Her Platform Issue is Assisting education in elementary schools.  She feels that teens must be made aware that our elementary schools need their help in assisting the education of the students, and that the elementary age children need to know that it is okay to seek the help they need because the teens are there for them.  McKenzi tutors at both Adams and Hutton Elementary schools.   She volunteers at the after school program on Tuesdays and Wednesdays assisting children with any academic homework or with questions they have about  subjects such as math, social studies and English.   McKenzi notes that with the school  budget cuts there are significant decreases in the days and hours that  homework and/or tutoring centers are offered to students in elementary schools (example: Hutton only offers it 2 days a week now). Her goal is to get more teens involved to give back to the elementary schools that have given so much to them. McKenzi would also like to encourage the children who need the extra help to come to the centers so that they will perform better in school.  She hopes to raise awareness of this issue by spreading the word to students in high school and elementary schools however possible, such as public speaking. I would promote giving the “I Can!” attitude to high school students about giving back to the community and to elementary students. This will promote self esteem in education.

She hopes to attend a college or university to prepare for a career as a lawyer or engineer. As a child, though, she always fantasized about becoming a female “Tiger Woods” or a dolphin trainer at Sea World.

McKenzi eats starbursts in rainbow order (ROY G BIV). Her fingers can bend in awkward places and she can tie a knot in a cherry stem and unwrap a starburst candy without using her hands. Although she considers herself a chocolate fanatic, vanilla tootsie rolls are her favorite candy.  McKenzi loves scary movies and enjoys a good jump in a puddle.   She has three best  friends, 2 of which are from kindergarten.. In the summer, McKenzi loves spending time at Priest Lake, Idaho working at Elkins Resort, extreme tubing, water skiing or having fun in the sun.  She knows the United States in alphabetical order, and she is a nanny.