Sarah Hider is a vocalist from Wooster, Ohio. At Wooster High School she was involved in the concert choir, jazz choir, the majorette squad, and French, History, and Drama clubs. She was also a division captain of the Speech and Debate team and placed in the top 24 at the state tournament.

Sarah's Scholastic Honors included multiple times achievements on the school's Honor Roll, she achieved a Varsity Letter in Academics, a Varsity Letter in Forensics, she was enrolled in several honors classes,  and she was selected for the prestigious Senior Seminar Program.

Sarah's personal accomplishments of which she is most proud include being a State Speech Tournament qualifier, obtaining the lead role in her high school’s musical as a freshman, and becoming an Advanced Basic Strut State Champion, NBTA, in 2008.

As Miss Ohio’s Outstanding Teen 2008, Sarah has traveled all over the state and country. Throughout the year Sarah has worked tirelessly on behalf of the Miss Ohio Outstanding Teen Scholarship Program. She has performed at more than half of the Miss Ohio preliminaries all while promoting her platform of “HIV/AIDS Awareness Among Teens”.

Sarah's platform of "HIV/AIDS Awareness was brought about originally after she had seen the Lifetime network movie "Girl Positive" -- about a teen girl who found out she was HIV positive -- she realized the disease is something that needs serious attention when it comes to her generation. "I realized it (HIV/AIDS) is something very serious and it will start affecting us if we don't do something about it," Hider said.

At the 2008 Miss Ohio Outstanding Teen Scholarship Program in Mansfield, Hider competed in categories including interview, formal wear, talent, lifestyle and fitness and answering a question posed by judges. Hider knew going into the night's competition that she had come in first place in the interview portion so she was hoping she'd place in the competition. When she heard her name called as the winner, many emotions overcame her. "It was just like 'yes.' I started crying because I looked out into the audience and my friends, my director, my parents, it was also just so incredible and overwhelming," she said.

After being crowned Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2008 Sarah had little time to celebrate as she began preparations to compete in August 2008 at the 2008 Miss America's Outstanding Teen Program in Orlando, FL. While at the competition she represented Ohio proudly and made a great many number of new friends.

As Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2008, Sarah also had the opportunity to go to Miss America in Las Vegas in January 2009 and performed on stage with the other Miss America's Outstanding Teens. Additionally, Sarah was able to accomplished her goal of holding a fundraiser for her platform and raised over $800 for UNICEF: Unite Against AIDS.

Outside of the Miss Ohio Outstanding Teen Scholarship Program Sarah enjoys spending time at home with her family and her pets, a dog named Dolce and a cat named Tuffis.  Her favorite TV show is reruns of Beverly Hills 90210, her favorite food is a Greek Salad, and if she could change one thing about herself it would to not be so squeamish. "I'm too squeamish, I fainted watching my friend get her ears pierced," she said.

As her year as Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2008 winds down Sarah begins looking towards the future. Included in this future picture is the hope of returning to the Miss Ohio stage in 2010, only this time as a contestant in the Miss Ohio Scholarship Program. 

With her plans, hopes, and dreams for the future falling into place, Sarah will be begin attending the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism of the Ohio University in the fall of 2009.