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STAFF REPORT

Chloe Perkins was named Lincoln County’s Distinguished Young Woman for 2023 during the group’s annual event Saturday.

The daughter of Miranda and Jon Perkins, she is a senior at Lincoln County High School.

The Distinguished Young Women of Lincoln County is part of a national scholarship program that recognizes and rewards leadership, academic success and talent. The program includes 13 high school seniors who compete in the categories of interview, scholastics, talent, self-expression and fitness.

As the winner, Perkins was presented with a $4,800 scholarship award as well as several other scholarship awards that totaled an additional $1,850.

Perkins intends to attend the University of Kentucky next year, where she plans to major in pharmacy.

In the competition, interview and scholastics both comprise 25% of the total score, talent is 20%, and self-expression and fitness are 15% each.

A review of all the scholarships awarded during the competition includes:

Special Awards

Jennifer Baker “Be Your Best Self” Award 

$300 each

• Megan Webster

• Mercedes Hensley

Phyllis Cooley Memorial Spirit Award

$300 each

(voted on by the participants)

• Chloe Perkins

• Chloe Ralston

Sheila Underwood  “Character Counts” Award

$300 each

• Megan Webster

• Kelsey Martin

• Lexi Clark

• Reagan Griffin

Friends of DYW Awards

• Gentry Osbourn $200

• Rayna Wheeler  $300

• Mercedes Hensley  $400

• Katie Beth Smith  $500

• Chloe Ralston  $600

(Top award has been renamed the Nancy Leedy Memorial Friends of DYW Award)

Fitness

$400 each

• Chloe Perkins

• Katie Beth Smith

• Kelsey Martin

• Chloe Ralston

• Isabelle Roach

Self-expression

$400 each

• Rayna Wheeler

• Katie Beth Smith

• Gentry Osbourn

• Chloe Ralston

• Chloe Perkins

Talent

$500 each

• Gentry Osbourn

• Katie Beth Smith

• Lexi Clark

• Chloe Perkins

• Chloe Ralston

Interview

$650 each

• Lakyn York

• Katie Beth Smith

• Isabelle Roach

• Chloe Perkins

Interview

winner $1,000

• Chloe Ralston

Scholastics

Runners-up $650 each

• Katie Beth Smith

• Riley Griffin

• Chloe Ralston

• Gentry Osbourn

Scholastics

winner $1,000

• Reagan Griffin

Final Awards

• Riley Griffin – 4th Runner-up – $1000

• Gentry Osbourn – 3rd Runner-up – $1700

• Chloe Ralston – 2nd Runner-up – $2700

• Katie Beth Smith – 1st Runner-up – $3700

• Chloe Perkins – 2023 Lincoln County Distinguished Young Woman – $4800

8 – All participants after closing routine

10 – 2023 Winner Chloe Perkins receiving her medallion from 2022 Winner Tinsley Bastin

11 – L to R 4th Runner-up, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, and Winner

13 2203 DYW Winner Chloe Perkins