Ashlyn Yarbrough has been selected to serve as the grand marshal of the 2017 Strawberry Youth Parade on Saturday, March 4, 2017.
Yarbrough, a senior at Plant City High School, is the daughter of Mark and Lori Yarbrough. She is a four-year varsity cheerleader and serves as senior class president. In addition to serving as a member of the 2016 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen’s Court, Yarbrough is the current Miss January 2016 for the Plant City High School Calendar Girls. She is the vice president for the Girls Interact Club and is active in Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Future Business Leaders of America. She is a member of First Baptist Church of Plant City.
In November 2016, Yarbrough was responsible for organizing Plant City High School’s first annual Raider Color Run. That same month, she also won the 2016 Dancing with the Locals competition, where she and partner Bryson Keel raised over $30,000 for the Noon Rotary Club.
She plans to attend the University of Florida upon graduation, where she will major in business marketing.