HHS Pageant, Talent Show Set For Saturday

HOPE – The stars will come out Saturday when the HHS Student Council presents the Mr. and Miss Hope High School and Talent Show at Hempstead Hall.

Student Council Sponsor Lena VanCamp said the pageant/talent contest is in its 11th year as the principle fundraiser for the HHS student government.

“All proceeds will go to Student Council to help fund campus-wide events like prom and homecoming festivities,” VanCamp said.

Curtain is at 3:00pm Saturday in the main auditorium of Hempstead Hall on the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana campus. Admission is $5 for adults and children under age five are admitted free.

Junior Phillip Knighton and senior Lakin Hulett were crowned Mr. and Miss HHS in 2016.

Senior Mario Valdez was the first runner-up and junior Matthew Tullos was the second runner-up in the Mr. HHS 2016 contest. Iliana Martin, junior, was first runner-up and Alana Flores, senior, was second runner-up in the 2016 Miss HHS pageant.

Talent winners in 2016 were senior Judith Artis, freshman Erounnia Hearon, first runner-up and freshman Kelsey Reedy, second runner-up.