Maggie Belew, the daughter of
Mitch Belew of Greenfield and Becky (Hassell) Belew of Lexington, is
a 17 year old junior at Greenfield High School. Maggie is top ten in
her class academically and has received numerous leadership and
scholastic awards. Her platform of Hunger Awareness has led her on a
4 year journey of participating in local food drives, 30-Hour-Famine
events, and delivering meals to home-bound members of her community.
She hopes to continue making a difference in her community and our
country by taking a stand in the fight against hunger speaking to
fellow students and political leaders about those who fight to
survive each day.
As a sophomore, Maggie was selected to be a member
of the Weakley County Youth Leadership program. Through this program,
she was able to work with underprivileged children in West Tennessee.
Her high school extracurricular activities include Beta Club, FBLA,
FCA, yearbook editor, and student council member. Maggie is also a
GHS cheerleader and a captain of the dance/twirl team, the "Jackettes".
Maggie has been involved in competitive baton
twirling since the age of five and currently is the reigning Miss
Majorette of Tennessee and Tennessee State Twirling Champion. One of
her favorite hobbies is coaching younger girls in her own baton/dance
program, "Maggie's Sparkle-ettes". Other hobbies she enjoys are
reading, music, learning about Civil War History and the Antebellum
period, needlepoint, and being with her family. Maggie has one
younger brother, Falcon, 15, and one younger sister, Calee, 13.
While competing at the state pageant as Miss
Henderson County Outstanding Teen, Maggie performed a baton twirling
routine to Pirates of the Caribbean. She was awarded the overall
talent award.
After high school, she hopes to attend the
University of Tennessee and perform as a majorette with the Pride of
the Southland Band. Maggie's career ambition is to become a secondary
education teacher. She hopes to use her experiences working with
younger children and as a performer to positively impact students'
lives as she has been impacted by great teachers and role models.
