Festival Queens Pageant

Hello! My name is Taylor Patten and I am your Miss Green 2025. I am the daughter of Jason and Cassie Patten. I am involved in varsity cheerleading, golf, and varsity softball. I am also a member of Impact Prevention, Key Club, Beta Club, Bible Club, and am on the Quiz bowl team. I am a Beta Club officer and take part in college credit plus courses at my school. I attend Temple Baptist Church in Portsmouth. I love to watch movies, listen to music, and spend time with my friends and family. 

 

My platform, Telling My Tic: Traversing Tourette’s, focuses on showing others that you are more than your difference. I was diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome when I was 14 years old, but I have been ticcing since I was in preschool. My plan is to foster a supportive community for individuals with this condition, and other conditions that are misunderstood or misrepresented to the public. My platform is not just about Tourette’s Syndrome, but is also about showing others that you can do anything, and be anything in spite of your differences. I want others to know there is a place in this world for everyone, and that we all belong. I want to use my River Days experience to encourage others to step out of their comfort zones and pursue their passions without worry of embarrassment, failure, or in my case, tics. 

 

I am so thankful for this opportunity. Being Miss Green has always been a dream of mine, and now I am living that dream! I love my community and take a lot of pride in being a bobcat. I hope to bring that crown back to the furnace. Go Bobcats!💚🐾