Participants
Distinguished Young Women participants come from all walks of life, but they have one thing in common: the desire to succeed. Below are the Distinguished Young Women of York County participants for the Class of 2020.
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Sofia Andia
High School: Eastern York High School
College Preference: Columbia University
Career Goals: Enter the law field and become a politician
Talent: Vocal (Popular (en Español), by Stephen Schwartz )
Chloe Barlett
High School: Northeastern High School
College Preference: Temple University
Career Goals: Speech Language Pathologist
Talent: Clarinet performance (Clarinet Concerto KV622 Adagio, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart )
Annabelle Bowman
High School: Central York
College Preference: University of Pittsburgh
Career Goals: Pediatrician
Talent: Mallet Percussion (The Galloping Comedians, by Dmitri Kabalevsky Arr. By Morris Goldenberg)
Mary Dick
High School: York Catholic High School
College Preference: The University Notre Dame
Career Goals: Environmental engineer
Talent: Singing (How Do I Love You?, by Music by Penny Rodriguez and words by E. B. Browning)
Rayven Dickson
High School: William Penn Senior High School
College Preference: University of Maryland
Career Goals: Public Relations
Talent: Vocalist (Natural Woman, by Aretha Franklin)
Taylor Forry
High School: Northeastern High School
College Preference: University of Pennsylvania
Career Goals: Neurologist
Talent: Violin Performance (Czárdás, by Vittorio Monti)
Abigail Frey
High School: Dover Area High School
College Preference: Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Career Goals: Biology (Medical Lab-work)
Talent: Vocal (What Baking Can Do, by Sara Bareilles)
Madeline Furino
High School: Eastern York High School
College Preference: Millersville University, Penn State University
Career Goals: Mathematics
Talent: Playing the Viola (La Provençale , by Marin Marais)
Paige Gordon
High School: York Catholic High School
College Preference: University of Pennsylvania
Career Goals: Marketing Analyst
Talent: Vocal (Astonishing, by Sutton Foster)
Nicole Gross
High School: South Western High School
College Preference: University of Pennsylvania
Career Goals: Chemist
Talent: Cello (Sonata in G Major, by Martin Berteau)
Lilly Haugh
High School:
College Preference: Elizabethtown
Career Goals: Occupational Therapist
Talent: Dance (Lyrical, by Mel Miller)
Andrea Hebel
High School: Susquehannock High School
College Preference: George Washington University
Career Goals: International Investigative Journalist
Talent: Viola performance (Tarantella , by W. H. Squire)
Emily (Katie) Hoster
High School: South Western High School
College Preference: University of Michigan
Career Goals: Musical Theatre major with a dance concentration
Talent: Dance (Musical Medley, by Jeff Shade)
Emma Hynson
High School: South Western High School
College Preference: University of Pittsburgh
Career Goals: Medicine: Physician or Orthopedic Specialist
Talent: Playing the violin (Millionaire's Hoedown, by Herman Clebanoff)
Mackenzie Jenkins
High School:
College Preference: Millersville University
Career Goals: Elementary School Teacher
Talent: Singing (Hopelessly Devoted to You, by Olivia Newton-John)
Isabella Jensen
High School: Eastern York High School
College Preference: Ursinus College
Career Goals: Physicist
Talent: Vocal (Higher, by Music and Lyrics by Jay Kuo)
Leah Krieger
High School: Red Lion Area Senior High School
College Preference: Carnegie Mellon University
Career Goals: Oncologist
Talent: Violin (Banjo and Fiddle, by William Kroll)
Charlotte Long
High School: Central York High School
College Preference: Misericordia University
Career Goals: Occupational Therapist
Talent: Vocal (On My Own, by Claude-Michel Schönberg)
Rylee Montalbano
High School:
College Preference: Millersville
Career Goals: Psychiatrist
Talent: Dance (Modern) (Scars to your beautiful, by Alessia Cara)
Ellery Nakielny
High School: Pennsylvania Homeschoolers Accreditation Agency (P
College Preference: Penn State
Career Goals: Biomedical science
Talent: Dancer (Contemporary dance , by Power by Isak Danielson, self choreographed)
Kendall O'Keefe
High School: Northeastern High School
College Preference: Princeton University
Career Goals: astrophysicist
Talent: Singing (I Dreamed a Dream, by Claude-Michel Schonberg)
Isabelle Oropeza
High School: Hanover High School
College Preference: The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Career Goals: Musical Theatre
Talent: Vocal (Never Enough, by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul)
Olivia Riek
High School: Northeastern High School
College Preference: Temple University
Career Goals: Political Science
Talent: Euphonium (Introduction and Polonaise, by Max F. Denmark)
Grace Anne Shaw
High School:
College Preference: University of Virginia
Career Goals: Child Psychologist
Talent: Clarinet performance (Flight of the Bumblebee, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
Olivia Smeltzer
High School: Dallastown Area High School
College Preference: Bryn Mawr College
Career Goals: Lawyer
Talent: Piano (Fur Elise, by Ludwig Van Beethoven)
Ivy Snyder
High School: Spring Grove Area High School
College Preference: University of Pennsylvania
Career Goals: Lawyer
Talent: Piano (L’Orage, by Friedrich Burgmüller)
Emma Trump
High School: Delone Catholic High School
College Preference: Penn State
Career Goals: To achieve a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Talent: Dance (Ballet, by Lauren Seigman)
Alaina Uricheck
High School: York Catholic High School
College Preference: Alvernia University
Career Goals: Public Relations Manager
Talent: Vocalist ("I Could Have Danced All Night", by Frederick Loewe)
Emily Vergara-Pimentel
High School: William Penn Senior High School
College Preference: University of Pennsylvania
Career Goals: Pathologist
Talent: Spoken Word ("Reign of Women", by Emily Vergara-Pimentel)
Ashley Zane
High School: Central York High school
College Preference: Eastern University
Career Goals: Physical therapist
Talent: Dance (Contemporary ballet, by Donna Lynch)
