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Miss Wantagh pageant coordinator Ella Stevens, at lectern, oversaw the event, along with several team members, including the Miss Wantagh court: Miss Wantagh 2018 Ashley Bailey, second from left, First Runner-up Juliet Watstein, Second Runner-up Lauren Daniels, and Ambassadors Marcella Hurley and Marisa Devito. (Not pictured: Third Runner-up Isabella Ciaccio.)

The Wantagh Elementary School auditorium was filled with smiling faces on March 25 as seven local women, joined by family members, friends and local officials, were recognized as outstanding women in … more

By Alexandra Dieckmann | 4/4/19

Wantagh High School graduate Emily Fenter, second from right, has been regularly volunteering to help the homeless and the hungry since starting college at Binghamton University last September.

A community service state of mind

Wantagh High School students have a long history of giving back to their community. Whether it’s hosting a holiday toy drive, cleaning up a park or donating to a food pantry, local teens know how to make a difference. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 3/16/16

The Miss Wantagh Court, from left, ambassadors Amanda Caso and Emma Carey, second runner-up Nyatasha Jacowicz, Miss Wantagh 2015 Keri Balnis, first runner-up Ruth Kupperberg, third runner-up Nicole Ninivaggi and ambassador Monique Fiscella.

Keri Balnis crowned Miss Wantagh

Admittedly shy as a child, Keri Balnis will now hold one of the most prominent roles in her community: Miss Wantagh. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 7/8/15

Kayla Knight will soon be ending her run as the reigning Miss Wantagh.

A year of service for Miss Wantagh Court

It was a very good year for Miss Wantagh and her court. These eight young women — juniors and seniors at Wantagh High School — provided their time and energy to a number of community groups including the American Legion and the Chamber of Commerce, as well as organizing their own events like Unity Day and Women of Wantagh. more

By Laura Schofer | 6/25/15

The Miss Wantagh Court hosted its first Women of Wantagh program on March 30 at Wantagh Elementary School, honoring local women of distinction. From left are Nyatasha Jackowicz and Amanda Caso, ambassadors; Miss Wantagh Kayla Knight; Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad, Pageant Coordinator Ella Stevens; Christine Parola, second runner-up and Tylar Banedetto, ambassador.

Young women honor local role models

"I dwell in possibility,” wrote the poet and feminist Emily Dickinson. This is the very sentiment that might describe the eight women from Wantagh who were honored on March 30 by Miss Wantagh and her court, not only for their achievements in the community, but also for their ability to serve “as an inspiration to us all,” Kayla Knight, Miss Wantagh 2014, said. more

By Laura Schofer | 4/8/15

Court to honor the Women of Wantagh

March is Women’s History month and it is befitting for Miss Wantagh and her Court to recognize and honor exceptional women of the town in the aptly named Women of Wantagh program. more

2/18/15

Kayla Knight, who was crowned Miss Wantagh on July 4, is beginning her community service projects.

A year of service for Miss Wantagh

Miss Wantagh 2014 and her court are busy planning a host of service activities for the 2014-15 school year. Kayla Knight, Miss Wantagh 2014, and her court were at the community’s Sept. 11 ceremony. First-runner up, Kaitlyn Von Runnen, made a quilt in honor of the victims, made from strips of paper to read “I will remember.” more

By Laura Schofer | 10/1/14

Kayla Knight crowned Miss Wantagh

Wantagh High School senior Kayla Knight was named Miss Wantagh 2014 at the close of the Fourth of July parade last Friday at Wantagh Elementary School. “I am extremely honored that the judges … more

By Laura Schofer | 7/8/14

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