Sherwood’s Noelle Gush, 12, was crowned National American Miss Oregon Preteen on June 28, at the Miss Oregon Scholarship Program pageant held in Seaside.
The honor means she will travel to Florida in November as part of the National American Miss competition held in Florida.
A seventh grader, Gush is passionate about making a difference in the lives of animals with her platform, Paws in Action. Gush focuses on saving, caring for and “rehoming” cats and kittens, according to the pageant…