OUTSTANDING TEEN Resume Instructions

This is your opportunity to demonstrate to the judges why they should consider you for the job of Miss Arizona’s Outstanding Teen. This Resume combined with the Social Impact Initiative Statement, will comprise your entire application for this job. The judges will receive exactly what is submitted. Any item incorrectly submitted that does not fit the established criteria will be submitted to the judges without an opportunity to correct.

Resume Criteria: • Resume must fit on one (1) page and on white paper

• Color headshot must appear on the page. Headshot must be cropped to chest up (no full body)

• All bold categories below must be listed on the Resume. You may list as many or as few items

under each category as you desire.

• Layout of Resume is Candidate discretion. Two samples with varying layouts are attached yet they both cover the same categories below.

Categories below must appear in BOLD on the Resume and expanded upon:

1. “Name”

2. “Name of Local Title”

3. “Hometown” - Type your hometown including the city and the state.

4. “Education” - Type your most recent school first. List in order with the most recent, all schools attended (high school, middle school, elementary school, etc.).

5. “Social Impact Initiative” - Type the title/name of your Social Impact Initiative

6. “Scholastic/Career Ambition” - Type the type of degree/education you would ultimately like to

achieve and beneath that, list your career ambition.

7. “Talent” - Type the type of talent and name of your specific talent selection. (Example: Pop Vocal - “Rolling in the Deep” or Tap Dance - “Staying Alive”, etc.)

8. “Scholastic Honors”

9. “Leadership Roles”

10. “Accomplishments” Do not include any previous local titles held in the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen

Program or placement

11. “Interesting Facts” Do not include any previous local titles held in the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Program or placement

12. “Marketing Plan” In sentence form, explain how you would market the Miss Arizona’s Outstanding

Teen “brand.” Include relevant experience you have which may uniquely qualify you to serve in this position. Please be aware that a portion of the Miss AZ’s Outstanding Teen responsibilities includes marketing the Miss AZ’s Outstanding Teen program to potential sponsors, educational institutions, and organizations.

13. “How would I promote the Miss Arizona’s Outstanding Teen Organization?” In sentence form, explain to the judges why you should be selected as Miss Arizona’s Outstanding Teen this year.

SEEOUSTANDINGTEENRESUMELAYOUTSAMPLESONNEXTTWOPAGES…

Name: Katelyn Cai Title: Miss Arizona’s Outstanding Teen Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona

Education: BASIS Scottsdale Sonoran Sky Elementary

Social Impact Initiative: She Dared: Promoting Gender Equality and

Women’s Rights

Scholastic/Career Ambition: Attend Princeton University and pursue a career in public service

Talent: Dance – You Say

Scholastic Honors: Commenced Scholar with a 4.8 weighted GPA (4.0 GPA unweighted); National Junior Honor Society; National Tri-M Honor Society; National French Honor Society; Earned an overall A in International Relations (college-level course) at JSA Georgetown University Summer School in 2018; Participant in John Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) Talent Search; ACT score earned High Honors Award among the highest-scoring CTY students in 2017.

Leadership Roles: Member of Scottsdale Mayor’s Youth Council; President of the Teen Advisory Board of Arabian Public Library for 2019-2020; Logistic Director at Great Debate Initiative; Speech Captain for Basis Scottsdale Speech and Debate Club; Co-founder and President of Junior State of America local chapter at Basis Scottsdale (Fall 2019); Emceed the 2019 cultural show for the 29th Annual Phoenix Chinese Week; Board member of the Tech Committee of Tri-M Honor Society; Founder of Basis Middle School Speech Club.

Accomplishments: Student of the Year Award for 2017-2019; Distinguished Honor Roll; First Freshman girl in Arizona to qualify for both NSDA and UK TOC National Tournaments in Extemporaneous Speech; 2017 regional “Dancer of the Year” title at Rainbow National Dance Competition; Oil painting won 1st Place at the 2018 Arizona State Fair and Honorable Mention at 2019 Congressional Art Competition; 1st Place in Impromptu Speech at 2018 PCDS Invitational; Raised over $2000 for Junior State of America in 2018.

Interesting Facts: I am a Marvel fan who can name all the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies; I am a Food-Channel enthusiast who loves to bake, cook and eat – especially snickerdoodles and Chinese dumplings; My family partakes in several traditional Chinese dish potlucks with our “Asian connections” in the Phoenix area; I love painting, monopoly and hot Cheetos; I attend the #3 ranked “Best High School in the Nation” (US News and World Report); I gave up my spot at NSDA to compete for Miss Arizona’s Outstanding Teen 2019.

Marketing Plan: The first part of my marketing plan is to promote the empowerment of women socially, politically, and economically through the furthering of my platform. Secondly, social media is essential for encouraging positive conversation among teen audiences about the MAOTeen program and women's issues, while potentially reaching a national and global audience. Lastly, I would love to create a grass-roots tour across the United States, where I am able to use my speech and in-person communication skills to spread awareness about the MAOTeen program as well as fundraise for CMNH.

How would I promote the MAOTeen Organization: I truly love the MAOTeen organization and have experienced huge personal growth from the two years I have spent with the program. I strive to be the role model who represents what this organization stands for: scholarship, communication, community service and talent. I am a firm believer in leading by example and I hope to inspire teens to want to know more about our organization through my own actions. I will also utilize my communication skills attained through speech and debate to encourage young women to join the program at school, community meetings, public events and on social media platforms. I will recruit more teens and princesses to join me, so that they can experience the benefits of the MAOTeen program at a young age.

K A T E L Y N C A IM I S S G R A N D C A N Y O N ' S

O U S T A N D I N G T E E N

SCHOLASTIC HONORS:Commenced Scholar with a 4.8 weighted GPA

National Junior Honor Society

National French Honor Society

Earned an overall A in International Relations (college-level

course) at Junior State of America, Georgetown University

Summer School in 2018

Participant in John Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth

LEADERSHIP ROLES:

Logistic Director at Great Debate Initiative

Scottsdale Speech and Debate Club

Co-founder and President of Junior State of America local

chapter at BASIS Scottsdale (Fall 2019)

Emceed the 2019 cultural show for the 29th Annual Phoenix

Chinese Week

Founder of BASIS Middle School Speech Club

HOMETOWN:

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

EDUCATION: BASIS Scottsdale; Sonoran Sky Elementary

SOCIAL IMPACT INTIATIVE:

She Dared: Promoting Gender

Equality and Women

SCHOLASTIC/CAREER AMBITION:Attend Princeton University and pursue a career in public service

TALENT: Lyrical Dance – “You Say”

I am a Marvel fan. My parents immigrated to the US from communist China. I love painting

The first freshman female in Arizona to qualify for the National

Speech and Debate Association

(NSDA)National Tournament and University of Kentucky

Tournament of Champions in Extemporaneous Speaking

Student of the Year Award for 2017-2019

2017 regional “Dancer of the Year”

Scottsdale, AZ

To promote the empowerment of women socially,politically, and economically.

To create a grass-roots tour across the Arizona,where I am able to use my speech and in-personcommunication skills to spread awareness about theMAOTeen program as well as fundraise for CMNH.

To utilize social media for encouraging positiveconversation among teen audiences about theMAOTeen program and women's issues.

MARKETING PLAN:

HOW WOULD I PROMOTE THE MAOTEEN ORGANIZATION? I truly love the MAOTeen organization and after two yearsin this program, I have gained so much confidence! I strive to be the role model who represents what this organization standsfor: scholarship, communication, community service and talent. I hope to inspire teens to want to know more about ourorganization through my own actions. I will also utilize my communication skills to encourage young women to join the programat school, community meetings, public events and on social media platforms. I will recruit more teens and princesses to join me,so that they can experience the benefits of the MAOTeen program at a young age.

INTERESTING FACTS