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 Nebraska participants for the Class of 2021.
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Broken Bow At-Large
City: Omaha
College Preference: Attend and graduate from a 4-year college
Career Goals: To be a happy, successful, employable adult!
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Lullaby, by Sleeping At Last)
Broken Bow At-Large
City: Chadron
College Preference: undecided
Career Goals: Movement/dance therapy or nursing
Talent: contemporary dance
Lincoln At-Large
City: Lincoln
College Preference: Undecided
Career Goals: History Education
Talent: Dramatic Reading (O Captain, My Captain, by Walt Whitman)
Lincoln At-Large
City: Milford
College Preference: University of South Dakota
Career Goals: Journalist/Artist
Talent: Singing (One and Only, by Adele)
Omaha At-Large
City: Bennington
College Preference: Any 4-year College
Career Goals: Health Sciences
Talent: Singing and Playing Ukulele (Someone Like You, by Adele)
Omaha At-Large
City: Milford
College Preference: Colorado Christian University
Career Goals: Study ancient history and never stop learning!
Talent: Pointe (Act I Pizzicato Variation, by Daniela Andrade with choreography by Emily Maldavs)
Omaha At-Large
City: Shelby
College Preference: Wesleyan University or Wayne State University
Career Goals: Teach Middle School Choir
Talent: Oral Interpretation of Poetry (Domestic Situation, by Ernest Hilbert)
Omaha At-Large
City: Omaha
College Preference: Texas Christian University
Career Goals: Clinical Child Psychologist
Talent: Jazz Dance (“Skin & Bones”, by David J. Roch )
Omaha At-Large
City: Bennington
College Preference: University of Nebraska Lincoln
Career Goals: Veterinarian or Radiologist
Talent: Lyrical dance (Love Myself, by Blake McGrath)
Virtual At-Large
City: Omaha
College Preference: Columbia University
Career Goals: OB/GYN
Talent: Instrumental