Miss Kosciusko Crowned
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
BY LAURIE HAHN, Times-Union Staff Writer
SYRACUSE - Erin Cassidente will represent Kosciusko County in the Miss Indiana pageant for 1998.
Cassidente was chosen as the 1998 Miss Kosciusko from a field of 10 contestants Saturday night at Wawasee High School. She is the daughter of Ronald and Carolyn Cassidente of Warsaw.
Cassidente's talent performance consisted of playing the guitar and singing a song she wrote: "Beautiful Girl." During the interview she said her goal is to become a performance artist. She is a graduate of McPherson College.
The Miss Kosciusko Scholarship Pageant, which has been held since 1980, is the first step on the road to the Miss America pageant.
It was hosted Saturday by Kari Hipsher Halderman, the 1991 Miss Indiana.
Besides the chance to compete for Miss Indiana, Cassidente received a $1,000 scholarship and a variety of prizes. She was crowned by the 1997 Miss Kosciusko, Stacy Woodling.
First runner-up was Jennifer Eades, daughter of Al and Joyce Eades of Syracuse. Eades will compete in the Miss Indiana pageant if Cassidente is unable to, and she received an $800 scholarship.
Second runner-up, and recipient of a $600 scholarship, was Shiloh Butler, a senior at Wawasee High School and the daughter of David and Susie Butler of Syracuse.
Lindsay D. Schwartz, also a senior at Wawasee High School, was third runner-up. She is the daughter of Robert and Diana Schwartz, North Webster, and won a $400 scholarship.
Shannon Boyts, Syracuse, was fourth runner-up. A sophomore at Olivet Nazarene University, she won a $200 scholarship. Her parents are Larry and Kathy Boyts of Syracuse. [[In-content Ad]]
BY LAURIE HAHN, Times-Union Staff Writer
SYRACUSE - Erin Cassidente will represent Kosciusko County in the Miss Indiana pageant for 1998.
Cassidente was chosen as the 1998 Miss Kosciusko from a field of 10 contestants Saturday night at Wawasee High School. She is the daughter of Ronald and Carolyn Cassidente of Warsaw.
Cassidente's talent performance consisted of playing the guitar and singing a song she wrote: "Beautiful Girl." During the interview she said her goal is to become a performance artist. She is a graduate of McPherson College.
The Miss Kosciusko Scholarship Pageant, which has been held since 1980, is the first step on the road to the Miss America pageant.
It was hosted Saturday by Kari Hipsher Halderman, the 1991 Miss Indiana.
Besides the chance to compete for Miss Indiana, Cassidente received a $1,000 scholarship and a variety of prizes. She was crowned by the 1997 Miss Kosciusko, Stacy Woodling.
First runner-up was Jennifer Eades, daughter of Al and Joyce Eades of Syracuse. Eades will compete in the Miss Indiana pageant if Cassidente is unable to, and she received an $800 scholarship.
Second runner-up, and recipient of a $600 scholarship, was Shiloh Butler, a senior at Wawasee High School and the daughter of David and Susie Butler of Syracuse.
Lindsay D. Schwartz, also a senior at Wawasee High School, was third runner-up. She is the daughter of Robert and Diana Schwartz, North Webster, and won a $400 scholarship.
Shannon Boyts, Syracuse, was fourth runner-up. A sophomore at Olivet Nazarene University, she won a $200 scholarship. Her parents are Larry and Kathy Boyts of Syracuse. [[In-content Ad]]