Randolph named PR's Distinguished Young Woman
(Photo by MARY MALONE) Priest River Lamanna High School junior Natalie Randolph, right, was named Priest River’s Distinguished Young Woman for 2020 during Saturday’s program, with Emily Holbrook, left, honored as the 2020 DYW alternate.
(Photo by MARY MALONE) This year’s eight Distinguished Young Women participants were, from left, Amy Flack, Julia Rantala, Emily Holbrook, Baylee Teeters, Cassidy Prudek, Sharnai Hogan, Natalie Randolph and Sierra Vaughn.
(Photo by MARY MALONE)
(Photo by MARY MALONE)
(Photo by MARY MALONE)
(Photo by MARY MALONE)
(Photo by MARY MALONE)
(Photo by MARY MALONE)
(Photo by MARY MALONE)
(Photo by MARY MALONE)
PRIEST RIVER — After gracing the stage to the theme of “Top Gun” alongside seven other young ladies on Saturday, Priest River Lamanna High School’s Natalie Randolph was named the 2020 Distinguished Young Woman.
Honored as the 2020 DYW alternate, to take on the DYW duties if for any reason Randolph can not fulfill them, is PRLHS junior Emily Holbrook.
The other six participants in this years program were Amy Flack, Sharnai Hogan, Cassidy Prudek, Julia Rantala, Baylee Teeters and Sierra Vaughn.
Founded in 1958, Distinguished Young Women — formerly Junior Miss, Miss Priest River and Young Woman of the Year — is the country’s largest and oldest scholarship program for high school junior girls.
Each Distinguished Young Women program evaluates participants in the following categories: scholastics, 20 percent of overall score; interview, 25 percent of overall score; talent, 25 percent of overall score; fitness, 15 percent of overall score; and self-expression, 15 percent of overall score.
Cash scholarships are awarded at the local level and millions in college- granted scholarships are available — more than $1 billion nationally. Randolph will advance to the state program in Idaho Falls in October where they give away more than $27,500 in cash tuition scholarships. During Saturday’s Priest River event, a total of $7,600 in scholarships were awarded.
As the 2020 DYW winner, Randolph received a $2,400 scholarship, a certificate and a medallion. For her “Be Your Best Self” essay, Randolph was awarded an additional $500 scholarship, sponsored by the Newport/Priest River Rotary Club. She was also awarded scholastic scholarship of $600, sponsored by Lake City Law Group, Pacific Pad Print and Shane Campbell Trucking.
As the DYW alternate, Holbrook was awarded a $1,400 scholarship and a certificate, sponsored in part by the American Legion Post 147.
Hogan was chosen by her fellow participants to receive the “Spirit of Distinguished Young Women” award. She was also awarded the physical fitness scholarship of $600, sponsored by Claud Grove Trucking and Shane Campbell Trucking.
For her gymnastics routine during the talent portion of the program, Teeters was awarded a $600 scholarship. Vaughn was awarded a $600 scholarship for self expression. The winner of the interview, which was conducted prior to the program, was Prudek. She was awarded a $600 scholarship as well. No sponsors were listed for the talent, self expression or interview awards.