Rockwall-Heath student crowned Miss Rockwall’s Outstanding Teen 2016

Rockwall-Heath student crowned Miss Rockwall’s Outstanding Teen 2016

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 22, 2016) Emma Oleksinski, a Rockwall-Heath High School sophomore, was crowned Miss Rockwall’s Outstanding Teen 2016 at the Miss South Central Texas pageant. The title is part of the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Scholarship Foundation. Emma will be moving on to the Miss Texas’ Outstanding Teen pageant, which takes place in June of this year.

Emma’s platform is A Helping Hand For America’s Seniors. She has enjoyed visiting her grandmothers in their nursing homes through the years but noticed that not all residents had the privilege of family and friends visiting. She was surprised to learn that 85% of nursing home residents have NO visitors. Her goal is to develop a pen pal program between schools and nursing homes. In the process she hopes to not only instill a sense of compassion and concern in the youth of America for our seniors but also bring a bit of happiness to the elderly.

Story and photo submitted by Jana Leveritt.

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