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Sims preparing for state DYW in Idaho Falls |
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September 12, 2017 |
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| Bonners
Ferry Distinguished Young Woman Hannah
Sims |
High school senior girls from across Idaho,
including Hannah Sims of Bonners Ferry High
School, will join together in Idaho Falls for
the Distinguished Young Women of Idaho program
to be held Friday and Saturday, October 6-7 at
the Civic Auditorium.
Participants will compete for $27,500 in college
scholarships and the opportunity to represent
the state as the Distinguished Young Woman of
Idaho for 2018.
The program is open to the public and will begin
at 7 p.m. on Friday night with a Saturday
morning matinee competition beginning at 10 a.m.
Finals night will begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday,
October 7.
Tickets will be available at the door for $15.
The 37 young women competing will be evaluated
by a panel of five judges in the following
categories: Scholastics (25%), Interview (25%),
Talent (20%), Fitness (15%), and Self-Expression
(15%). The participant selected as the
Distinguished Young Woman of Idaho will advance
to the national level at the 61st annual
Distinguished Young Women National Finals in
Mobile, Alabama on June 28-30, 2018, where she
will join with 50 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.
In addition to Hannah, Distinguished Young Women
of Idaho welcomes the following participants to
Idaho Falls: MacKenzie Akins, Potlatch; Abbey
Andersen, Magic Valley; Kelli Andrews,
Sugar/Salem; Britanne Barnes, Marsh Valley;
Anastasia Bearden, The Camas Prairie; Mylianne
Capson, Snake River; Hannah Christensen, Troy;
Kyah Davey, Ririe; Alissa Dorman, Madison;
Rachel Forest, Pocatello/Chubbuck; Jessica
Goodmansen, Post Falls; Madeline Harker,
Bonneville County; Maggie Keller, Nampa Valley;
Hailey Kunz, Teton; Alexandra Lerwill, Ashton;
Meghan McCulloch, Caribou County; Virginia Monk,
Genesee; Gracie Nelson, St Maries; Julia Neuder,
Sandpoint; Alexandra Ozeran, Lewiston; Kandace
Parker, South Fremont; Destanie Ponce, Aberdeen;
Olyvia Saathoff, Rigby; Kaitlyn Sauer, West
Jefferson; Ashley Shirley, Mini-Cassia; Kaylee
Smart, Montpelier; MaCall Smith, Malad, Brooke
Staszkow, Moscow; Grace Swainston, Franklin
County; Kaylee Taylor, Priest River; Mia
Toussaint, Blackfoot; Emily Turpin,
Firth/Shelley; Megan Waite, Orofino; Anna
Walker, Boise Valley; Abigail Wilson, Kuna;
Clara “Marie” Zaragoza, Coeur d’Alene.
For more information on Distinguished Young
Women of Idaho please contact Darady Van Orden
at (208) 521-0011 or
idaho@distinguishedyw.org. |
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