
The 2022 Minnesota Aspirations in Computing Rising Star Honorees – Junior & Senior
The Minnesota Aspirations in Computing Awards (MNAiC) program is proud to announce the 2022 class of honorees, selected from high schools throughout Minnesota by national and state review teams.
Family, friends, educators, business partners and sponsors will gather to support and celebrate the award recipients remarkable I.T. achievements at a special virtual ceremony on Saturday, May 7th hosted by General Mills.
Rising Star
(Junior/Senior Honorees)
Virtual Ceremony
May 7
noon-12:30pm
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/96019830752
(passcode: RisingStar)
Honorees were selected for their strong scores, as evidenced by their outstanding engagement in a variety of technology and leadership experiences provided by their high school, community partners, and through online learning experiences.

2022 RISING STAR HONOREES- JUNIOR & SENIOR
Alexandria High School
• Alicia Erickson, Junior
Andover High School
• Paige Myos, Senior
Apollo High School, St.Cloud
• Josephine Voumard, Junior
Apple Valley High School
• Sophia Ishal, Junior
Century High School, Rochester
• Franziska Rinkleff, Junior
Coon Rapids High School
• Andrea Valencia Garcia
Eagan High School
• Audrey Schwartz, Senior
Eden Prairie High School
• Priyanka Kopuru, Senior
• Sushita Sah, Junior
• Amoligha Timma, Senior
Edina High School
• Olivia Sedarski, Senior
Jefferson High School, Bloomington
• Sofia Pehrson, Junior
Lakeville South High School
• Meagan Flaherty, Junior
Lincoln High School, Thief River Falls
• Abrianna Hanson, Junior
Mahtomedi High School
• Tia Cyriac, Junior
Minnesota Connections Academy, St. Paul
• Alura Price, Junior
• Shumaila Khan, Senior
Mounds View High School
• Jacqueline Lee, Junior
Orono High School
• Georgia Martin, Senior
Prior Lake High School
• Srushti Vaidyanathan, Junior
Providence Academy, Plymouth
• Olivia Trader, Junior
Rosemount High School
• Erin De Witt, Senior
• Ashley Dwyer, Junior
• Liliana Espinoza, Junior
• Charley Hattermann, Senior
• Sayla Lotysz, Senior
• Margaret McNeary, Senior
• Keegan Messner, Senior
• Gabrielle Ruth, Senior
• Brynne Spangler, Junior
• Lisette Thurman, Junior
• Jonealya Wells-Mohn, Junior
Simley High School, Inver Grove Heights
• Anna Tighe, Junior
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
• Hannah Brass, Junior
Ubah Medical Academy Charter School, Hopkins
• Rukia Omar, Senior
Visitation School, Mendota Heights
• Mairin O’Shaughnessy, Junior
Wayzata High School
• Anya Kachru, Junior
• Wendy Meng, Junior
Meet All of the 2022 Minnesota Aspirations in Computing Award Honorees
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Rising Star Honorees
- Freshman & Sophomores
- Juniors & Seniors (See Above)