'09 Miss America tells students 'no dream too big'
If it wasn’t special enough for the students at Washington Township Elementary School to make the honor roll, they were handed their awards for the accomplishment by a Miss America.
Miss America 2009 Katie Stam Irk was a special guest Monday at the school’s annual honor roll convocation for fourth- and fifth-graders. Stam Irk, who hails from Seymour, and is the only Miss Indiana to win Miss America, also shared with students an excerpt from soon-to-be published children’s book she authored.
There were two dreams Stam Irk had when she was little — to be a writer and to win Miss America. Her book tells the story of wanting to become Miss America and how she got there. She even showed the students a Miss America sash she made and wore at the age of 6. Then she showed them the real sash and crown presented to her for being named Miss America.
“No dream is too big for you at any age,” she said. “Don’t be afraid to start now.”
Fifth-grader Kennedy Gonzalez joined her fellow honor roll classmates in meeting with and getting an autograph from Stam Irk.
“It was pretty cool,” Kennedy said.
Fellow fifth-grader Sierra Richardson was thrilled to receive her honor roll award from Stam Irk.
“I like Miss America,” Sierra said. “She’s pretty and talented. And I like being recognized if I do earn an award.”
Fourth-grade honor roll student Ethan Girton said his favorite part of the day was hearing Stam Irk’s story about growing up in a small town and having only 11 classmates. He also thrilled to be named to the honor roll.
“I just want to be a really good student in school so it’s really important to me that I’m getting this,” he said.
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