Megan Dwyer

School: Elko High School

Year: Senior

Scholarship Winnings: $8,100

Social Impact Initiative: Be Bold, Go Gold: Childhood Cancer Awareness

Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Organization empowers me to: Become a leader in community service and develop a passion for helping childhood cancer patients. I have built confidence, life skills, and meaningful bonds as a result of this organization and its values.

Bio: Megan is a senior honors student at Elko High School who loves participating in extracurricular activities. She serves as the Student Body Controller, President of the National Honor Society, Co-President of Key Club, a Team Captain of Speech and Debate, a Representative in Mu Alpha Theta, a member of Pep Club, and is a varsity athlete of her school’s golf and track and field teams. Besides her extracurriculars, Megan enjoys the academic side of high school, where she maintains an above 4.5 GPA through AP and Honors classes.