Duo headed to DYW of Idaho program
High school senior girls from across Idaho will join together in Idaho Falls for the Distinguished Young Women of Idaho program to be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4-5, at The Colonial Theater. Participants will compete for $30,100 in college scholarships and the opportunity to represent the state as the Distinguished Young Woman of Idaho for 2020.
The program is open to the public and tickets will be sold at the door for $15. The shows being at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct 4 and 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct 5, with the winner being announced at final show that begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 5.
The 36 young women competing will be evaluated by a panel of five judges in the following categories: scholastics (25 percent), interview (25 percent), talent (20 percent), fitness (15 percent), and self-expression (15 percent). The participant selected as the Distinguished Young Woman of Idaho will advance to the national level at the 62nd Distin-guished Young Women National Finals in Mobile, Ala., on June 27, 28 and 30, 2019, where she will join with 51 other representatives from across the country in competing for cash scholarships and the opportunity to represent the program as the Distinguished Young Woman of America.
Distinguished Young Women of Idaho welcomes the following participants to Idaho Falls: Mari Anderson, Ashton; Mikacia Bartosz, Genesee; Hannah Bird, Malad; Katelyn Bitter, West Jefferson; Jacquelyn Christensen, Pocatello/Chubbuck; Hannah Cop-mann, North Mini-Cassia; Kaela Davis, St. Maries; Kylie Driggs, Teton; Alleyna Edmond-son, The Camas Prairie; Taylor Evans, Ririe; Bryna Foutz, Kuna; Suzanne Galbraith, Sugar/Salem; Calista Hall, Lewiston; Lauren Hodges, Magic Valley; Jaycee Johnson, Troy; Brenna Larson, Potlatch; Becca Lau, Caribou County; Hannah Lay, Boise Valley; Cassidy Lustig, Kendrick/Juliaetta; Allie McClure, South Mini-Cassia; Amanda Moser, Blackfoot; Katelyn Oliverson, Franklin County; Claire Qualls, Moscow; Natalie Randolph, Priest River; Gabrielle Ranney, Kootenai County; Mikayla Schoening, Sandpoint; Madilyn Schofield, Bonneville County; Cumorah Short, Rigby; Hailey Smedley, Marsh Valley; Taycie Stewart, Madison; Katie Summerfield, Bonners Ferry; Karlee Thueson, South Fremont; Elizabeth Wada, Snake River; Allyse Waggener, Orofino/Timberline; Lexie Westergard, Firth/Shelley; and Tessa Woodin, Aberdeen.
Begun in 1958, Distinguished Young Women has impacted the lives of more than 765,000 young women. The organization’s mission is to empower high school young women by providing scholarship opportunities, developing self-confidence and teaching crucial life skills needed for success in college and beyond.
National sponsors include Mobile County, City of Mobile, Alabama Power Foundation, Encore Rehabilitation, Wintzell’s Oyster House, Master Boat Builders, Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation, Evonik, Regions Financial Corporation, Jostens and Alabama Media Group.