They are MHS students Kimiko Wally, 17, daughter of James and Barbara Wally; Elisa Fejeran, 17, daughter of Elias and Bernie Fejeran; Christina Carulla, 15, daughter of Liza and the late Manuel Carulla; and Madison Smith, 17, daughter of F. Matthew and Christina Smith, and a student at NMA.
The awarding ceremony was held at their church in Chalan Laulau on March 14, 2010.
Cristina Smith told the Variety that the four young women completed various requirements including setting and accomplishing 48 or more short-term goals and eight 10-hour projects.
“All the goals were focused on eight values, which are faith divine nature, individual worth, knowledge, choice and accountability, good works, integrity and virtue,” Smith said.
The four girls have been involved in community activities and service.
The Young Womanhood Recognition Award is given annually but it’s not every year that there is a recipient because it takes time to complete the requirements.
“It is quite an undertaking. The girls have six years to complete the program and they work at their own pace,” Smith added.
The program helps young women discover and develop talents, gain spiritual and temporal knowledge, prepare themselves for young adulthood, and offers the young women an opportunity to participate in meaningful activities.
Smith said the program was organized in 1869, and has been revised and updated many times over the years to keep the program relevant to the needs and challenges of the current generations.
