NEW BERLIN – The 48th annual Youth Days celebration in New Berlin kicked off Thursday night with the Miss Youth Days Pageant at Unadilla Valley High School. Pictured above are Miss Youth Days First Runner Up Jessie Ray, 15, of New Berlin, Miss Youth Days Amanda Gunther, 18, of South New Berlin and Second Runner Up Samantha Larabee, 18, of Pittsfield.

Also earning sashes and tiaras in last night’s two younger age categories were Junior Miss Youth Days 10-year-old Keana Schrag of New Berlin, First Runner Up 8-year-old Brooke Brown of South New Berlin and Second Runner Up 12-year-old Logann Dolan of Norwich.

Little Miss Youth Days was 7-year-old Kyleigh George of New Berlin, First Runner Up 6-year-old Raylynne Kuhn of South New Berlin and Second Runner Up 5-year-old Jordyn Riley of North Norwich.