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 Ellensburg participants for the Class of 2023.
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Elin Callender-Bohman
High School: Ellensburg High School
College Preference: University of Washington
Career Goals: Doctor of Wildlife Veterinary Medicine
Talent: Singing with ASL Accompaniment (“Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again”, by Emmy Rossum)
Ila Child
High School: ELLENSBURG HS
College Preference: BYU or BYU-Idaho
Career Goals: Business owner
Talent: Speed painting to music ("He's a Pirate" (theme song, Pirates of the Caribbean), by Klaus Badelt)
Chloe Clyburn
High School: Ellensburg High School
College Preference: Utah State University
Career Goals: Large Animal Veterinarian
Talent: Marimba performance (Sonata for Violin, by Arcangelo Corelli)
Alexandra Gamache
High School: Ellensburg High School
College Preference: MIT, University of Washington
Career Goals: medical/ dental field
Talent: Violin performance (Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13, 3rd Mvt. , by Friedrich Seitz)
Carol Ritzenthaler
High School: Ellensburg High School
College Preference: Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Career Goals: Professional Musical Theatre performer
Talent: Singing (Ireland, by Lawrence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin)
Sailor Walker
High School: Ellensburg High School
College Preference:
Career Goals: Navy
Talent: dance routine (“Canned Heat” , by Jamiroquai)
