(GEORGETOWN, Del.) - High school senior girls from across Delaware will join together in Georgetown for the Distinguished Young Women of Delaware program to be held Saturday, August 13 at Possum Point Theater. Participants will compete for $4,950 in college scholarships and the opportunity to represent the state as the Distinguished Young Woman of Delaware for 2017.
The program is open to the public and will begin at 4 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door. General admission tickets are $15 per person, Student or Senior tickets are available for $10 per person.
The eight 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 Delaware will advance to the national level at the 60th Distinguished Young Women National Finals in Mobile, Alabama on June 29, 30 and July 1, 2017, 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 Delaware welcomes the following participants to Georgetown:
Gabrielle McEntire of Dover, Del.
Grace Otley of Hockessin, Del.
Samantha Ponsell of Felton, Del.
Brittany Ritter of Millsboro, Del.
Courtney Russum of Millsboro, Del.
Sara Saylor of Millsboro, Del.
Sierra Snigier of Seaford, Del.
Jillian Wilkins of Milford, Del.
Founded in 1958 in Mobile, Alabama, Distinguished Young Women is the largest and oldest national scholarship program for high school girls. During its 59 years of operation, the program has provided life-changing experiences for more than 745,000 young women. Distinguished Young Women has provided more than $106 million in cash scholarships and $1.1 billion college granted scholarship opportunities to program participants at the local, state and national level. Previously known as America's Junior Miss, the program announced its new name in June 2010.
The mission of Distinguished Young Women is to positively impact the lives of young women by providing a transformative experience that promotes and rewards scholarship, leadership and talent. National sponsors include Mobile County, City of Mobile, Wintzell's Oyster House, Evonik, Encore Rehabilitation, Alabama Power Foundation, Master Boat Builders, Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation, Regions Financial Corporation, and Alabama Media Group.
For more information on Distinguished Young Women of Delaware, please contact Aimee Parker, Lana Parker or Cassidy VanPelt at (302)542-2065 or Delaware@DistinguishedYW.org.