From Staff Reports, Northwestern News

Students competing in the Miss Cinderella Pageant are (back row, left to right): Kaitlyn Rich, Kayli Stewart, Mikayla Webb, Jaci Weber, Megan Spray, Hayli Watkins, Alondra Salas, Reagan Brakhage; (front row, left to right): Sarah Lichtenwalter, Alondra Ceniceros, Jasmine TeLinde, Justyce Wilson, Maria Sosa, Reagan Hiner, Macy Davis and Sarita Kephart. Not pictured: Alexis Schultz. -Photo provided

Seventeen area high school seniors will compete in the 69th annual Miss Cinderella pageant at Northwestern during Homecoming weekend, university officials said.


The talent show is set for Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m., and the pageant will be Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. Both events take place in the Herod Hall auditorium. The Northwestern Homecoming parade, in which contestants will participate, begins Oct. 9 at 10 a.m. in Alva’s Downtown Square.


All contestants will receive a $2,000 tuition scholarship. The winning student will receive free tuition for eight semesters and will be able to live in university housing for free for one year. The awards are reduced for the first, second, third and fourth runners-up, university officials said.


Competing students and their schools are: Reagan Brakhage, Cimarron; Alondra Ceniceros, Buffalo; Macy Davis, Kremlin-Hillsdale; Reagan Hiner, Shattuck; Sarita Kephart, Cherokee; Sarah Lichtenwalter, Mooreland; Kaitlyn Rich, Waynoka; Alondra Salas, Ringwood; Alexis Schultz, South Barber, Kansas; Maria Sosa, Laverne; Megan Spray, Sharon-Mutual; Kayli Stewart, Burlington; Jasmine TeLinde, Alva; Hayli Watkins, Timberlake; Mikayla Webb, Seiling; Jaci Weber, Freedom; and Justyce Wilson, Woodward.


Admission to the talent show or the pageant costs $10 each night for adults. Students can be admitted for $5 by presenting a student ID.


Homecoming buttons, which also serve as admission, will be sold at the door and are available at other locations on campus and around Alva.