2015 Sauk Rapids Community Ambassadors Kelsey Christensen (left), daughter of Amy Christensen, Nikki Bukowski (middle), daughter of Julie and Michael Bukowski, and Tana Hendrickson (right), daughter of Trish and Tom Hendrickson, wait patiently in the Performing Arts Center of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School on June 23 for the names of the 2016 ambassadors to be announced by the judges in the fourth annual scholarship pageant, which is part of the 13th annual Rapids River Days, a three-day festival.
Alexys Benner, daughter of Melissa and Dana Mayo and a 2016 Community Ambassador candidate, receives a hug after being named “Miss Congeniality” while Sydney Burk (middle), another candidate and daughter of Brenda and Jason Burk, and Allyson Walz (left), another candidate and daughter of Kelly Walz, looks on during the 2016 Sauk Rapids Community Ambassador Scholarship Pageant at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School on June 23.
From left to right: Candidates Clo Meyer, daughter of Jody and Todd Meyer; Mary Malikowski, daughter of Deidre and John Allen; Ally Hallonquist, daughter of Ann and Jason Hallonquist; Allyson Walz, daughter of Kelly Walz; Sydney Burk, daughter of Brenda and Jason Burk, and Alexys Benner, daughter of Melissa and Dana Mayo, wait anxiously for the 2016 Sauk Rapids Community Ambassador Scholarship Pageant winners to be announced at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School on June 23.
Sydney Burk (middle), daughter of Brenda and Jason Burk, receives a tiara while being surrounded by other candidates after being named one of three new Sauk Rapids Community Ambassadors during the fourth annual scholarship pageant June 23 at the Performing Arts Center at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School.
Nikki Bukowski, a 2015 Sauk Rapids Community Ambassador, places a tiara on an overjoyed Allyson Walz, who was named one of three new Sauk Rapids Community Ambassadors during the fourth annual scholarship pageant on June 23 at the Performing Arts Center at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School.
Clo Meyer, who won the “Evening Gown Award for Poise and Personality” in the fourth annual scholarship pageant June 23 at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School is crowned with a tiara by 2015 Sauk Rapids Community Ambassador Tana Hendrickson after being named one of three 2016 ambassadors as 2015 ambassadors Nikki Bukowski (left) and Kelsey Christensen (right) stand by to offer their congratulations.
From left to right: Allyson Walz, daughter of Kelly Walz, Clo Meyer, daughter of Jody and Todd Meyer, and Sydney Burk, daughter of Brenda and Jason Burk, wave to the crowds as the 2016 Sauk Rapids Community Ambassadors at the Granite City Days Parade in downtown St. Cloud on June 25.
