On Tuesday, February 21, Sarah Klein made her rounds at Kellyville Public Schools. The current Miss Oklahoma, who received 12th in the Miss America Pageant, was greeted with an assembly of young faces in the cafeteria at the high school and later, the gym at the elementary school.
With a message of perseverance the typical “Don’t Give Up On Your Dreams” speech), determination, and the common scholarly propaganda, she spoke with the eloquence all beauty queens seem to share and attempted to relate to the students as well as someone with her status could.
Miss Klein delivered her presentation effectively with no interruption. When Q&A time began, the questions came quickly:
“How old are you?” 25.
“What school did you go to?” Victory Christian, in Tulsa.
“Are you married?” Of course, that one was answered with a no and an explanation on how the title would have to be changed to “Mrs. Oklahoma” had the answer been otherwise.
After the probing inquiries, Miss Klein proposed a game of “Mr. Oklahoma”. As expected, the game was met with quite a bit of excitement. Cheering, laughing, and prompting of certain members of the student body to make their way over was the immediate reaction.
Six boys were brought up on stage. One senior, two sophomores, one freshman and two eighth-graders made up the Mr. Oklahoma candidates.
The sections were as followed: Waving, Walking, and Dancing. The first consisted of the boys showing off their favorite pageant wave. The second allowed them to present their best catwalk. The third had them busting a move on the stage. The crowd voted on the winner through their applause, the winner being one of the sophomores.
The crown that was given to him was worn proudly the rest of the day.
All in all, it was a successful assembly. Miss Klein is an interesting young woman who presented her road-to-Miss-Oklahoma well and gave an insightful speech on perseverance. Though only lasting a total of about forty-five minutes, the presentation was a highlight for many of the students’ days.
