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 Charleston County participants for the Class of 2024.
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Keren Collins
High School: Academic Magnet High School
College Preference: Not yet assessed
Career Goals: Psychologist and bussinesswoman
Talent: Singing (My Favorite Things, by Julie Andrews (Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers))
Elizabeth Compton
High School: Academic Magnet High School
College Preference: Washington University in Saint Louis
Career Goals: Preservationist/ Historical Architect
Talent: Singing (9 to Five by Dolly Parton, by )
Jen Fermo
High School: Ashley Hall
College Preference: Wake Forest
Career Goals: Physician with a dermatology specialty
Talent: Violin (Concertino III, by George Perlman )
Sayde Handegan
High School: Wando High School
College Preference: New York University
Career Goals: Performing in professional theatre
Talent: Singing (Come To Your Senses, by )
Ashanti Ray
High School: Military Magnet Academy
College Preference: Harvard
Career Goals: Lawyer,FBI Agent, Entrepreneur, and President
Talent: Majorette (Moment 4 life, by Nicki Minaj)
Pagelyn Smalls
High School: Charleston County School of the Arts
College Preference: USC, UNC, NYU, CSU
Career Goals: Education, Entrepreneurship, Law, Social Justice
Talent: Musical Instrument Selection (The Eccles Cello Sonata in G minor Movement Two, by Henry Eccles)
Parker Ussery
High School: Lucy Garrett Beckham High School
College Preference: NYU, Emory, UChicago, Georgetown, Brandeis, Duke
Career Goals: Community organizing- environmental/social justice
Talent: Poetry Reading (Self-Love Letter (an original poem), by Myself)
Noa Wallen
High School: Academic Magnet High School
College Preference: Duke University
Career Goals:
Talent: Playing guitar and singing (Darling, by Halsey and Lindsey Buckingham)
