A Healthy Future

Hello Everyone!



It is such an honor to be Pearl City's Outstanding Teen 2011! I have so many ideas of what I would like to do with my year. Including the promotion of my platform, "A Healthy Future: Encouraging Healthy Habits in Kids".

A healthy lifestyle is a very important part of my life. My interest in healthy living started my Freshman year of high school. Being a cheerleader required you to come to 7 am practices all summer! Most girls came in with Monsters or Red bulls to be able to stay awake and make it through the practice.

My coach rushed to change the habits of all the girls on the squad. She soon introduced us to a line of wellness products. These products would have the ability to keep us awake, and keep us healthy. As my family began discovering these products we became more and more interested in the possibilities of what they could help us achieve.

We began eating healthier and working out regularly. With this change, I gained a whole new perspective. What would happen if I was able to tell people about my story and help them with their own?

The Miss America Organization has helped me do just that. I have volunteered with my local YMCA to construct their new after school program for kids. This program allowed kids to learn how to live a healthy life style in a fun way.

Talking with the kids showed me how important being healthy is. It has said that childhood obesity has tripled since the year 1980. This is a statistic that we need to reverse. Teaching the children of our community the right way to take care of their body is the only way to do that.

I hope as Miss Pearl City's Outstanding Teen I will have more opportunities to share my passion about living a healthy life style! I cant wait to share my stories with everyone in this blog. Will write again soon!

-Jess :)