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Meet Whiz Kid: Krissy Robinson

DeKalb School of the Arts senior is Miss Georgia Teen USA 2011.

Name: Krissy Robinson, 17

School: DeKalb School of the Arts in Avondale Estates

Accomplishments: This Stone Mountain resident was crowned Miss Georgia Teen USA last November. She also recently won an award for best beauty queen with the Black Entertainment Film and Fashion Television Awards USA. But this beauty is also brains. She has a 4.0 grade point average, is in the National Honor Society, and was named to the "Principal's List Honor Roll" at theDeKalb School of the Arts. In her spare time, she is involved with the Youth Media Minds of America as a producer, director and on-camera talent. She volunteers for the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, and People Uplifting People in Life. She is also involved with  in Decatur and serves on their youth advisory board. Robinson also launched Club Impact at her school. It's a service club and rather than it being designated for students with a certain grade point average or just upper classmen, it's aimed at all students who want to help out in the community. This year's service project is a fashion show and benefit on May 6th, which is going to help women and children who are homeless.

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