{"id":10988,"date":"2023-04-12T15:59:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T20:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=10988"},"modified":"2023-04-14T10:52:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T15:52:11","slug":"freshman-crowned-apple-blossom-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/12\/freshman-crowned-apple-blossom-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshman crowned Apple Blossom Queen\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-10989 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/202304_HessAppleBlossom-207x310.jpg\" alt=\"apple blossom queen in downtown St. Joseph\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/202304_HessAppleBlossom-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/202304_HessAppleBlossom-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/202304_HessAppleBlossom-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/202304_HessAppleBlossom-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/202304_HessAppleBlossom-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/202304_HessAppleBlossom-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/202304_HessAppleBlossom-800x1199.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/202304_HessAppleBlossom-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/202304_HessAppleBlossom-1200x1799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/202304_HessAppleBlossom.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/>April 12, 2023&#8211;A Missouri Western State University student was recently crowned the 2023 Apple Blossom Queen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Breanna Hess, freshman convergent journalism and public relations major from St. Joseph, competed against other contestants in the categories of poise, personality and appearance. Her essay topic was &#8220;How do small businesses help make St. Joseph the city that it is?&#8221; She also answered a surprise question &#8220;What do you think makes a good role model and Why?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At Missouri Western, Hess will be the director of campus activities for the Student Government Association and is a past participant in the Barbara Sprong Leadership challenge.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/appleblossomparade.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apple Blossom Parade<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will start at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 6 in downtown St. Joseph.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 12, 2023&#8211;A Missouri Western State University student was recently crowned the 2023 Apple Blossom Queen.\u00a0 Breanna Hess, freshman convergent journalism and public relations major from St. Joseph, competed against other contestants in the categories of poise, personality and appearance. 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