 Ring in the New Year with amazing savings from Appalachian Wireless. Get the Galaxy S7 for just $49.99 when you sign a renew a two-year service agreement. Better service, bigger savings. That's today's Appalachian Wireless. Maddie Smith, a senior at Belfry High School, will compete in distinguished young women of Kentucky next weekend. Girls from across Kentucky will spend this week with a host family while participating in community service programs and rehearsals. This weekend I'll be going to Lexington for a week to compete for Distinguished Young Women of Kentucky, which was formerly known as the Junior Miss Program. It's basically a program that encourages high school seniors to be as well-rounded as they can be and rewards them with scholarships and other college opportunities. Smith is the first-ever contestant from Belfry High School and the first to compete from Pike County in at least 10 years. There are five components that make up the scoresheet, academics, interview, self-expression, fitness, and talent. Since I was a little kid, I've always loved school and I've always loved working with people. And so God's given me a lot of opportunities to combine the two through National Honor Society and Governor Scholars Program. Being in use, there's countless opportunities that I've had and they've all led up to this one awesome moment. Distinguished Young Women also offers a little sister program. We're just trying to get younger girls out there and make them see how important all this is, how important being a well-rounded girl is especially, and they're just getting to be a part of it and it's awesome. Smith chose Belfry Middle School 6th grader Micah Steele to join her in this year's Distinguished Young Women program. I'm proud to be picked to represent with her. Distinguished Young Women of Kentucky will take place Friday morning and will last until Saturday afternoon at the Singletary Center for the Arts at the University of Kentucky. Reporting in Belfry for EKB News, I'm Shelby Steele. Thank you.