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elanie Taylor, daughter
of Alan and Linda Taylor
and sister of Joshua, 15,
of Birmingham, is Michigan’s 2018
Distinguished Young Woman, and
“distinguished” is just the begin-
ning when it comes to Taylor. She is
poised, hard-working, talented and
humble. She has a heart to serve
others and a drive to accomplish so
much.
Distinguished Young Women is a
scholarship program for high school
juniors and seniors who are among
the top young women in the country
in education and leadership. The
contest consists of scholastics, an
interview, a talent portion, a fitness
test and self-expression, and aims to
award girls who are well-spoken and
prepared to go out into the work-
force and make a difference.
“We are absolutely thrilled to have
Melanie represent us, our state and
the Jewish community,” says Angela
Bobo, Michigan Distinguished Young
Woman director. “Melanie is the first
Jewish young woman to represent
Michigan. We are proud of her com-
mitment to her faith, excellence in all
she does and her drive to succeed.”
In addition to this honor, Taylor is

a straight-A student who is WXYZ’s
2018 “Brightest & Best” at Seaholm
High School, a member of the
National Honor Society, a two-time
varsity Scholar-Athlete, a winner
of two Michigan Interscholastic
Press Association Awards and a
Flex Program Harvard Book Award
Recipient.
Her accolades don’t stop with aca-
demic honors. Taylor is involved in a
number of extracurricular and vol-
unteer activities, too. She is editor-
in-chief of Seaholm’s newspaper, a
captain of the Maple Motion Varsity
Dance Team, a member of the Dance
Academy of Bloomfield Hills’ Senior
Company, president of Seaholm’s
mock trial, part of the Make Me a
Maple Freshman Mentorship execu-
tive board and much more.
Her community service endeav-
ors include serving as a madricha
at Temple Israel’s Tyner Religious
School, as Derby Middle School’s
musical assistant choreographer
and as assistant dance coach for the
Detroit Delegation Maccabi Games.
“Everything I do is intertwined,
and I’ve come into a lot of leadership
positions in the groups I’m involved
with,” she says. “I moved up through