Anderson named DYW Sandpoint 2024
Ada Anderson, center, poses with Betti Travers, left, and Zella Lopez, right, on Saturday after being selected as Sandpoint's Distinguished Young Woman for 2024 to represent the Class of 2025. Travers was named first finalist, and Zella Lopez was named second finalist.
Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER
Sandpoint has a new Distinguished Young Woman.
Ada Anderson was named Distinguished Young Woman of Sandpoint 2024 for the Class of 2025 at Saturday's program at Sandpoint Middle School.
Anderson receives a $4,000 scholarship and will represent Sandpoint in the state program in Idaho Falls on Oct. 4-5.
Betti Travers was named first finalist, receiving a $3,000 scholarship; and Zella Lopez was named second finalist, receiving a $2,000 scholarship.
Additional awards presented include:
Spirit Award — Betti Travers, who receives a $500 scholarshp for being selected for the honor.
Be Your Best Self — Betti Travers and Zella Lopez were named the winners of the award; each receives a $600 scholarship for their selection.
Scholastics — Betti Travers and Zella Lopez; each receives a $800 scholarship for their selection.
Interview — Madison Hall and Betti Travers; each receives a $800 scholarship for their selection.
Talent — Ada Anderson and Zella Lopez; each receives a $750 scholarship
Fitness — Ada Anderson and Betti Travers; each receives a $675 scholarship for their selection.
Self-expression — Ada Anderson and Alice Davison; each receives a $675 scholarship for their selection.
The theme of this year's program was "Courage" and each of the nine participants — Zella Lopez, Jasmine Alexander, Mira Gunter, Audrey Waldrup, Betti Travers, Madison Hall, Peyton Guercio, Alice Davison, and Ada Anderson — showed so much courage over the past few months, DYW Sandpoint officials said..
A complete story about the program will be published in Tuesday's Daily Bee.