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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. _____
DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating Calleigh Neal for
being named Distinguished Young Woman of Indiana for 2025.
CLARK
, read first time and referred to Committee on
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. _____
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating Calleigh
2 Neal for being named Distinguished Young Woman of Indiana
3 for 2025.
4 Whereas, Calleigh Neal is a senior at Avon High School
5 (AHS), where she serves as student body president, an officer
6 in DECA and the Avon Youth Civic Engagement Council, and
7 member of the National Honor Society and National Spanish
8 Honor Society;
9 Whereas, Calleigh is also a four-year member of the AHS
10 girls golf team and has letters in golf, academics, DECA, and
11 show choir, all while maintaining a ranking in the top one
12 percent of her class throughout her high school career;
13 Whereas, Outside of her grueling school schedule, Calleigh
14 leads Vacation Bible School, babysits, tutors younger students,
15 and enjoys music, challenging books, and lively conversation--
16 sometimes all at the same time;
17 Whereas, Distinguished Young Women (DYW) is the oldest
18 and largest national scholarship program that promotes and
19 rewards scholastics, leadership, and talent in high-school-age
20 young women, with over 780,000 young women having
21 competed in the program at the local, state, and national levels;
22 Whereas, DYW competitions consist of five categories:
23 scholastics, interview, self-expression, fitness, and talent;
24 Whereas, In the summer of 2024, Calleigh competed in the
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1 Avon DYW program, taking prizes in scholastics and interview
2 and winning the overall title;
3 Whereas, Calleigh competed in the Indiana DYW program
4 in February 2025, taking first place in scholastics, interview,
5 and self-expression, and winning the overall title to become the
6 first AHS student to win the honor of Distinguished Young
7 Woman of Indiana;
8 Whereas, Calleigh will travel to Mobile, Alabama, in June
9 to compete for Distinguished Young Woman of America and
10 spend the next year representing DYW and Indiana at
11 community events throughout the state;
12 Whereas, In addition to being Distinguished Young Woman
13 of Indiana, Calleigh is, among other honors, the reigning
14 Optimist International Oratorical World Champion, a National
15 Merit Finalist, a United States Presidential Scholars candidate,
16 and one of two Indiana delegates for the highly selective United
17 States Senate Youth Program; and
18 Whereas, It is fitting to recognize a young woman who,
19 through her academic excellence, extensive community
20 engagement, and exceptional potential, is truly distinguished:
21 Therefore,
22 Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly
23 of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives
24 concurring:
25 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly
26 congratulates Calleigh Neal for being named Distinguished
27 Young Woman of Indiana for 2025.
28 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed
29 to transmit a copy of this Resolution to Calleigh Neal.
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