Miss Central Mountain, Ashley Rich, representative at Laurel Festival next week

WELLSBORO, PA – Miss Ashley Rich is representing Central Mountain High School and her community as a Pennsylvania State Laurel Queen candidate. A weeklong event in Wellsboro, the festival will culminate with queen-related activities on Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18, followed by a union church service on Sunday, June 19.

Ashley is the daughter of Tammy Rich of Bald Eagle Township.

All four years of high school, Miss Rich was on high honor roll; participated in track and field (100 meter hurdles and long jump) and coached middle school hurdlers. She received medals at the District Meet several years in a row.

In grades 10, 11 and 12, she was a member of Key Club, the Rotary Interact Club (treasurer in 11th and 12th grades); on her school’s volleyball team (defensive specialist in junior varsity in 10th grade and in varsity in 11th and 12th grades) and played different positions with the Ultras Blues Club Volleyball Team those three years.

Miss Rich was Class of 2022 vice president in 10th grade and president in 11th and 12th grades and a member of the National Honor Society in 11th and 12th grades.

She volunteered for gymnastics camp in 9th grade and won a gold medal on the vault at the Pennsylvania Classic States in 9th grade.

The past three years, Miss Rich was employed at the Lock Haven YMCA as a gymnastics coach, on the Fitness Team and Child Watch after school, on weekends and during the summer.

Miss Rich also volunteered with the high school swim team, Special Olympics, and as a student helper in Adaptive Physical Education classes.

She enjoys hunting and participating in sports.

This fall, Miss Rich plans to attend Penn State University in State College and major in Kinesiology and Exercise Science and minor in Coaching to be a Pediatric Sports Medicine Specialist.