The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Local Wednesday, September 27, 2017 A- 9 Parker Goeppner crowned Little Mister Labor Day Parker Goeppner, son of Jason and Beth Go- eppner, of Stendal, was crowned 2017 Little Mister Labor Day, September 2 in Princeton at the 131st Labor Day Association celebration. Parker's sponsor was I.B.E.W. #1395. Monday Tuesday Wednesday ursday Friday 2 3 4 Dr. Chacko Dr. Emerson Dr. Gurram Dr. Neahring Dr. Reid 5 Dr. Gilson Dr. McCord 6 Dr. Neahring 9 10 11 Dr. Finch Dr. Gurram Dr. Neahring Dr. Reid 12 Dr. McCord Dr. Jani Lindsay Lang, FNP 13 Dr. Neahring Audibel Hearing Center 16 17 18 Dr. Chacko Dr. Emerson Dr. Gurram Dr. Neahring Dr. Reid 19 Dr. Gilson Dr. McCord 20 Dr. Neahring 23 24 Dr. Jani 25 Dr. Gurram Dr. Neahring Dr. Reid 26 Dr. McCord 27 Dr. Neahring Audibel Hearing Center 30 31 From left to right, Ellie Meade Youth First Regional Development Officer; Amber Russell, Youth First Social Worker at Pike Central Middle School; Teen Miss Pike County People's Choice Queen and 2nd Runner-up Kylee Shoultz; Teen Miss Pike County Queen Abigail Sutt; Teen Miss Pike County 1st Run- ner-up Sydney Davis; Teen Miss Pike County 3rd Runner-up Kyleigh Davis; and Teen Miss pageant di- rector Jenny Ridao. Submitted Photo Teen Miss Pike County People's Choice Queen donates funds to Youth First Kylee Marie Shoultz, a junior at Pike Central High School, was crowned the 2017 Teen Miss Pike County People's Choice Queen. She received the larg- est donation during the opening seg- ment of the Teen Miss Pike County pageant and has the honor of choosing a local charity or not-for-profit organi- zation to receive the donated funds from the People's Choice Award. Shortly after she was crowned, Jen- ny Ridao, the Teen Miss pageant direc- tor, gave a few suggestions of local not- for-profit organizations. "When I mentioned Youth First to Kylee, she wasn't familiar with it," said Ridao. She decided to ask Kylee a ques- tion instead. "Do you feel it is important having a social worker at Pike Central Mid- dle School? " Without hesitation, Kylee answered "Yes! " Ridao explained that one-on-one counseling is just a fragment of Mrs. Amber Russell's job at Pike Central Middle School as a Youth First Social Worker. Kylee said, "I think kids need some- one at school to talk to about stuff go- ing on in their life, someone who just will listen." Ridao went on to say, "I was fortu- nate to meet Youth First Regional De- velopment Officer Ellie Meade last year at a Social Concerns meeting. It was then that Ms. Meade explained how Youth First was a not-for-profit organization looking to secure funds to keep Mrs. Russell at Pike Central. A couple of months later, I was work- ing a health fair and met Mrs. Russell. I appreciated how she took the time to tell me about her position at Pike Cen- tral and all of the prevention programs and services she offers as a Youth First Social Worker."