and participated in their talent competition! Pebbles Smith was named Pebbles Smith Ms. Oklahoma Pageant Gal Americana 2003! Alyssa Petersen tried out and made the 13-14 year old girls ASA fast pitch softball team! Janeane Amos, Kate Krzystofiak, and Valerie Pendell took part in the Midwest Old Settlers Parade where they rode in antique cars! Karley MacMillan hosted her first Princess Project Party on Thursday August 22 at Mary Bridge Childrens' Hospital for a beautiful four year old girl named Savannah, who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. Both Savannah and Karley had a great time and now are friends for life! Cindy Bunner, Ms. American Rose Northern West Virginia State Queen, is engaged! Ashley Patterson was named one of the Who's Who Among American High School Students 2002! Amber Freeman attended the Miss Scott County Pageant where she was introduced as American Rose royalty, and helped deliver flowers to contestants!! Sarah Petersen attended Show Choir Camp at her high school! Katie Badowski will be singing in the Seattle Seahawks inaugural game halftime show on Sept 15! She will also be singing at Liberty Shores, Assisted Living Community in Poulsbo- for a special event to honor WW II veterans on Sept 6. Janeane Amos and Kate Kryzstofiak were in the Salem Old Settlers talent show and won first place! Janeane also did a demonstration with her Cherokee sticks as an ad for Log village at Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers. Ashley Patterson was named Miss Active Teen Across Wyoming! Aletha Milam has begun live modeling for Catherine's Plus Sizes! Alyssa Petersen spent the weekend helping the owner and director of her dance studio get things dug out and cleaned before fall classes start. She'll be helping them again this fall when they move into their new building! Kate Krzystofiak and Valerie Pendell volunteered several hours at Ol |