Dexter, Missouri - The 2019 Miss DHS was announced Friday, September 13th at the Bearcat Event Center.  Because of construction at Charles Bland Stadium each candidate was presented and escorted in front of the entire high school.

The first candidate was Taylor Babb-Ward.

Taylor is 18 years old and the daughter of Aaron and Brittany Mathis

Her activities include Tennis, Softball, FBLA, FCA, Beta, and is a delegate in the Model UN. 

Her plans for the future are to get a Bachelors of Science degree in nursing with a specialty in neonatology.

Taylor was being escorted by Mr. Kenton Pope

Kenton is 15 years old and the son of Kenny and Angela Pope.

Kenton’s three words to describe Taylor are:  smart, funny, and outgoing.