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 Houston County participants for the Class of 2018.
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Joneisha Carmichael
High School: Northview High School
College Preference: University of Southern California
Career Goals: Professional Dancer
Talent: Dance (Contemporary, by )
Taylor Dillard
High School: Providence Christian School
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Early Education Teacher
Talent: Acrobatics (Have You Ever Been In Love , by Celine Dion)
Polly Glass
High School: Rehobeth High School
College Preference: Faulkner University
Career Goals: Occupational Therapist
Talent: Singing a Broadway musical ("Popular", by Wicked)
Mikaela Grant
High School: Dothan High School
College Preference: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Career Goals: Nurse, RN, BSN; Surgical Nurse
Talent: CPR
Jamillah Kinsey
High School: Northview High School
College Preference: Howard University
Career Goals: Entertainment Lawyer
Talent: Singing (Jennifer Hudson, by )
Amelia Reese Lisenby
High School: Houston Academy
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: OBGYN/Reproductive Endocrinologist
Talent: Lyrical Pointe (Fight Song, by Lovey James)
Mary Hinson Mims
High School: Houston Academy
College Preference: Southern Methodist University
Career Goals: Pediatrician
Talent: Dance (Heaven is a Place on Earth, by Katie Thompson)
Zeba Qureshi
High School: Northview High School
College Preference: Troy University, UAB, Auburn University
Career Goals: Physical Therapy, OBGYN
Talent: Piano (Batman , by Danny Elfman, Elliot Goldenthal, arr. Rhenella Smith)
Savannah Sapp
High School: Rehobeth High School
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: I aspire to become a physical therapist.
Talent: Baton Twirling ( Confident by Demi Lovato, by Choreography by: Savannah Sapp)
Ju\'Neau Scott
High School: Dothan High School
College Preference: Tuskegee University
Career Goals: Obtain a Master's Degree in Psychology
Talent: Spoken Word (, by Ju'Neau Scott)
Raeleigh Swann
High School: Providence Christian School
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Law or Wireless Engineering
Talent: Tap Dancing (Stomping at the Savoy, by Swing! The Musical)
Cathryn Waller
High School: Cottonwood High School
College Preference: University of Texas in Austin
Career Goals: College History professor
Talent: Stand-Up Comedy (Original Piece, by Cathryn Waller)
