PSJHS's Erin White to compete in Distinguished Young Women of Florida 2012 Scholarship Program

Erin White is the Distinguished Young Woman of Gulf County.  She was selected to represent the Gulf County area at the Gulf County program on Oct. 15, 2011. She will participate in the Distinguished Young Women of Florida state program on Jan. 21 in Winter Garden. Showtime is 7 p.m. ET at the Garden Theatre. The young woman selected during the state program will travel to Mobile, Alabama, to participate in the Distinguished Young Women of America national finals where White would have an opportunity to win the title of Distinguished Young Woman of America 2012, a share of $125,000 in cash scholarships, and college scholarships to more than 200 colleges and universities across the nation. 

Erin is the daughter of Gary and Suzanne White and is a senior at Port St. Joe High School.   She is senior class president, a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and math club.  Erin loves to dance and has taken dance for over 15 years at Pam Noble’s Dance Studio.  For Erin’s talent, she will perform a tap dance routine to Sing Sing Sing.  Erin also works part time at Goodwill and Seahorse Water Safaris.  Erin plans to attend Florida State University and major in Marine Biology.     

Erin would love to hear from her friends and family next week.  Cards can be mailed to Erin White c/o Patty Billsborough at 12836 Jacob Grace Court, Windermere, FL  34786.  Flowers can be sent by contacting Bayside Florist and Gifts on Reid Ave at 229-1111.  Erin will not have access to her phone, email or face book for the entire week.

Distinguished Young Women of Florida is an official preliminary of Distinguished Young Women of America (DistinguishedYW), the oldest and largest scholarship program for high school senior females of its type. Since 1958, this program (formerly America’s Junior Miss) has awarded more than $92 million in cash scholarships and provided thousands of young women with college-granted scholarships to colleges and universities across the nation. Each year, Distinguished Young Women across the nation makes available more than $52 million in scholarship opportunities to high school senior women.

In addition to providing scholarships, DistinguishedYW challenges each participant to share its national outreach program, Be Your Best Self (BYBS), with young people across the nation. Through BYBS, participants encourage self-esteem and excellence in all young people through the program’s five principles: Be healthy, Be Involved, Be Studious, Be Ambitious, and Be Responsible.