Local Teen’s Reign Has Been a Busy One BY CAROLINE MARTIN
Above, at a Make A Wish concert in Texas, Miss Teen of America snaps a quick photo with a girl competing for Little Miss of Texas. Top, as part of her children’s literacy platform, Caroline hosted virtual storytime sessions with elementary classes. 38
AROUND KENNESAW | August 2021
As some readers may know, I had the amazing opportunity of winning the title of Miss Teen of America in November. At the time, I was in shock, and absolutely couldn’t wait for the year ahead. Now, a little more than halfway through the year of my reign, I still look forward to each and every opportunity I have with the title. Since last November, I definitely have stayed busy with a variety of appearances, volunteer events and meeting a lot of awesome people. With the title, I also have been able to expand upon my platform, children’s literacy, and there are some special projects I am working on. I love to travel, and I have been able to take some fun trips, both locally and
throughout the United States. One of my favorites so far was my trip to Texas in March. I had some fun with my fellow titleholders, and also got to meet new titleholders. We were all there for the Texas state pageant, which I was excited about, because I got to go back to my home state. I enjoyed meeting all of the Texas state titleholders. There were so many great people there, several of which I have stayed in contact with. Additionally, I got to talk to people of all ages about the importance of reading, and how it’s OK to ask for help when struggling with something. Each person was given a book to read themselves, or to read to someone else. Other opportunities that come
