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 Wisconsin participants for the Class of 2023.
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Erin Hu
Brookfield
City: Brookfield
College Preference: Northwestern
Career Goals: Surgeon
Talent: Piano (Étude Op. 10, No. 12, by Frederic Chopin)
Rachelle Akwaboah
Franklin East
City: Franklin
College Preference: Johns Hopkins University
Career Goals: Orthopedic surgeon
Talent: Adowa dance (Drums, by Kete Adaban )
Elizabeth Havas
Franklin West
City: Franklin
College Preference: North Central College
Career Goals: Social Sciences
Talent: Dramatic Recitation (Monologue from Postponing the Heat Death of the Universe, by Written by Stephen Gregg, Directed by Andrew Steeves)
Izzy Mrzyglod
Germantown
City: Germantown
College Preference: University of Michigan
Career Goals: Business and Finance
Talent: Taekwondo Demonstration (He’s A Pirate, by Klaus Badelt)
Morgan Kelsey
Kenosha
City: Kenosha
College Preference: UW Madison or Carthage
Career Goals: Chemical Engineer
Talent: Singing (Phantom of the Opera, by Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Bethany Schuldt
Lake Geneva
City: Lake Geneva
College Preference: Wisconsin Lutheran College
Career Goals: Marine Biology
Talent: Contemporary Dance (Prodigal , by Gina Huber)
Shannon Doherty
Menomonee Falls
City: Menomonee Falls
College Preference: Vanderbilt University, UW-Madison
Career Goals: Attorney
Talent: Piano Solo (Whitewater Chopped Sticks, by Calvin Jones)
Nevada Kurtz
Milwaukee
City: Milwaukee
College Preference: Undecided
Career Goals: Dance, Choreographer, Psychologist
Talent: Solo Dance (2, 3, 4, by Kirsten Russel)
Addison Strunz
Prairie Du Sac
City: PRAIRIE DU SAC
College Preference: Yale or Duke University
Career Goals: Orthopedic Surgeon
Talent: Modern Dance (What Other People Say Piano Cover, by Sam Fisher and Demi Lovato)
Anika Peterson
Racine North
City: Racine
College Preference: University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Career Goals: Lawyer
Talent: contemporary dance solo (no regrets , by edith piaf)
Alexis Hrouda
Racine South
City: Racine
College Preference: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Career Goals: Biomedical Engineer
Talent: Dance/Poms (Grown , by Little Mix)
