A Day in the Life of Miss Fargo, Katie Olson

Hi there! My name is Katie Olson and I am Miss Fargo 2018.

I am so excited share a little bit of my life with you all! Being Miss Fargo has been an absolutely crazy and busy ride so far. I was crowned in September and have been juggling my title, a job, school, and a sport! First and foremost I am a proud student and spirit ambassador at North Dakota State University. I am an upcoming junior, and am majoring in Elementary Education! So, when you can’t find me in a college classroom, odds are I’m in an elementary school observing and interacting with classrooms! I absolutely love working with kids. Three days a week I split my day between mornings observing a 3rd grade classroom, and afternoons working at my job where I help with infant, toddler, and preschool aged classrooms. Like I said, I really love working with children! On the other two days of the week I am a college student, busy in class all day. Another big part of my daily life is being on the dance team! I am on the North Dakota State University Bison Dance Team, and have spent two amazing years dedicated to this team.  I love getting to dance with my best friends, who also happen to be my teammates. Being on this team I have had so many wonderful oppourtunities such as: dancing at Bison football games, competing at nationals, and really cultivating my platform.

My platform, The Motivation Mindset: Positivity at Every Turn, has really been strengthened by my time on the Bison Dance team. I have learned the value of my own positive mindset, and I can’t wait to share my platform with everyone! One of my favorite quotes (which you can find right here) has really stemmed a lot of the research and meaning behind my platform. Having a positive growth mindset versus a fixed mindset is something I talk about a lot in my platform, and if you would like to hear more about all of that you can find me @missfargo_2018 on instagram and @missfargo2018 on Facebook!

I can’t believe that the Miss North Dakota 2018 competition is less than 3 months away! I was born and raised in Williston, ND and have being going to the state pageant every year since I was about 7! Sometimes I still can’t believe that I get to be up on that stage. I have been apart of the system in every way and I figured it was finally time I joined as a contestant.  I was a dancer in the state pageant for four years, and a little sister! I remember just looking up to the contestants as a little girl so much, and thinking that they were just the coolest people on earth. It’s crazy now to be in that role model position, and to know I will get a little sister of my own, I can’t wait!