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Last Updated on Friday, 12 August 2022 02:05

Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2022

Will Compete For Title of Miss Teen USA This Fall

Alexandra Jones of Forward Township is Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2022. Alexandra represented Miss Monongahela River Teen USA 2022 at the event, and was crowned the winner on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at the Richland Performing Arts Center in Johnstown, PA. She will go on to compete in Miss Teen USA this fall.

Alexandra is the daughter of Melissa and Kevin Jones, and she is a 2022 Graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School where she received High Honor Roll for all Quarters 2018 – 2022. She was also a member of the Academic League, National Honor Society, Student Government Association, the Interact Club, and played on the Varsity Girls Golf and Varsity Track teams.

Alexandra has also been a member of the Girl Scouts since 2010 and is a Girl Scout Lifetime Ambassador, and earned the Girl Scout Gold Award for her program ‘Affirmations with Alli’ where she helps support mental health in youth with positive affirmations and information on mindfulness on Instagram: affirmationswalli and through her website: affirmationswithalli.wixsite.com.

She has been recognized for her dedication to community service having received both the Elizabeth Rotary Club and Women’s’ Club scholarships.

Alexandra will be pursuing a Business Information Technology degree from the Pamplin School of Business at Virginia Tech.

The Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Three Pennsylvania teens have crossed over to win the Miss Pennsylvania USA title and compete at Miss USA.

Last Updated on Friday, 12 August 2022 01:02

McDonald’s® recently recognized McDonald’s of Belle Vernon General Manager Anthony Mattie as an Outstanding Manager.

Last Updated on Friday, 12 August 2022 01:01

By Charlotte Hopkins

Pleasant Hills author, Addie Herrington, hosted a book launch at the Baldwin Borough Library on June 13. Her books, ‘Passion to Survive’ and ‘Passion to Endure’, are classified as action romance books for readers 18 and older and launched the start of her Passion book series.

Last Updated on Friday, 12 August 2022 00:58

Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) has presented its 2022 Excellence in Integrative Health Award to Sheila Cohill of Donora, PA. Ms. Cohill is a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Health & Wellness Coaching program at MUIH. Health & wellness coaching is a relatively new field in which coaches partner one-to-one with clients looking to maintain or enhance their health and well-being, or through group coaching, which makes coaching social and more affordable.

Last Updated on Monday, 02 May 2022 03:22

The National Aviary has named Port Vue resident Janet Robb its 2021 Volunteer of the Year in honor of her years of service and dedication to the Aviary. She is recognized for her strong leadership, excellence in visitor engagement, and ongoing commitment to the National Aviary’s mission to inspire respect for nature through an appreciation of birds.