Distinguished Young Women OF California
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 2025 Program
Date July 21, 2024
Where:
The Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater
Tickets:
$20 for General Tickets on July 21, 2024 at 1:00 pm
$30 for Reserved Tickets on July 21, 2024 at 1:00 pm
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 California
2024 Distinguished Young Woman of California
University Preference
Career Goal
Achievements:
Judi McCarthy Award, Kern FoundationBakersfield Mayor's Medal of HonorTop 12, Senior Contemporary Ballet, YAGPTop 24, Senior Contemporary Ballet, self-choreographed, YAGPTop 6, Classical Ballet Pas de Deux, YAGPPacific Northwest Ballet summer intensive, full scholarship and residencySchool of American Ballet summer intensive, full scholarship and residencyNational Honor Society of Dance Arts2nd place, Junior Contemporary Ballet, IDT CompetitionKern Dance Alliance scholarship
Activites:
Women in STEM Education (W.I.S.E.), Founder and CEO.Kern Dance Alliance, Board Member.Student Intern at California State University, created code published in peer journal.Research Associate at The Valley Fever Institute, Kern Medical.Ford Dream Builder Leader, Jim Burke Foundation.Bakersfield City Ballet, Principal Dancer.French Club, President.National Honor Society, Senior Officer.Mu Alpha Theta.CA representative for the UNESCO International Dance Council (CID).
Additional:
ADAPTIdance, Kern Dance Alliance, Kern County's unique adaptive dance for ages 5-22 with disabilitiesBooks in Motion, Kern Dance Alliance, boosts K-3rd graders' reading love, distributed 6,000+ free booksAdventist Health Bakersfield, assisted nurses in the newborn unit during the COVID-19 pandemicDancing with the Angels, Kern Dance Alliance, uplifts foster care community through artsChildren's Dance Education, Kern Dance Alliance, provided classes and choreography instruction
2025 State Participants
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General Questions
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