Okaloosa County BOCC — February 18, 2014 — Distinguished Young Women 021814 — reading text

P ROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Distinguished Young Women, formerly America’s Junior Miss, is the largest and oldest national scholarship program for high school senior girls; and WHEREAS, the program encourages young women by promoting and reward- ing scholastic aptitude, leadership and talent; and WHEREAS, Distinguished Young Women encourages self-confidence and the ability to effectively speak in public, perform on stage, and build interpersonal relation- ships; and WHEREAS, last year more than $108 million in college scholarship opportuni- ties were awarded to winners in every State and in the National competition; and WHEREAS, the program is in its second year in Okaloosa County; and WHEREAS, Natalie Katherine Lawson, was awarded the title Distinguished Young Woman of Florida for 2014; and WHEREAS, Ms. Lawson is a senior at Fort Walton Beach High School, cap- tain of the FWBHS cheerleading team, historian of the National Honor Society, a mem- ber of the Science National Honor Society and vice president of Student-2-Student; and WHEREAS, Current Distinguished Young Woman of Florida Natalie Lawson will compete for the national title June 26, 27, and 28; and WHEREAS, July 19, 2014, is the Okaloosa County Distinguished Young Women’s competition in Fort Walton Beach. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, that we do hereby proclaim the July 19, 2014 as Distinguished Young Women’s Day in Okaloosa County in Honor of Natalie Katherine Lawson DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of February, 2014. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ATTEST: _________________________________ CHARLES K. WINDES, JR. CHAIRMAN ___________________________ DON W. HOWARD CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT