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 Starkville participants for the Class of 2021.
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Marilyn Cosby
High School: Starkville Academy
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Labor and delivery/nursery nurse
Talent: Color Guard (Rise Up, by Andra Day)
Hannah Daniels
High School: Starkville High School
College Preference: Undecided
Career Goals: Undecided
Talent: Vocal Performance (I See Fire, by Ed Sheeran)
Kate Dickerson
High School: Starkville High School
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: I'd like to open my own graphic design company.
Talent: Tap Dance (Uptown Funk Viola Cover, by Jeremy Green)
Tate Honea
High School: Starkville High School
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: to become a speech-language pathologist
Talent: Lyrical dance (Sun, by Sleeping at Last)
Amanda Kaplan
High School: Starkville High School
College Preference: UCLA
Career Goals: Marine Biologist
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Iris, by Kina Grannis)
Jillian Kelly
High School: Starkville Academy
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: High School Band Director
Talent: Oboe Solo (In Christ Alone, by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, arg. by Stan Pethel)
Emily Mago
High School: Starkville Academy
College Preference: University of Florida
Career Goals: Mechanical Engineer or Business
Talent: Monologue
Laura Martin
High School: Starkville High School
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Cosmetic Dermatologist
Talent: Dance (Brave , by Savannah Outen (acoustic cover))
Kaitlyn McGee
High School: Starkville High School
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Accountant
Talent: Praise Dancing (Break Every Chain, by Tasha Cobbs)
Kelly Owens
High School: Starkville High School
College Preference: University of Southern Mississippi
Career Goals: Nurse Practitioner
Talent: Singing (Taylor the Latte Boy, by Marcy Heisler)
Claire Potts
High School:
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Medicine
Talent: Monologue (Original, by Claire Potts)
Evelyn Smith
High School: Starkville Christian school
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: A career in education or business
Talent: Singing (Beautiful Ghosts, by Taylor swift)
Makenzie Stone
High School: Starkville High School
College Preference: Vanderbilt University
Career Goals: Dermatologist
Talent: Vocal Presentation (A Million Dreams, by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul)
Sarah Strickland
High School: Starkville high school
College Preference:
Career Goals:
Talent: Taekwondo form
Johntavia Toliver
High School:
College Preference:
Career Goals: Neuro- psychologist
Talent: Song (Scars to Your Beautiful, by Alessia Cara)
Marquetta Toliver
High School:
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Veterinarian medicine
Talent: Poem (See It Through, by Edgar Albert Guest)
Kasey Trainer
High School: Starkville High School
College Preference:
Career Goals: Middle/ High School teacher
Talent: Poem Recite (, by Maya Angelou)
Victory Yarbrough
High School: Starkville High School
College Preference: University of Birmingham Alabama
Career Goals: Neonatal Nurse
Talent: contemporary dance (Scars to your beautiful , by Alessia Cara)
