Three Hoover High School students will participate in The Distinguished Young Women Program of Jefferson County (formerly known as Junior Miss) this month. It will be held Friday and Saturday, July 17 and July 18 at the Wright Center Concert Hall on the campus of Samford University.
Twenty-five high school senior girls will compete for cash-tuition and college-granted scholarships and the opportunity to represent Jefferson County in the Distinguished Young Women Program of Alabama in Montgomery in January.
Rachel Blackerby, Ashleigh Rye and Katherine Splawn will represent Hoover.
Participants will compete in categories of talent, fitness and self expression with the theme of a “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile.”
All tickets are for reserved seating and are $15 each for July 17 at 7 p.m. and July 18 at 1 p.m. preliminaries, and $25 each for the July 19 at 7 p.m. finals.
Tickets may be purchased through any participant, at the Samford University Wright Center box office each evening one hour prior to each performance, or by calling 907-0210. For more information about the program, visit distinguishedyw.org.
