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 Cerritos-Artesia participants for the Class of 2021.
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Hannah Chung
High School: Cerritos High School
College Preference: University of Southern California
Career Goals: Law/Political Science, Psychology
Talent: Singing (Hero, by Mariah Carey)
Laura Gholmieh
High School: Gretchen Whitney High School
College Preference: University of Southern California
Career Goals: Social Entrepreneur
Talent: Spoken Word Poetry (My own poem, by Myself - Laura Gholmieh)
Ashley Gong
High School:
College Preference: UCLA, UC Berkeley
Career Goals: Psychology of Business
Talent: Singing (Skyfall, by Adele)
Nafeesa Karim
High School: Whitney High School
College Preference: UCLA, UC Berkeley
Career Goals: Engineering
Talent: Piano
Shravani Khisti
High School: Gretchen Whitney Highschool
College Preference: UCSD
Career Goals: Doctor of Cognitive Science
Talent: Dance
Briana Lay
High School: Whitney High School
College Preference: UCSD
Career Goals: Pediatrician
Talent: Piano (Sonata in C Major, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Lena Pattamadilok
High School: Whitney High School
College Preference: Columbia University
Career Goals: Ambassador
Talent: Public Speaking
Kayley Pedroza
High School: Gretchen Whitney High School
College Preference: California State University Long Beach
Career Goals: English teacher or journalist
Talent: Violin (Winter, by Antonio Vivaldi)
Pranitha Rao
High School: Whitney High School
College Preference: UC Berkeley, UCLA
Career Goals: Scientific Research
Talent: Dance
Aashraya Ravishankar
High School: Gretchen Whitney High School
College Preference: University of California Irvine
Career Goals: Dermatologist or other medical profession
Talent: Bollywood Fusion Dance (Ae Re Pritam Pyare, by Sajid Wajid;Mamta Sharma;Sarosh Sami)
Kristen Rivera
High School: Cerritos High School
College Preference:
Career Goals: Nursing
Talent: Piano
Lalita Sabat
High School: Whitney High School
College Preference: UCLA
Career Goals: Physician
Talent: Dance
Thrisha Senthilnathan
High School: Cerritos High School
College Preference: Johns Hopkins University
Career Goals: Trauma surgeon, OBGYN
Talent: Dance (Native American Dancing, by )
Anastacia Son
High School: Whitney High School
College Preference: UCLA
Career Goals: Political Science/Law
Talent: Guitar and Singing
