Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts: Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler to appear on March 1, 2012 for Miss America Homecoming Celebration

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Brookfield, WI, February 28, 2012 – Kenosha’s Laura Kaeppeler, Miss America 2012, will appear at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts this week Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. There are a few tickets left for this 90-minute program with no intermission.

On stage with Laura will be the four Miss America runners-up: Miss Oklahoma, Betty Thompson; Miss New York, Kaitlin Monte; Miss Arizona, Jennifer Sedler; and Miss California, Noelle Freeman. All will be performing their talents that were watched live by 8 million viewers during the Miss America Pageant on January 14th. Also appearing will be Miss Wisconsin 2011, Raeanna Johnson; Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2012, Elizabeth Fechtel; and Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2010, Wisconsin’s own Jeanette Morelan.

“This the only opportunity in Southeastern Wisconsin to see Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler perform while she is briefly home in Wisconsin,” said Mark Ostendorf, Miss Wisconsin Homecoming Committee Member. “This is a great time to bring the entire family out for a special evening.”

Tickets are: $25, $20 students, $15 for groups of 10 or more and are available by calling The Wilson Center at 262-781-9520 or online at: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21447&event_val=MH01 or at the door the evening of the performance.

The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts is located in Brookfield’s Mitchell Park at 19805 W. Capital Drive, Brookfield, WI. http://www.wilson-center.com

Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler is a positive role model, ambassador and spokesperson and is the founder of Circles of Support, which was created to reduce the endless cycle of crime by mentoring children of incarcerated parents. Laura also works closely with Children’s Hospital and is the National Goodwill Ambassador for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. She attended St. Joseph High School and graduated from Carthage College, where she was on the Dean’s List, with a degree in Music – Vocal Performance. She also won the Outstanding Senior Music Major Award and was in the Music Department Honors Recital. She plans to attend law school to pursue a career in Childhood Advocacy Law.

About Miss Wisconsin Scholarship Organization: The Miss Wisconsin Scholarship Organization is a part of the Miss America Scholarship Organization, the largest privately-funded scholarship program for young women in the world – providing young women with a vehicle to further their personal and professional goals and instilling a spirit of community service through a variety of unique nationwide community-based programs.