Avon's Distinguished Young Women
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Avon's Distinguished Young Women
by Amanda Babinec, Hendricks County ICON
On Saturday, August 3, eleven young women heading into their senior year at Avon High School participated in the Distinguished Young Woman of Avon program held at Harmony Baptist Church. After competing in the areas of scholastics, interview, self-expression, fitness and talent, the judges deliberated and awarded Calleigh Neal the title of Distinguished Young Woman of Avon for 2024-2025.
Daphne Larson, Co-Chair for the Avon program said, "Each and every year we are thrilled to reward these young women for their scholastics and talent. We truly believe these young women are enriched by participating in the program, not only walking away with scholarship money but also learning skills that they carry forever. There is a lot to be proud of in this Class of 2025 AHS graduates."
Runner-up was awarded to Juliana Farman and second runner-up was awarded to Adelyn Wyndham.
Neal will go on to represent Avon in the state program held in Kokomo this February and will have the opportunity to represent the program at speaking engagements throughout Avon and Hendricks County over the next year. Since its inception, Distinguished Young Women has awarded over $118 million in cash and scholarships to high school seniors.