Former Creekside student Covonna Bynum was the winner of the 2016 Jr. Miss Virginia title for the Miss Earth United States pageant. She is a student at John Yeates Middle School and enjoys volunteering in her community and playing travel softball.
Covonna has been visiting Creekside 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade classrooms to speak with students about reducing their carbon footprint. She encourages them to recycle and reduce water and electricity usage.
On Sunday, April 3, Miss Earth United States held its regional pageant for the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre. This pageant featured women, teens and girls, ages 11-32, across four competitive divisions. After winning the regional pageant, Covonna will compete in the Miss Earth United States pageant in Washington, DC, this summer.