HUNTERSVILLE — This year’s Miss All American Pageant takes place July 15-18 in Charleston, and the Diocese of Charlotte is rooting for a familiar face: Miss Huntersville, Deanna Glenn.
Some may remember Glenn (pictured here with Julianna, a former student) from her Miss America days, when she entered as Miss Huntersville.
Glenn sings at St. Therese Church in Mooresville, attends Mass with her long-term boyfriend at St. Mark in Huntersville, and often visits her parents’ church of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte while remaining an active participant in the campus ministry.
Her pro-life platform then and now has highlighted her work with Catholic organizations such as Mira Via and Birthright of Charlotte.
Her advocacy has led to motivational speeches like the one she delivered at the local March for Life in Charlotte. “I just want to use this pageant to bring glory to God,” Glenn said.
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MOORESVILLE — Rachel Shay is the recipient of a $10,000 college scholarship awarded to a parishioner of St. Therese Parish.
The Clark Ross Scholarship was created by long-time parishioner and retired Davidson College economics professor Dr. Clark Ross. This is the sixth scholarship awarded to date.
Pictured (from left) are Ross, Shay, St. Therese’s pastor Father Mark Lawlor and scholarship administrator Aisling Zaccarelli.
Shay plans to study political science at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee this fall.
— Nancy Broderick