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July 2010
Volume 1, Issue 1
Devin Kerns
2011 Payne County’s
Special Interest Articles:
Junior Miss
• Payne County’s Junior Miss Breaking News
program has a new name. Devin Kerns selected as the
Distinguished Young Woman of Oklahoma for 2011
Ted Newlin Photography Studio
• Devin Kerns, 2011 Payne
County’s Junior Miss at State Payne County’s Junior Miss has a new name.
competition July 21-24.
America’s Junior Miss Our Payne County that it is. We hope that
• Ali Aufleger, 2010 Payne and Payne County’s program is now named sponsors, potential
County’s Junior Miss/2010
Oklahoma’s Junior Miss at
Junior Miss has a new Distinguished Young participants, and
national competition name! We are excited Women of Payne colleges will appreciate
to report that after County. the new name, without
• Our Mission. months of waiting for the immediate
the results of the work It may take awhile for connotation of a beauty
• How to enter as a Participant, us to get used to this
Scholarships, Testimonials. that the national pageant. The elements
headquarters has been new name, but we are of the program remain
• Community Service, Donations. doing to reposition us confident that we can the same – nothing is
for the future, the new make the transition changing in the scoring
Distinguished Young smoothly. The main
Women of Payne County name for the national procedures or in our
821 S. Willis program is reason for the name goals to provide an
Stillwater, OK 74074 Distinguished Young change is that the words enriching experience for
Women, with the tagline are more descriptive of young women.
Phone: the wonderful
(405)612-2831 Scholarship,
Leadership, Talent. scholarship program
E-mail:
asdxrwhosu@yahoo.com
Web: Devin Kerns at state competition July 21-24
www.DistinguishedYW.org
Individual Highlights: Devin Kerns, daughter compete in Talent, each state, will spend
of Jeff and Susan Kerns Interview, Scholastics, two weeks in Mobile
New Name 1 of Stillwater will be Self-Expression, and rehearsing, having fun,
Payne County’s Fitness, for Scholarship doing community
Devin Kerns 1 representative at the money and who will service, and competing
Ali at Nationals 2 Distinguished Young represent Oklahoma at for the national title and
Women of Oklahoma the Distinguished $75,000 in college
How to Enter 3 competition July21-24 Young Women of scholarships.
Scholarships 3 in Bartlesville. She, America Scholarship
along with Program in June of
Community Service 4 representatives from 2011 in Mobile, AL.
Vian, Kingfisher Fifty of the best and
County, Pawnee, and brightest young women
two At-Large of America, one from
participants, will

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Ali Aufleger at national competition.
Ali Aufleger, daughter paired with Wyoming’s Fanci: “Ali from
of Howard and Melinda Junior Miss Betsy Oklahoma told me this
Ali’s Talent Aufleger of Stillwater, Plemons. It was a great morning that she came
just returned from bonding experience for as an America's Junior
Mobile, AL. where she the girls and hosts. Ali’s Miss and leaving as a
represented Oklahoma host mom, Fanci Distinguished Young
in the national Lassiter, said of Ali and Woman! Wow....WE
competition along with Betsy after they left, LOVE YOU Ali
Ali in red shirt a representative from “The most incredible Aufleger!!! We are
on right each State. Of course two weeks ever! Now forever family!!!” Ali
she was 2010 Payne our girls are gone and called her experience
County’s Junior Miss we miss them so bad “Incredible”. “Nationals
before being selected already! Got my crying was the most incredible
at state competition in over with (for now experience of my life. I
January as 2010 anyway)!! Funny how met 49 amazing girls
Oklahoma’s Junior two complete strangers and 49 new friends. It
Ali with Madison
Miss. Ali represented can come into your was so sad leaving some
Leonard, 2010
Oklahoma with dignity home and be a grafted of the girls and of
Distinguished
and charm. Host part of you so quick! course my host family.
Young Woman
families housed and fed Distance will never While I was in Mobile I
of America
two participants each separate that! Betsy and gained another set of
during the two weeks of Ali... We LOVE you parents and a brother
competition. Ali was girls!” and sister, and also long
lasting relationships.”
Ali and Betsy with
Our Mission
Host family
Distinguished Young Women is a national scholarship program
that inspires high school girls to develop their full, individual
potential through a fun, transformative experience that culminates
in a celebratory showcase of their accomplishments.
• By encouraging continued education and providing
Ali with Mom and Dad
college scholarships
at nationals
• By developing self-confidence and the abilities to
interview effectively, to speak in public, to perform on
stage and to build interpersonal relationships
• By encouraging and showcasing excellence in academic
achievement, physical fitness, on-stage performance
skills, and the ability to think and communicate clearly
• By creating opportunities to beneficially inspire the lives
of others

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How to enter as a Participant
If you are a high school County. There is no Payne County’s Junior
Interview junior, public, private, entry fee. Deadline to Miss Scholarship
or home schooled, go to enter is December 15, Program.
www.DistinguishedYW 2010 with rehearsals Fun rehearsals,
.org and follow the beginning January 10, community service,
instructions to find a 2011. Program consists Interview training, and
program near you. Then of Interview, Talent, “Be Your Best Self”
just answer a few Scholastics, Self- presentations are a part
Talent questions. Your Zip Expression, and Fitness. of the eight weeks of
Code will route you to Since 2001, over 100 rehearsals.
the Payne County Payne County high
Program. You must be a school junior young
resident of and have a women have
Zip Code in Payne participated in the
Scholarships
Scholarships are the primary purpose of the Distinguished Young
Self-Expression Women Program. Distinguished Young Women is proud to be the
oldest and largest scholarship program for high school senior girls in
the nation. Since 1958, nearly $90 million dollars in cash
scholarships have been awarded to Participants in 600 local
programs, 50 state programs, and at the national finals.
Fitness Cash college scholarships are awarded to Payne County’s program
Participants each year. This is possible because of the generous
donations of Payne County businesses, organizations, and
individuals. Their support is very much appreciated.
Testimonials
The Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program (formerly America’s Junior Miss) has taught me the meaning of
passion for something without return; it has taught me the true meaning of selflessness. In the words of each participant, “I
am not a winner from a group of representatives, but rather a representative from a group of winners.” This positive
attitude is the light and heart of why DYW is a successful program. It reflects all the goodness, kindness, and purity that
our society can have. Because of my experiences in this program I am someone who is happy with who she is for I have
been allowed to explore me, making me feel more comfortable in my own skin and nobody else’s. It has truly brought out
the best in me that I never even knew existed.
Hope Lu, North Carolina’s Junior Miss 2005
The Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program (formerly America’s Junior Miss) supplied me with the confidence
and the financial backing to help get me to this point in my life, a Pharmacist. Interviews are a piece of cake now!
Brooke Reavis Tatum, Oklahoma’s Junior Miss 2001,
Pawnee’s Junior Miss 2001
It still makes me smile to think about all of the wonderful people that I had a chance to meet while being a part of the
Junior Miss program. The platform and ideals of AJM are not just a program, but a lifestyle. I experienced a significant
amount of growth and maturity because of the opportunities that AJM gave me through interviews, public speaking, and
interacting with new people in new social circumstances. We are so fortunate to have a program in our area. I only wish
the best for its future participants and hope that it will be as much of a launching point for them as it was for me.
Kayley McCoy, Oklahoma’s Junior Miss 2006,
Payne County’s Junior Miss 2006

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Community Service
During the eight weeks of rehearsals the Participants take part in two community service
projects. Examples of past projects are:
Habitat Restore – Participants work at the Habitat Restore in Stillwater to do various
activities to help the store run smoothly. The Restore sells donated items such as paint,
furniture, lawn mowers, etc. to raise funds to build Habitat houses.
Westwood Elementary School Carnival – Participants help set up and run the games
for the children and families of Westwood. It’s a fundraising event to aid the school in
purchasing much needed items.
Stillwater Group Homes – Participants assist with a Valentines party for 60 Group
Home residents. This is a very well attended and very well liked social activity by the
residents.
Stillwater Festival of the Arts Children’s Fun Area – During the Festival of the Arts
participants help the children with face paint, make beaded necklaces and bracelets, and
general painting skills.
Donations
Your donation allows the Distinguished Young Women of
Payne County to:
• provide the structure and support that affects the young
women of Payne County
• provide a life-changing experience for the Participants
and their families
• stage a fabulous production for the finals program
• develop and implement the Be Your Best Self outreach
program to all young people across Payne County,
encouraging them to be healthy, be studious, be
involved, be ambitious, and be responsible
• provides cash college scholarships for the Participants
Your donation to our scholarship fund has a long lasting
effect on these young women.
Distinguished Young Women of America is a 501©3
organization.
Thank you for your support.