The 2003  Pre-Teen New York Scholarship & Recognition Program was held recently at the Hyatt Regency Rochester in Rochester.  New York’s best and brightest top female honor roll students, ages 7 to 12 years old, competed for over $5,000 in educational bonds, prizes, and awards, as well as for the opportunity to qualify for competition in the 2003 Pre-Teen America Nationals to be held July 2-7, 2004  in beautiful Baton Rouge, Louisiana..  There  they will have the opportunity to compete for over $25,000 in educational bonds, prizes, and awards.  The participants were evaluated in seven  criteria divisions including (1) Academic Achievement (2) Volunteer Service to Church and Community (3) School Honors and Activities (4) Development of Personal Skills and Abilities (5) General Knowledgeability (6) Communicative Ability (7) On-Stage Expressiveness and Overall Pre-Teen Image.

The following are the state titleholders and runners-up.

2003 Pre-Teen New York (Senior)

Kaillie Marie Enser - 12 year old from West Valley

1st Runner-Up - Sr. (tie)

Tara Lynn Britton - 12 year old from Gansevoort

Kara Gallmann - 12 year old from Angelica

2^nd Runner-Up - Sr.(tie)

Sarah Elizabeth Hutchinson - 12 year old from South New Berlin

Kelsey Strouse - 12 year old from Penn Yan

3^rd Runner-Up - Sr.(tie)

Taurie Dechow - 12 year old from Cattaraugus

Marina Isaacson - 12 year old from Fairport

4^th Runner Up - Sr.

Bridgett Smith - 12 year old from Naples