Today in Swampscott, Jan. 29: Former Patriots Cheerleader a Pageant Contestant

Sun and Tide Notes:

Today, the sun rises at 6:57 a.m. and goes down at 4:55 p.m. High tide rolls in at 9:17 a.m. and 9:56 p.m.; low tide rolls out at 2:59 a.m. and 3:40 p.m.

Pageant Notes:

Local woman, Michelle Nigro, a former New England Patriots Cheerleader, will be competing at the Miss Boston/ Cambridge pageant on Sunday, February 16th at 5pm at the Omni Parker House Hotel located at 60 School St, Boston, MA 02108.

Michelle is enrolled at Emerson College; her platform is: Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer and she will be performing a jazz dance during the talent portion of competition.  

The Miss Boston and Miss Cambridge Pageant is an official preliminary to the Miss Massachusetts and Miss America pageants. The young women who are crowned Miss Boston 2014 and Miss Cambridge 2014 will each receive a $1,500 academic scholarship, a scholarship & prize package worth over $10,000 and will have a variety of opportunities to raise awareness and affect change for social issues that are important to them. 

Tickets are now on sale and may be purchased in advance for $30 and tickets purchased at the door will cost $35. VIP tickets are also available for $50.

The Miss Boston Scholarship Organization is dedicated to providing young women with scholarships, public speaking opportunities and support for Miss America's official platform: Children's Miracle Network.

To purchase tickets, please visit www.missboston2014.eventbrite.com.

The Miss Boston Scholarship Organization is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering young women to achieve their personal, professional and educational goals and is an official preliminary for the Miss America pageant.  The Miss America Organization is one of the nation’s leading achievement programs and the world’s largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women, providing over $45 million dollars in scholarship assistance annually. For more information on the Miss Boston Scholarship Organization, please visit www.MissBoston.org

Benjamin Friedman, a Freshman in Undeclared from Swampscott was named to the fall semester Dean's List at Bryant University.

Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I., is a leading private university offering an innovative and uniquely integrated business and liberal arts education. Founded in 1863, Bryant University has approximately 3,500 graduate and undergraduate students from 35 states and 85 countries. Bryant University is recognized as a leader in international education and regularly receives top rankings from U.S. News and World Report, Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes and Barron's. Visit www.bryant.edu.