Distinguished Young Women scheduled for May 2

This year’s Caribou County Distinguished Young Women program will be held Saturday, May 2 at 7:00 pm at the Soda Springs High School auditorium. Program tickets will only be available at the door and can be purchased for $10. 

There will be a dress rehearsal open to the public on Friday, May 1 at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the dress rehearsal are general seating and can be purchased for $5. Tickets are free for Freshman and Sophomore girls. They will only be available at the door.

Join the young ladies as they celebrate this year’s theme, “Bloom”. The hosts for the evening will be Dr. Matthew Kunz along with the 2025 Distinguished Young Woman, Kallie Stoddard.

The stars of the night will be eight extremely talented young women from our own Caribou County. Please plan on attending. It will be a night to remember.

The 2026 Caribou County Distinguished Young Women program is graciously sponsored by the Soda Springs Lions Club. 

Begun in 1958, Distinguished Young Women has impacted the lives of more than 782,000 young women. Our mission is to empower high school young women by providing scholarship opportunities, developing self-confidence and teaching life skills needed for success in college and beyond. National sponsors include Mobile County, City of Mobile, Alabama Power Foundation, Encore Rehabilitation, Wintzell’s Oyster House, Master Boat Builders, Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation, Evonik, Regions Financial Corporation, Jostens and Alabama Media Group. 

For more information about Distinguished Young Women, visit www.DistinguishedYW.org.

The bios and contestant information can be found in full on page 3 inside the paper.