Plant City High School was well represented at the Athena Society’s 2013 Young Women of Promise Luncheon April 4, at the Centre Club, in Tampa.
Kellyanne Hurst was one of 10 junior girls in Hillsborough County selected for the Dr. Sylvia Richardson Young Women of Promise Class of 2013. Each recipient was presented with $500.
Also attending were some of the winners from 2012, including Taylor Adams, a PCHS senior and award winner from 2012, attended the event with her mother, Cathy Adams.
Judge Ashley Moody, a member of the Athena Society attended the luncheon and welcomed the girls. Moody is a graduate of Plant City High School.
College and Career Counselor Sherrie Mueller nominated Hurst for the award. Hurst is captain and most valuable member of the girls varsity golf team. She was named to the first team All-Western Conference Team. She also is vice president of Civinettes, a service club. She has accumulated a 5.84 grade-point average. Her college goal is to attend the U.S. Naval Academy.