SHANNON RYAN

Miss New York’s Outstanding Teen 2012

Hometown: Clifton Park, NY

Education: Senior at Shenendehowa High School

Talent: Irish Step Dancing

Scholastic Ambition: To graduate high school with honors. To attend college and study broadcast journalism and international affairs. To study abroad and to graduate at the top of my class. To attend law school and graduate at the top of my class.

Career Ambition: To become a reporter and to travel the globe giving issues the vital publicity they need. Then to become a lawyer and persecute international human rights violators and eventually work for the United Nations and become involved in politics.

Scholastic Honors: Honor roll, High honor roll, AP and honors courses, two time recipient of the green and white award for outstanding service and scholastics, history department award

Accomplishments: Four year School Senator, one of three students selected to be on the High School Partnership Team and the first and only student to be nominated and participate in the District Partnership Team, SFA event head, Two time Spirit representative, Selected to be a “CAPteen” staffing phone a friend, teen talk and Cheryl’s lodge, Cheerleading captain, Cheerleading spirit award, JP cheerleading coach selected to start up and run JP minnies

Platform Issue: Y.E.S.

Youth Envisioning Success — Encouraging young people to push themselves to reach their goals and to help one another achieve them. Helping them to attain the resources and guidance necessary to turn their vision of success into reality.

Miss America’s Outstanding Teen

Shannon will compete in the national finals of Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2012 in Orlando, FL August 14-18, 2012!