Kool-Aid Days SponsorsGrape Sponsor: Kraft - Kool-Aid

Raspberry Sponsors: Lamar, Hastings MuseumTropical Punch Sponsors: Runza, Russ’s Market, Mary Lanning Healthcare, PaperWorks, Physician’s

Urgent Care, Tom Dinsdale Automotive, Twin Rivers Urgent Care, Culligan, Nebraska Truck, Fox/NTV, NTC,

Hastings Tribune, Western Sugar Cooperative Pina Pineapple Ride Sponsors:

Applebee’s, Premier Rental, Cannon Moss Brygger, C3

Hotel & Convention Center, Eaton’s, Hastings Surgical

Center, Holiday Inn Express, Five Points Bank, Woodwards

Perkins, Platte River, Radio, Hastings Convenient CareCorporate Donors: Centennial Plastics, Cornhusker Press, Dunkin

Donuts, Lutz, Sam’s Club, Wells Fargo, Home Federal Bank

Miss

Hastings, Nebraska

2018 Miss Kool-Aid Days & Miss Kool-Aid Days Outstanding Teen

Scholarship PageantJuly 23, 2017 6:00 PMHastings High School Auditorium

www.Kool-AidDays.com/Pageant

Special Thanks to the Floral Department

Outstanding Teen

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Pageant Sponsors

Rebecca Matticks, Allison Petr, John & Pam Bohmfalk,

Neel & Angela Keiser

Special Thanks to:The Flower Market

Quality Inn Hastings Holiday Inn Express Hastings

Mid Nebraska Welding & LineboringMiss Davis and Holy Snip Salon in Franklin, Nebraska

Rachel Daly, Miss Nebraska Executive Director LaMont Foster, Wembley Audio Systems for sound and lighting

Emcees & Entertainment

YWCA Dance PerformersThank you to the talented dancers of the YWCA School of Dance. We would like to thank their instructor, Cindy Cummins, for her help in arranging these young ladies being here tonight:

YWCA Illusions “Closer to the Edge” by Thirty Seconds to Mars: Meghan Kohtz, Karis Huyser, Jules Diecker, Alexis Lavene, Claire Anderson, Satie Engelhardt, Elizabeth Weber & Jadyn Shoemaker

YWCA Pirouettes “Wanna Be Starting Something” by Mi-chael Jackson: Emma Kvetensky, Taylia Huyser, Emmett Huyser, Shayli Shoemaker, Keira Kort, Alivia Gerloff, Maggie Rostvet, So-phia Weber, Abbie Kerr & Peyton Criss

National AnthemMiss Queen City of the Plains, Jaicelyn Shakespaere

Contestant Opening Number & Introduction “Celebration”

Introduction of Miss Judges

Miss On Stage Interview

Introduction of Teen Judges

Special EntertainmentYWCA Dancers: “Closer to the Edge”

Teen Talent Competition

Little Sister Performance“Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”

Miss Swimsuit Competition

Special Entertainment:Miss Kool-Aid Days, Krista Hinrichs

Teen Lifestyle and Fitness in Sportswear

Miss Talent Competition

INTERMISSION

Special Entertainment:YWCA Dancers: “Wanna Be Starting Something”

Teen Evening Wear & On-Stage Interview

Special Entertainment:Miss Nebraska 2017, Allison Tietjen

Miss Evening Wear Competition

Special Entertainment: Miss Queen City of the Plains, Jaicelyn Shakespaere

Little Sister Crowning

Final Walk - Miss Queen City of the Plains 2017-Jaicelyn ShakespaereMiss Kool-Aid Days 2017-Krista Hinrichs

Contestant Final Walk

CROWNING

Miss Kool-Aid Days 2017Krista Hinrichs

Entertainment

Miss Nebraska 2017Allison Tietjen

Miss Queen City of the Plains 2017Jaicelyn Shakespaere

August 11th, 12th, 13th

2018 Miss Kool-Aid Days and Miss Kool-Aid Days Outstanding Teen

Gabriella WagnerHometown: North Platte, NebraskaPlatform: Someone Is Your TypeTalent: Dance, “Don’t Rain on My Parade”

Chloee JohnsonHometown: Hastings, NebraskaPlatform: Reclaiming Your Self-WorthTalent: Lyrical Dance, “Secrets” by One Republic

Kiera RhodesHometown: North Platte, NebraskaPlatform: Turning Setbacks into ComebacksTalent: Vocal, “God Help the Outcasts”

Emily Lenser Hometown: Elkhorn, NebraskaPlatform: Don’t Judge the Sparkle, Changing Pageant PerceptionTalent: Dance, “Stuff Like That There”

JudgesJessica StatesReal Estate AgentKeller WIlliams, Lincoln

Jay EngelAgentFarm Bureau Financial Services

Terri Kakowski CEO Ideal Health Lincoln

Karen Doer Development DirectorHastings Village

Stephen Jobe AdministratorGood Samaritan Society of Hastings Village

Susan Spady - Teen Judge’s Chair Real Estate AgentHastings First Choice Real Estate

Rachel YoungHometown: North Platte, NebraskaPlatform: Don’t Mistake It: Prescription Drug AbuseTalent: Vocal, “At Last”

Miss Kool-Aid Days’ Outstanding Teen: $500 u

Miss Kool-Aid Days’ Outstanding Teen 2018 Contestants

Whitney MillerHometown: North Platte, NebraskaPlatform: Little Wins, Big Successes: Baby Steps to a Healthier Way of LifeTalent: Dance, “Thinking Out Loud”

Madison Bittleston Hometown: Wahoo, NebraskaPlatform: Be Your Own HeroTalent: Vocal, “I Dreamed A Dream”

AuditorsAllison Petr, GlenvilKendra Ahlers, Hastings

Olivia TerweyHometown: Hastings, NebraskaPlatform: Get Up and DanceTalent: Dance, “Zero to Hero”

Maggie HarrisHometown: Hebron, NebraskaPlatform: Keeping the Arts Alive in Schools Talent: Vocal, “Don’t Rain on My Parade”

Jade Vak Hometown: North Platte, NebraskaPlatform: Working for Greater Good: Importance of VolunteeringTalent: Dance, “Try Everything”

Teen Pageant Co-Directors

Roxanne Ludemann Roxanne attended North Platte High School and Mid Plains Community College. She and her husband are own-ers of Mid Nebraska Welding & Lineboring where she does the book-keeping. In the summers she enjoys teaching a week long Victorian Living class as an education history interpreter at the Stuhr Museum in Grand Island. Roxanne is also an independent Plexus ambassador. Roxanne serves as Chapter coordinator of the Lincoln County Project

Linus since 2010, is a purchaser for the Goodfellow Shoe Fund, past President of Great Plains Creative Art Association, has received an Award of Achievement with the Make-A-Wish foundation, volunteer with Miss Nebraska organization, and held state offices in Jaycees/Women of Today. Roxanne is a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and was recently chosen to represent at the National Conference in Seattle. Roxanne has been involved in pageantry for 23 years, from backstage, fundraising, coaching, travel companion, and Pageant Mom.

Brooke Ludemann Brooke has been involved with the Miss America Organization since before she could walk, attending her first pageant while still in her mother’s tummy! She was a Little Sister to Miss Nebraska 2006 and shortly after, started her own pageant career and served as Miss Nebraska’s Outstanding Teen 2011. She went on to be Nebraska’s first preliminary competition winner. She continued in pageantry, serving as Miss Kool-Aid Days 2015, placing 2nd runner

up at Miss Nebraska. Brooke holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Doane University, and is pursuing her Master’s in Higher Education at the University of Denver, where she works as the Donor Engagement Coordinator. Brooke serves as the Vice-President of the Doane Rocky Mountain Alumni Chap-ter and enjoys mentoring students bound for higher education. In her spare time, Brooke enjoys exploring Denver, traveling and spending time with her cat, Ollie.

Teen 1st runner Up: $150 u Teen 2nd runner Up: $100

Miss Kool-Aid Days 2018 Contestants

Judges

AuditorsJake Klabenes, HastingsMary Leising, Hastings

Kara KrihaHometown: Ravenna, NebraskaPlatform: Make Way for Books Talent: Drum Piece, “24K Magic’”

Courtney PellandHometown: North Platte, NebraskaPlatform: Let Others Live Through You- Donate Blood Talent: Jazz Dance, “Rise’”

Nikki-Catrina Anderson Hometown: Scottsbluff, NebraskaPlatform: Ready, Set ReadTalent: Poem & Original Monologue

Savannah SantosHometown: Hastings, NebraskaPlatform: Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Talent: Vocal, “House of the Rising Sun’”

Alexis HenryHometown: Hastings, NebraskaPlatform: Behind the Walls of Education Talent: Original Monologue, “This is Me”

Emma Young Hometown: North Platte, NebraskaPlatform: Small Eyes, Bright FutureTalent: Lyrical Dance, “Close Your Eyes”

Little Sister ProgramExclusively for the young women of the Tri-City area who are between the ages of six (6) to twelve (12). This is a non-competitive mentoring program that values esteem and empowerment amongst our participants.

2017 Little SistersEmily Aguilar*Piper BedaBraylen FielderCarmin GonzalezLeah Gasseling*

Alivia Hellner*Alyaha Hellner*Amelia HellnerAnnika Hellner*Hellen Keiser*

Special Thanks to Hailey Vontz, Mari Conant, and Morgan Trausch for helping with our Little Sister program!

Favinger KizzyPiper RuttMelodee Spady*Mallory WagonerReba Watts*

Morgann Watts*Emma WolfeSarina Wolfe*

*Little Sister Alumni

Kristin LukowMusic TeacherAdams Central Schools

Amy Engel Former Executive DirectorMiss Nebraska

Mike Engelhardt Real Estate BrokerHastings First Choice Real Estate

Mikki Shafer Chamber DevelopmentHastings Chamber of Commerce

Melinda Gonzalez Miss Nebraska World

Kayla States - Miss Judge’s ChairCommunity Volunteer North Platte and Lincoln

Miss Kool-Aid Days: $750 u 1st runner Up: $200

Miss Pageant Co-Directors

Angela KeiserAngela grew up in Omaha, NE. She has a Masters in Public Ad-ministration. Angela has held the titles of Miss Omaha and Miss Douglas County, and received 2nd Runner Up and Overall In-terview at Miss Nebraska. Angela worked for Congressman Lee Terry in both Omaha and Washington, D.C. After leaving politics, she started her own web design company which she currently runs from her home, while chasing her four little kids around.

Angela also is on the board of the Wellspring Pregnancy + Health Center and she and her husband, Neel, live in Kenesaw.

Angie TrauschAngie grew up in Columbus and has a Bachelors degree in Business Administration. Angie has held the titles of Miss Columbus and Miss Lincoln received 1st Runner Up both years at Miss Nebras-ka. Angie is a Realtor with Hastings First Choice Real Estate. She has served on the Junior Achievement Board and has been a co-chair on a variety of charitable events. She and her husband, Scott Trausch, live in Hastings and together they have two children.

Special Thanks to Our Pageant Committee ~ Jon Marquez, Kristin Prill, and Alyssa HowellPageant choreographers: Mariclaire and Merrilee Prill