~Miss New Hampshire 2016~

The Miss New Hampshire Cast and Creative Team have worked tirelessly to make our 70th year possible. Your work is truly appreciated. Without you, we would not be able to have an incredible show and reward over $70,000 in scholarships this year!
You can check out these awesome videos, produced by our talented Matt Lane, on the Miss New Hampshire Facebook Page.
https://www.facebook.com/MissNH/?fref=ts

We kicked off Miss New Hampshire Week on Saturday with the Miss New Hampshire Ball. Thank you to Ashley Firth of Ashley Lynn Photography for photographing the event!

Dancing Fever runs in the family.

Tuesday, we moved in to the Country Inn and Suites in Bedford. Thank you so much for your sponsorship! Also, thank you to our guest speaker Wendy Wright for your words of wisdom.

On Tuesday, we went to the New Hampshire State House, the Centennial Inn for lunch, and to NH1 News for a tour. Thank you for taking the time to be a part of our program!

Yesterday, all 28 contestants met with the judges for a ten-minute interview. Thank you to Katrina French of Katrina Bernard Photography for being our official photographer!

Thank you to Wieczorek Insurance Company for our FABULOUS Miss New Hampshire jackets. They are so warm and snuggly!

Tonight is the first night of preliminary competitions. If you are not able to make the actual show but are still interested in watching it online, you can stream it live by clicking the link below.

http://missnh.edifymultimedia.com/

Again, thank you so much to everyone who has helped make this week happen. I feel so lucky to share this empowering experience with 27 other incredible young women. 

~The Week in Review~

I served on a panel with four other seniors during Accepted Students Day for the College of Liberal Arts. In a little over a month, the University of New Hampshire will become my alma mater. I am incredibly thankful for this institution and my education. It has been a pleasure to serve as a Fellow to help students see why UNH is their new home. ‪#‎MissAmericaServes‬ ‪#‎NH‬

On Saturday, every chapter in the Miss America Organization participated in a nation-wide day of service. You can see how different teams spend the day of service by searching #MissAmericaServes! 
Thank you to New Horizons in ‪#‎ManchesterNH‬ for welcoming us on Saturday. It was an absolute pleasure working with you! ‪#‎MissAmericaServes‬ ‪#‎NH‬

We also had our first rehearsal in the Stockbridge Theater immediately after serving at New Horizons. Thank you to everyone who made our rehearsal possible! 

One of my favorite parts about pursuing a career in Higher Education is that we never stop learning and discussing new ideas. Here are some buzzwords that will hopefully convince you to check out the article below, and encourage you to form your own opinion on the subject. MONEY. MUSICAL. PRIVILEGE. 

http://time.com/4292049/woman-10-dollar-bill-alexander-hamilton/

How do you think this issue could be solved?

Is this, in fact, an issue?

How do you think these "buzzwords" relate to the article?

Curiouser and curiouser...  

PAINTING PSA

Now that the semester is winding down, I can paint again!

A reminder that 40% of every purchase goes to the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/LoveBrightly?ref=hdr_shop_menu

~The Week in Review~

The past few weeks have been incredibly busy. Exciting, but busy! 
For any other graduating seniors out there... Let's try to live in the moment over the next couple of weeks. Someone once told me to look at your feet a couple times a day to keep you grounded.

First of all, MISS AMERICA SERVES is this Saturday! Show your excitement by using the hashtags #MissAmericaServes and #NH!

We recently had our talent rehearsal. Thank you to our choreographers, board members, production team, and directors for making Miss New Hampshire (and via MNH scholarships and higher education) possible! We also received our Miss America Serves shirts!

From ‪#‎Columbia‬ to ‪#‎MissNH‬, this girl is ready to take on whatever comes her way next year! Hopefully I will be giving a year of ‪#‎service‬ to this organization, that has made me who I am today. ‪#‎MissAmericaServes‬
‪#‎NH

Open houses are every Friday! I have been serving on a panel of four other UNH College of Liberal Arts Fellows to help potential students and their families make the decision to come to the University of New Hampshire. I love seeing so many future Wildcats!

Yesterday, our Hall Council took 50 people to New York City for a day trip. I am happy to say that it has been twenty-four hours since we have been home, and no missing people reports have been filed yet. Congratulations to my co-leader Julie and me for NOT LOSING ANYONE! Thank goodness! If we can take 50 kids to the city and let them roam free, and manage to round them all up and get them back to campus safely, we can do ANYTHING! On another note, I had an absolute blast.

Now, I don't mean to start a political debate on this page. But I do think that this message is extremely, extremely important. We must think about these issues when trying to help build an accepting and understanding society. Like most things in life, these issues are much more complicated than one might originally think. 

https://www.facebook.com/Upworthy/videos/1238610772846445/?pnref=story

Thanks for checking it out! I hope you have a fantastic day!