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AHWATUKEE NEWS Z14 MIDWEEK DECEMBER 10, 2008 2 pageant winners share bond By Colleen Sparks SPECIAL FOR THE REPUBLIC A Desert Vista High School graduate and a senior have stepped from the classroom into the spotlight as the most recent Miss Arizona USA pageant winners. Alicia Blanco, 21, a 2005 Desert Vista USA Desert graduate, 2009, Vista was and senior, crowned Whitney earned Miss the Nelson, Miss Arizona 18, Ari- a zona Blanco Teen and USA Nelson 2009 title will late go on last to month. com- pete at the national competitions. And these two aren't the first pageant winners to come out of the Ahwatukee high school. Last year, Ashley Stainton, who is now a senior at Desert Vista, was BENIZO.COM named Miss Arizona Teen USA 2008.

Whitney Nelson (left) and Alicia Blanco Blanco and Nelson said Desert Vista's are the winners of two beauty pageants. academic rigor, nurturing teachers and diverse extracurricular activities pre- At Desert Vista she said she participapared them for the pageant. ted in hip-hop dance, step team, salsa "They gave me my diversity and sup- dance club, National Honor Society and a port," Blanco, a junior at Arizona State club that promotes higher education for University, said. "The teachers are SO supportive." See PAGEANT Page 7 Nobody chooses to have an emergency. But choosing the right Emergency Services can make all the difference.

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