Pecatonica Key Club raises $9,500 with 8th Annual Mr. PHS Pageant
Josh Frank crowned winner for 2025

PHOTO COURTESY OF MARDE GANN AND BETTY KENDALL The Gazette
2025 Mr. PHS Josh Frank (center) with attendant Brooklyn Connell (to his left), 2024 Mr. PHS Drew Lapp (far right), and co-chairs Teagan Kasper (far left) and Anna McLevige (to Frank’s right). Josh also received the Best Answer Award and Mr. Congeniality. Key Club members and co-chairs Teagan and Anna are both juniors this year and have been involved with Mr. PHS for all three of their years of high school so far.
On Feb. 1, nine young men took the stage at Pecatonica High School to compete for the title of Mr. PHS. Key Club members Anna McLevige and Teagan Kasper took over the role of Mr. PHS co-chairs and ensured the 8th annual event was another success, this year raising $9,500 for Feeding America.
Throughout the night, judges and audience members were treated to a grand march, a choreographed dance, a dash for cash, and a lot of smiles and laughter. Each contestant began fundraising the week of the event, and on the night of the pageant competed in the categories of formal wear, outfit of choice, talent, fundraising, and question/answer. At the end of the night, awards were given and the top two contestants were announced, leading to the crowning of senior Josh Frank as the 2025 Mr. Pecatonica High School.
The Mr. PHS co-chairs along with Key Club advisor Michelle Johnson wish to thank all the contestants and their attendants, family members, judges, audience members, behind-the-scenes Key Club volunteers, and businesses who helped make this event such a success once again.
Since the first event in 2019, the Mr. PHS pageant has brought in over $40,000 for organizations such as The Thirst Project, The Children’s Miracle Network, The Ocean Cleanup, ShelterBox USA, Kids Around the World, the Kiwanis Neuroscience Research Foundation, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and now Feeding America.
Many more photos of the event can be found on the Mr. Pecatonica High School Facebook page.