Waycross Selects Youth of the Year

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The Exchange Club of Waycross has selected their Youth of the Year, and she is Denise DelGadillo.  Debuse will represent the club in the Georgia District Exchange Youth Of The Year competition with a winner announced at the District Convention in Valdosta.   She ranks in the top 5% of her graduating class . After graduation from Ware County High School Denise plans to attend the University of Georgia and major in accounting and finance.  Her  Activities/Honors at Ware County High School include: • National Honor Society 11th & 12th Grade • BETA Club 11th & 12th Grade • Academic Honor Roll 9th – 12th Grade • Key Club 10th – 12th Grade • FBLA 9th – 12th Grade • Student Council 9th – 12th Grade • Model UN 11th – 12th Grade • Marching Band 9th – 12th Grade • Flute Section Leader 11th – 12th Grade • UGA Merit Scholar 11th Grade • Okefenokee Lion’s Club Academic Honor Society 11th Grade • Waycross Bank & Trust Jr. Board of Directors 12th Grade. She has also been involved in a number of community activities including:  Have read to students at Daffodil preschool  Service project through BETA that visits residents in the nursing homes  Collected money for March of Dimes at Megan’s House  Helped Salvation Army during Christmas time  Volunteered at the Sound of Gold Marching Band Competition  Assisted with church clean up days.