4 to vie for title
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 11 months AGO
From left, Addy Carlile, Sydney Garza, Torie Moser and Madison Kultgen will compete for the title of Moses Lake Distinguished Young Woman Saturday. The event has a long history of tradition in the area.
COURTESY PHOTO/RIANN ROYLANCE
Torie Moser
Sydney Garza
Madison Kultgen
Addy Carlile
Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | April 20, 2023 1:30 AM
MOSES LAKE — The title of Moses Lake Distinguished Young Woman will go to one of four high school juniors at the annual program scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at the Moses Lake High School theater, 803 E. Sharon Ave.
The 2023 contestants are Sydney Garza, Addy Carlile and Torie Moser, all students at Moses Lake High School, and Madison Kultgen, who is taking classes at MLHS and Big Bend Community College through the Running Start program.
Program chair Riann Roylance said “FBI - Find Beauty Inside” is the theme for 2023.
All contestants are interviewed by the judges prior to the program, and the judges review each girl’s scholastic record. Participants also perform a routine to showcase their talents, and are evaluated on physical fitness and self-expression during the program.
Contestants are eligible for college scholarships, and all of the money raised by the participants goes back to them as scholarships, according to DYW program organizers.
Garza will perform a reading using American Sign Language. Carlile will perform a jazz dance solo, and Kultgen will have a vocal solo. Moser will play a piano solo.
The winner advances to the Washington State Distinguished Young Women program in August.
Cheryl Schweizer may be reached at [email protected].
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