
2020 Aspirations in Computing Rising Star Honorees
The Minnesota Aspirations in Computing Awards Committee congratulates the following young women from Minnesota High Schools for being recognized as a Rising Star Honoree
Chosen by the Minnesota Aspirations committee, these 37 Rising Star Honorees demonstrate engagement in a mixture of technology education and leadership experiences, while showing strong promise of success in the future pursuing a technology education and IT career path.
Special thanks to MNAiC partners Optum and AnitaB.org for hosting and leading an exclusive learning and recognition event on Saturday, June 20th for the 2020 Rising Star Honorees.
Alexandria Area High School
- Rachel Duchene, Sophomore
Apple Valley High School
- Jayden Farah, Junior
Avalon School, St. Paul
- Mara Gould, Sophomore
Blaine High School
- Lucia Hadsall, Senior
Breck School, Golden Valley
- Caroline Pirtle, Sophomore
Burnsville High School
- Kaylahna Onenaly, Senior
- Jada Somsanouk, Junior
Como Park Senior High School, St. Paul
- Ridwan Abdi, Senior
- Way Htoo, Senior
Eagan High School
- Emma Veldhuis, Senior
Eastview High School – Apple Valley
- Sharon Burri, Senior
- Akansha Kamineni, Junior
Eden Prairie High School
- Lillian Rau, Sophomore
Edina High School
- Prudence Russell, Sophomore
- Sarah Swann, Junior
Farmington High School
- Sydney Hendrickson, Junior
Fertile-Beltrami Secondary
- Olivia Ellingson, Senior
Gateway to College, St. Paul
- Solea Price, Junior
John Marshall High School, Rochester
- Camilla Evans, Freshman
- Ashley Villar, Freshman
Math and Science Academy – Woodbury
- Alayna Tan, Sophomore
Minnesota Connections Academy
- Alura Price, Freshman
Osseo Senior High School
- Amber McGee, Junior
Prior Lake High School
- Srushti Vaidyanathan, Freshman
Rosemount High School
- Haniya Abuad, Sophomore
- Ramani Arunachalam, Sophomore
- Gianna Freking, Senior
- Kaitlyn Hanley, Sophomore
- Nyah Rudd, Junior
Sleepy Eye Secondary
- Brooke Thibado, Senior
South High School – Minneapolis
- Mary Hendrickson, Sophomore
- Bianca Morcho, Junior
Southwest High School – Minneapolis
- Sophia Mack, Sophomore
Spectrum High School, Elk River
- Claire Moritz, Sophomore
Spring Lake Park High School
- Sumaya Ali, Senior
Wayzata High School
- Aditi Edpuganti, Freshman
Woodbury High School
- Nia Page, Sophomore
For more information about the Aspirations in Computing Awards program visit: Minnesota Aspirations in Computing Awards