Distinguished Young Women OF Jackson East
is part of a national scholarship program that promotes and rewards scholastics, leadership and talent in young women. Earn scholarships for higher education, personally develop through the DYW Life Skills Workshops, and make new friends from around the state.
Class of 2024 Program
Class of 2025 Harrison County At Large Program
Date TBA
Where:
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Tickets:
$TBA for Preliminaries on Date and Time TBA
$TBA for Finals on Date and Time TBA
Life-Changing Experience
College scholarships are awarded at the state level and millions in college-granted scholarships are available nationally. The state representative will advance to the national program for the opportunity to compete for cash tuition scholarships. To participate, you must be in your junior of high school. Participants are evaluated in the areas of: scholastics, interview, talent, self-expression, and fitness.
2024 Distinguished Young Woman of Jackson East
2025 Local Participants
These participants will take part in the up-coming local program.
2024 Distinguished Young Woman of Jackson East
University Preference
Career Goal
Achievements:
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams grant recipient Singing River Electric Cooperative Leadership Program recipient ACT 30+ Club Technology Student Association District Competition Awards: Debate (2nd), Extemporaneous Speech (2nd), Prepared Presentation (1st), State qualifier VEX Robotics Mississippi Excellence Award 2023 (World Championship Qualification) 15+ Subject Academic Awards (Dual Credit Comp I, Dual Credit Biology, AP US History, etc.)ECHS Tennis Team Academic Award and Team Choice AwardNASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge Global Participant, Phoenix Award (Most Improved)Samsung Solve For Tomorrow Mississippi State Winner
Activites:
Science Club (MIT InvenTeams, NASA HERC)Fellowship of Christian Athletes (Captain)M10:45 (founder; Hurley Methodist Church Senior Youth community service program)Technology Student Associationthe SWARM (school positivity club)tECH Robotics (Engineering notebook team lead)Varsity TennisHurley Tennis League (cofounder)K-12 Math TutorECHS Book Club (founder)
Additional:
M10:45 (HMC Senior Youth community service program; recent projects include Valentine's cards for nursing home patients, "blessing bags" for Nurse Appreciation Week, old book drive for disadvantaged children in community)High School Sunday School Teacher (Hurley Methodist Church, 2020-2022)East Central's Got Talent Project Leader, East Central Prayer Walk Project LeaderAssistant Private Tennis Coach (Coach Robert Magee)Key Club Member (Teacher appreciation lunch, teacher appreciation gift, first responder breakfast, Sewards Farms volunteer, adopt-a-nursing-home patient)
2025 Local Participants
