Henrietta Teen Wins First Miss NY Anti-bullying Scholarship
By: Cierra Putman
Updated: July 9, 2012
A Henrietta teen is being recognized for her anti-bullying efforts. Tivoli Skye is the first to receive the Miss. New York Anti-Bullying Scholarship.
"I just feel like now a lot of kids are going to step up and say this isn't really cool and start their own thing which would be great," Skye said.
The Henrietta teen now has $1,000 to help her pay for college.
The soon to be Rush-Henrietta senior says she's honored to receive the award, especially after being a victim of bullying herself.
Skye says she was shocked when she was called up to the stage during the Miss New York Pageant to receive the scholarship
The teen didn't even know she was a nominee.
Tivoli Skye's songs about being a teen and anti-bullying can be found on YouTube and her website.
The teen hopes to attend the University of Rochester after high school graduation.
"I just feel like now a lot of kids are going to step up and say this isn't really cool and start their own thing which would be great," Skye said.
The Henrietta teen now has $1,000 to help her pay for college.
The soon to be Rush-Henrietta senior says she's honored to receive the award, especially after being a victim of bullying herself.
Skye says she was shocked when she was called up to the stage during the Miss New York Pageant to receive the scholarship
The teen didn't even know she was a nominee.
Tivoli Skye's songs about being a teen and anti-bullying can be found on YouTube and her website.
The teen hopes to attend the University of Rochester after high school graduation.
