2009 Miss Muskingum Valley Pageant

Brandi Herceg – Steubenville, OH
Franciscan University of Steubenville – Computer Science major
Platform: Love your heart – Learn the Truth
Talent: Vocal

Kadi Lepi – Zanesville, OH
Bishop Rosecrans High School Senior
Platform: Organ Donor Awareness
Talent: Jazz/Gymnastics

Alicia Huyghe – Uhrichsville, OH
Cleveland State University – Bachelor of biology
Platform: CUE: Children understanding the environment
Talent: Tap Dance

Kyra Horvath – Quaker City, OH
Buckeye Trail High School Senior
Platform: Promoting healthy lifestyles for adolescents to reduce today’s growing childhood obesity problem in America
Talent: Dance

Danielle Henry – Stonecreek, OH
Kent State University Bachelor of Nursing
Platform: Could you be next? Raising cancer Awareness
Talent: Lyrical Dance

Heather Wells – Howland, OH
Kent State University seeking Bachelor of Science Degree in Broadcast Journalism
Platform: Groomed 4 Success – Youth development through the 4-H Organization
Talent: Dance

Stephanie Rodgers – Dresden, OH
The Ohio State Universtiy Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Platform: Prevent Child Abuse America
Talent: Vocal

Christina Hagan – Alliance, OH
Malone College BA & Political Science
Platform: Breaking the glass ceiling for women in politics and all career choices
Talent: Vocal

Krystle Formosa – Brook Park, OH
Kent State University seeking Bachelor of Arts, Fashion Merchandising
Platform: Serving Children for a Better Tomorrow
Talent: Vocal

Alison Salyers – Hopewell, OH
West Muskingum High School Senior
Platform: Service Learning in High Schools
Talent: Dance

Megan Wombacker – Hermitage, PA
Kent State University Master of BA
Platform Issue: Giving Voice to Vision
Talent: Vocal

Hannah Spiker – Zanesville, OH
Philo High School Senior
Platform: Teen Bullying and its effects
Talent: Vocal/Guitar

Bree Grosshandler – Zanesville, OH
Zanesville High School Senior
Platform: Improving Arts Education
Talent: Ballet Dance

Laura Sojka – Bidwell, OH
Ohio University BA in Theatre 08
Platform: Educating Our Future: Encouraging students to graduate from high school and attain higher education.
Talent: Vocal

Jodi Van Dyke – Lancaster, OH
Muskingum College seeking BA in Music Education
Platform: Childhood cancer/Relay for Life
Talent: Vocal

Renae Wright – Frazeysburg, OH
The Ohio State University Middle Childhood Education
Platform: The Power of Pink and Purple: Breast Cancer Awareness and Relay for Life
Talent: Vocal

Courtney Drenan – Cambridge, OH
Attending Zane State College for Business marketing management
Platform: Rescuing Impoverished and Underprivileged Children in Appalachia Ohio
Talent: Clogging

Jordin Johnson – Zanesville, OH
Philo High School Senior
Platform: Drug and Alcohol Prevention Among Today’s Youth
Talent: Jazz Dance

Kaley Mitchell – Crooksville, OH
Muskingum College – Master of Arts in Teaching
Platform: Flip to be Fit
Talent: Gymnastic Dance

Jessica Price – Zanesville, OH
Senior at Zanesville High School
Platform: Maintain Music Education in public schools
Talent: Flute

Amanda Summers – Athens, OH
Muskingum College seeking Bachelor of Arts in Business & Sociology
Platform: Adoption Awareness, Assistance, and Accessibility
Talent: Irish Dance