As she puts down the pen as an accomplished author and trades it in for a Terry Costa Prom dress, sophomore Olivia Dowd marks another prestigious accomplishment in her life. On Dec. 1, 2025, Dowd found...
As the evening sun sets, anxious contestants exit makeup rooms and prepare to make their appearance onto the purple lit stage. The curtains part, and one by one, girls line the stage in evening dresses,...
With attentive eyes and upturned lips, bundles of children stare in awe, intently listening as stories of experience and encouragement unfold.Â
Pageant queens worldwide not only display their talents...
The Texarkana Convention Center came alive on Sunday, Feb. 2 as freshman Olivia Dowd earned the title of Miss Lake O’ The Pines Teen at the Miss Texarkana Pageant.Â
The Miss Texarkana...
The clock strikes seven. The stage, fully lit with the yellow-hued lights of the Sullivan Performing Arts Center beaming down, is prepared to hold 12 ladies dressed in their best as the Miss THS Scholarship...
On Saturday, Oct. 12 at 6:00 p.m., the annual Miss Texas High pageant will take place in the John Thomas Sullivan Performing Arts Center at Texas High School.
Hosted by Stacy J. Mayo, this annual beauty...
On Saturday, Sept. 9, Texas High School hosted the Miss THS pageant for the first time in over 5 years. Former Miss Texas Stacy Mayo brought back this pageant with the goal of inspiring young girls to...
Story by Addison Cross, editor in chief
• July 8, 2019
39 contestants, then 12, then five, and then there was one. Senior Allie Graves was given a new life on Friday, June 28. A life she had been waiting on since she was a child.Â
“I was in the Lone...
Story by Ahja Cherry, staff writer
• April 29, 2015
No, I didn’t win. I went home with the same amount of sashes and tiaras as I showed up with-- none. I didn’t expect to win the first pageant I was ever in, but still no one likes to lose. On the brighter...
