Area seniors compete for scholarships

On July 19-20, 22 rising seniors from across Jefferson County will compete for college scholarships in the 2014 Distinguished Young Women of Jefferson County event at Samford University Wright Center.

In addition to college scholarships, participants will compete to represent Jefferson County at the state program in Montgomery. 

The Distinguished Young Woman of Jefferson County program is open to the public, and tickets may be purchased in advance through any participant or at the Wright Center box office, which will open one hour prior to each performance.

Preliminaries are scheduled for July 19 at 7 p.m. and July 20 at 1 p.m. Finals will take place at 7 p.m. on July 20.  Tickets for each preliminary are $15 and tickets for the finals are $25.

Participants will be judged in the categories of scholastics, interview, fitness, self-expression and talent. This year’s participants are Nadia Armbrester, Allie David, Dani Dean, Stephanie Feng, Anabeth Friday, Amber Gibson, Kierra Goins, Elizabeth Hale, Judith Hornsby, Cailyn Levant, Sarah Grace McDuff, Taylor McLean, Olivia Mims, Grace Pike, Emily Polhill, Sera Powers, Morgan Quisenberry, Jaleah Rutledge, Abby Slupe, Rachael Snow, Jane Whitaker and Hayden Yendle. 

For more, call 907-0210 or email jefferson@distinguishedyw.org.