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 Jefferson County participants for the Class of 2018.
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Alanna Bradley
High School: Hewitt Trussville High School
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Music Educator
Talent: Flute (Fantasie Brillante, by )
Laura Burns
High School: Hoover High School
College Preference: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Career Goals: Nursing
Talent: Lyrical/Contemporary Dance (Daughter, by Sleeping At Last)
Reagan Clark
High School: Mountain Brook High School
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: To run a successful political campaign
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Can't Help Falling in Love, by Haley Reinhart)
Finlay Coupland
High School: Clay Chalkville High School
College Preference: Samford University
Career Goals: Journalism and Theatre
Talent: Lyrical Dance (I Bet You Don't Curse God, by Christina Grimmie)
Isabel Estes
High School: Homewood High School
College Preference: Birmingham Southern College
Career Goals: Entrepreneur
Talent: Contemporary Dance (Human, by Rag'n'Bone Man)
Sarah Gladney
High School: Mountain Brook High School
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Criminal Prosecution Lawyer
Talent: Vocal/Dance (Hit Me With a Hot Note, by Duke Ellington)
Caroline Green
High School: Vestavia Hills High School
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Veterinarian
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Who You Are, by Jessie J)
Sydney Grubbs
High School: Vestavia Hills High School
College Preference: Troy University
Career Goals: Veterinarian
Talent: Monologue (Elliot the Elephant, by Self Authored)
Reagan Handley
High School: Gardendale High School
College Preference: Auburn University or Birmingham Southern College
Career Goals: Cardiologist
Talent: Acro Jazz Dance (You Can't Stop the Beat- Glee Version, by )
Natalie Harris
High School: John Carroll Catholic High School
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Business
Talent: Jazz Dance (Latch, by )
Joanna Hotten
High School: Vestavia Hills High School
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Nursing, music, health fitness
Talent: Violin (Czardas, by )
Senna House
High School: Hoover High School
College Preference: The University of Alabama
Career Goals: Sports Broadcaster/Journalist
Talent: Original Monologue (To Love and Be Loved, by Self-written)
Katherine Jackson
High School: John Carroll Catholic High School
College Preference: Spelman College
Career Goals: Physical Therapist
Talent: Jazz Dance (Tightrope, by Janelle Monae)
Della Jones
High School: Briarwood Christian High School
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Architecture
Talent: Vocal/Guitar (My Favorite Things, by )
Virginia Macoy
High School: Vestavia Hills High School
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Interior Designer
Talent: Contemporary Ballet (Storm's End, by )
Celena McLaren
High School: Hoover High School
College Preference: Villanova University
Career Goals: Politician
Talent: Ballet en Pointe (Odalisque, by )
Nicole Plaia
High School: John Carroll Catholic High School
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Nursing
Talent: Jazz Dance (Don't Rain on My Parade, by )
Sophie Sabri
High School: Vestavia Hills High School
College Preference: Texas Christian University
Career Goals: Lawyer
Talent: Monologue (The World Through My Lens , by Original)
Brooke Tarrant
High School: Vestavia Hills High School
College Preference: College of William and Mary
Career Goals: Neurologist
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Thy Will - Hillary Scott and the Scott Family, by Brooke Tarrant)
Emma Tosney
High School: Hoover High School
College Preference: Samford University
Career Goals: Ministry
Talent: Vocal Performance (Not About Angels, by Birdy)
Sarah Zhao
High School: Vestavia Hills High School
College Preference: Harvard College
Career Goals: Physician- Scientist
Talent: Piano (Valse Scherzo , by )
