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Diya Patel, left, and Shivani Patel, right, will participate this weekend in the Miss Kentucky USA pageant at the Center for Rural Development. alert featured
By CARLA SLAVEY
Commonwealth Journal May 19, 2021
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Diya Patel, left, and Shivani Patel, right, will participate this weekend in the Miss Kentucky USA pageant at the Center for Rural Development.
Two sisters will be representing Somerset in a couple of unique state pageants being held this Friday and Saturday at the Center for Rural Development.
Shivani Patel, 19, will be competing in the Miss Kentucky USA pageant as âMiss Somerset,â while her sister, Diya Patel, 15, will be competing in the Miss Kentucky Teen USA pageant, also with the title of âMiss Somerset.â
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that people who are fully vaccinated may forgo masks in most public spaces. Despite the announcement, Downs said South Western High School will still mandate masks for the ceremony.
Spring Grove Area High School also is hosting one traditional graduation ceremony with masking and social distancing requirements, but Principal Dave Dietrich said that could change if state guidance continues to relax. Dietrich said he is happy that his school can offer an in-person ceremony for its graduates, given that at the start of the year, many education officials doubted whether any school buildings would even keep their classrooms open.