From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — A senior at Hewitt-Trussville High School was named the Distinguished Young Woman of Jefferson County 2023 during the program held at John Carroll Catholic High School on Saturday, July 23.
Anne Stewart Rogers (Photo courtesy of Becky Rogers)
Anne Stewart Rogers is the daughter of Jeremy and Becky Rogers of Trussville. In addition to being named Distinguished Young Woman of Jefferson County, Rogers was selected as a Preliminary Talent Winner and the Overall Winner in Scholastics, Interview, and Self Expression categories.
On January 20 and 21, 2023, Rogers will advance to the Distinguished Young Women of Alabama Program in Montgomery, where she will compete for over $30,000 in cash-tuition scholarships.
First Alternate was Sarah Jane Richardson (Vestavia Hills High School), and Ella Grace Young (Hewitt-Trussville) was named Second Alternate.
Other Top Finalists included Mary Virginia Miller (Briarwood Christian School) and Olivia Kelley (Hoover High School).
This year’s program awarded a total of $18,300 in cash-tuition scholarships.
Overall category winners included Overall Fitness and Talent winner Sarah Jane Richardson (Vestavia Hills High School) and the Overall Spirit winner Leo Goodwin (Mountain Brook High School).
(Far Left) Sarah Jane Richardson 1st alternate and (Far Right) Ella Grace Young 2nd alternate. Anne Stewart and Ella Grace are both upcoming seniors at Hewitt-Trussville High School while Sarah Jane attends Vestavia High School. (Photo courtesy of Becky Rogers)
The 2024 program will be held July 9-15, 2023, and members of the Class of 2024 may apply now by visiting distinguishedyw.org.
Founded in 1958, Distinguished Young Women is the largest and oldest national scholarship program for high school girls. It has provided life-changing experiences for more than 765,000 young women across the country and more than $108 million in cash scholarships at the local, state, and national levels. In addition to cash scholarships, Distinguished Young Women participants are eligible for college-granted scholarships from over 100 colleges and universities. More than $1 billion in college scholarship opportunities were provided last year, some of which included full tuition, room, and board to first-class institutions.
For more information about the program, contact Eddie Macksoud at jefferson@distinguishedyw.org or 205-907-0210
