FOUR HUNDRED U.S. HIGH SCHOOL WOMEN ARE RECOGNIZED FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
NCWIT proudly announces the 2021 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC) national recipients, honoring four hundred high school women from 46 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and all U.S. overseas military bases.
Each year, U.S. high school students in grades 9 through 12 who self-identify as women, genderqueer, or non-binary are eligible to receive recognition for their aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing, as demonstrated by their computing experience, computing-related activities, leadership experience, tenacity in the face of barriers to access, and plans for post-secondary education. This year, 40 winners and 360 honorable mentions were selected from more than 4,288 amazing, talented young applicants.
View a complete list of the 2021 national winners here. View a complete list of the 2021 national honorable mentions here.
Thanks to the generous support of NCWIT Award for AiC National Sponsor Bank of America, each of the 40 national award winners receive various prizes, cash, and an invitation to the National Award Ceremony hosted by Bank of America, which will be held virtually on March 6, 2021.
The entire NCWIT AiC program platform is supported generously by Apple. AiC also receives support for specific national program elements. The NCWIT Award for AiC is sponsored by Apple, Bank of America, Microsoft, and Motorola Solutions Foundation.
2021 National Winners
| • Katherine Cheng: Ladera Ranch, CA, Crean Lutheran South High School |
| • Amari Crittenden: Montgomery, AL, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School |
| • Maria Cuevas: Bronx, NY, New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School |
| • Jadelynn Dao: San Jose, CA, Presentation High School |
| • Eban Ebssa: Alexandria, VA, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
| • Amanda Eshelman: Wildwood, MO, Marquette High School |
| • Yamilett Estrada-Reyes: Chicago, IL, Lane Tech College Prep |
| • Amanda Ferber: Boynton Beach, FL, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts |
| • Tsion Gebre: Las Vegas, NV, Rancho High School |
| • Bella Gomez: Pennington, NJ, The Hun School of Princeton |
| • Hannah Guan: San Antonio, TX, BASIS San Antonio - Shavano Campus |
| • Hita Gupta: Paoli, PA, Conestoga High School |
| • Claire Jin: State College, PA, State College Area High School |
| • Asmi Kumar: Milton, GA, Milton High School |
| • Neeha Kurelli: Sugar Land, TX, Dulles High School |
| • Athena Liao: Vinton, VA, William Byrd High School |
| • Arianna Martinelli: Louisville, KY, Sacred Heart Academy |
| • Adrianna Martinez-Lainez: Phoenix, AZ, Tolleson Union High School |
| • Tania Mishra: Brookfield, WI, Brookfield Central High School |
| • Emily Mojica: Maywood, CA, Maywood Center for Enriched Studies |
| • Maria Morales-Salgado: Charlotte, NC, Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology |
| • Sravani Nanduri: Issaquah, WA, Issaquah High School |
| • Anika Puri: Chappaqua, NY, Horace Greeley High School |
| • Nissi Ragland: Kamuela, HI, Hawai'i Preparatory Academy |
| • Ashley Raigosa: Roseville, CA, Oakmont High School |
| • Jyoti Rani: San Jose, CA, Oak Grove High School |
| • Gitanjali Rao: Lone Tree, CO, STEM School Highlands Ranch |
| • Janiya Richardson: Tallahassee, FL, Amos P. Godby High School |
| • Yarianis Rivera: Vega Baja, PR, Nueva Brígida Álvarez Rodríguez |
| • Faith Rounds: Cambridge, MA, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School |
| • Jayden Sansom: Pittsboro, NC, Chatham School of Science and Engineering |
| • Natalie Shell: Greenwich, CT, Greenwich Academy |
| • Claire Swadling: Plymouth, MI, Canton High School |
| • Audrey Vargas: National City, CA, Sweetwater High School |
| • Neha Vinjapuri: San Ramon, CA, Dougherty Valley High School |
| • Ava Ward: Denver, CO, Thomas Jefferson High School |
| • Blaine Wells: Irving, TX, School of Science and Engineering |
| • Alexandria Westray: Pittsburgh, PA, Phillips Exeter Academy |
| • Sianna Xiao: Menifee, CA, Western Center Academy |
| • Annie Zhu: Houston, TX, Bellaire High School |
2021 Honorable Mentions
| Amina Abdalla Round Rock, TX | Abinaya Dinesh North Brunswick, NJ | Meghan Joshi Lake Forest, IL | Thanhthanh Nguyen Oakland, CA | Darrah Sheehan Charlottesville, VA |
| Lorena Aguilar San Antonio, TX | Bilese Dinsa Saint Paul, MN | Lochana Kalyanaraman Houston, TX | Huong Nguyen Raleigh, NC | Phincho Sherpa Woodside, NY |
| Aya Ahmed Falls Church, VA | Zaydee Dominguez-Chang Indianapolis, IN | Elly Kang Marietta, GA | Sabrina Noborikawa Miami, FL | Macy Shiller Oak Ridge, TN |
| Divya Aikat Chapel Hill, NC | Amy Dong Hinsdale, IL | Sowon Kang Austin, TX | Avery Rose Nolan Cambridge, MA | Jasmine Shone Chagrin Falls, OH |
| Faith Ajanaku Mansfield, TX | Vasilisa Douglas Theodore, AL | Pooja Kannappan West Bloomfield, MI | Sophia Noonan St.Paul, MN | Laurel Shugart Fort Payne, AL |
| Olamiposi Ajao Greenfield, MA | Meghna Dutta Pullman, WA | Hema Kanoujia Jacksonville, FL | Divya Nori Roswell, GA | Neha Shukla Mechanicsburg, PA |
| Anika Akali Acton, MA | Olivia Eckes Milwaukee, WI | Su Kara Mission Viejo, CA | Katherine Ochoa Houston, TX | Malavika Singh Salt Lake City, UT |
| Nasrin Ali Bowie, MD | Zoe Edgington Cedar Falls, IA | Anika Kathuria Bridgewater, NJ | Comfort Ohajunwa Woodbridge, VA | Shreya Singh Vienna, VA |
| Rashelle Amao Omaha, NE | Ellie Ertl Cedarburg, WI | Madison Kenney Sharpsburg, GA | Kamryn Ohly Sandusky, OH | Suhani Singhal Pleasanton, CA |
| Aditi Anand West Lafayette, IN | Lisa Evans West Chester, PA | Isabel Kessler Killingworth, CT | Fabiola Olivas Longmont, CO | Avery Skibicki Helena, MT |
| Sahithi Ankireddy Hoffman Estates, IL | Amy Feng Pittsford, NY | Jui Khankari Oak Brook, IL | Nicole Onyemeziem Chicago, IL | Alexandra Slabakis New York, NY |
| Sid Antoine Melbourne, FL | Alice Feng San Jose, CA | Shagun Khare Edison, NJ | Lauren Owens Las Cruces, NM | Shishira Somashekar Cary, NC |
| Ariana Arce Caguas, PR | Emily Frech Erie, CO | Shreeja Kikkisetti Chantilly, VA | Sanvi Pal San Diego, CA | Smriti Somasundaram Olympia, WA |
| Hazelyn Aroian Maynard, MA | Vinessa Fressola Russell, KY | Audrey Kim Demarest, NJ | Gauri Pala Plano, TX | Jennifer Song Cupertino, CA |
| Ariela Asllani Elmhurst, IL | Sarah Fung Manchester, NH | Song Eun Kim West Lafayette, IN | Rucheng Pan Brookfield, WI | Anjali Soni Lakeland, FL |
| Audrey Au Corvallis, OR | Valerie Gadapati Charlotte, NC | Jennifer Kim Torrance, CA | JuWon Park Bloomington, IL | Alana Sotolongo North Port, FL |
| Damilola Awofisayo Woodbridge, VA | Andrea Gajic Ladera Ranch, CA | Janise Kim Pittsburgh, PA | Tanya Parra-Sanchez Willimantic, CT | Lasya Sreenivasan Phoenix, AZ |
| Vasundhara Bagchi Wilton, CT | Sruti Gandreti Collierville, TN | Lynn Kim Cypress, CA | Anisha Parsan Sugar Land, TX | Trisha Srikanth Wilmington, DE |
| Aishwarya Balaji Morrisville, NC | Chandra Gangavarapu Naperville, IL | Aneesha Kodati Monroe Township, NJ | Sarika Pasumarthy San Diego, CA | Veda Srinivas Ann Arbor, MI |
| Ella Ballou Reading, VT | Caroline Gao Albany, OR | Disha Kohli Princeton, NJ | Nayzet Pena Lawrenceville, GA | Aditi Srinivasan Sammamish, WA |
| Maggie Bao Portland, OR | Juliette Garcia Miami, FL | Aditi Koratpallikar Charlotte, NC | Madelyn Peng Wellesley, MA | Emani Stanton Douglasville, GA |
| Karissa Barbu Dublin, OH | Elizabeth Garcia-Gonzalez Springdale, AR | Evdokia Kottou Farmington, CT | Ava Penn Chicago, IL | Kayla Stevenson Nashville, TN |
| Samprikta Basu Issaquah, WA | Leslie Garcia-Sanchez Sunnyvale, CA | Ashmita Kumar Fullerton, CA | Lelaine Perez New York, NY | Samantha Stone Bethel, CT |
| Rupali Batta San Jose, CA | Caroline Gaughan O'Fallon, MO | Sruthi Kurada Littleton, MA | Lizbeth Perez Springdale, AR | Megan Su Tustin, CA |
| Shachi Benara Lincroft, NJ | Jazaria Gibson Lauderhill, FL | Mia Ladolcetta Holmdel, NJ | Pauline Petersen Lake Oswego, OR | Shriya Sudhakar Princeton Junction, NJ |
| Riddhi Bhagwat Buffalo Grove, IL | Mia Ginsberg Naples, FL | Adrienne Lai Alexandria, VA | Annie Pham San Diego, CA | Sophie Suh Goleta, CA |
| Mehar Bhasin Lakeville, CT | Olivia Glasman Homer, AK | Desiree LaRocque North Riverside, IL | Sahithi Pogula Hopkinton, MA | Yi Suo Sugar Land, TX |
| Aparna Bhooshanan Madison, AL | Madolyn Glocksine Essexville, MI | Paridhi Latawa Austin, TX | Estrella Popoca Melrose Park, IL | Niharika Suravarjjala Dublin, CA |
| Ashita Birla Jersey City, NJ | Ye-Un Go Austin, TX | Melaina Lawrence Lauderhill, FL | Sanjitha Prabakaran Ashburn, VA | Puja Teakulapalli Aurora, IL |
| Rachel Bonanno Yonkers, NY | Siya Goel West Lafayette, IN | Ayanna Leal Las Cruces, NM | Mia-Nathalie Pridgen Brooklyn, NY | Fikir Teklemedhin Salt Lake City, UT |
| Paige Bowman Barrington, IL | Anna Gonzalez Othello, WA | Kristen Lee Tenafly, NJ | Lauren Pryor Wellesley, MA | Anna Tetreault Webster Groves, MO |
| Jessica Brown West Harwich, MA | Liliana Gordon Waldorf, MD | Jolene Lee South Pasadena, CA | Gayatri Rajan Andover, MA | Marcella Todd Mobile, AL |
| Lori Brown Greensboro, NC | Gitika Gorthi Herndon, VA | Anna Lehman Charleston, SC | Bavisha Rajesh Cumming, GA | Elnaz Toreihi Orlando, FL |
| Alexis Bunnell Burnsville, MN | Camryn Grabeal Apache, OK | Ning-Er Lei Cambridge, MA | Navya Ramakrishnan Allen, TX | Jasmine Tostado Mountain View, CA |
| Devon Campbell Nashville, TN | Jessica Guan San Jose, CA | Christina Li Haverhill, MA | Gargi Ramekar Lake Orion, MI | Jacqueline Trejo Santa Ana, CA |
| Brenda Campuzano Dallas, TX | Rachna Gupta Hoffman Estates, IL | Nicole Li Johns Creek, GA | Norah Rami Sugar Land, TX | Emily Trinh Temecula, CA |
| Stephany Casillas Oakland, CA | Victoria Hagenlocker Miami, FL | Abigail Liang Troy, MI | Erika Ramirez Alexandria, VA | Victoria Uchman High Point, NC |
| Claire Celik San Francisco, CA | Macy Halim Moopark, CA | Ashley Lin Vancouver, WA | Alexa Ramirez Clint, TX | Narmana Vale Exeter, NH |
| Brianna Chan Plano, TX | Brianna Han Commack, NY | Sophia Lin Bellevue, WA | Sheyla Ramirez Henderson, NV | Grace Vanden Heuvel Hortonville, WI |
| Amy Chang Sugar Land, TX | Daphne Han Kingwood, TX | Meryl Liu Port Orange, FL | Lakxshanna Raveendran Dix Hills, NY | Ananya Vangoor Bentonville, AR |
| Eileen Chang Cerritos, CA | Delilah Harris Homer, AK | Addison Liu West Chester, PA | Aditi Reddy Austin, TX | Ngozi Vaughn Atlanta, GA |
| Kenna Chase Fallbrook, CA | McKayla Hartman Newmarket, NH | Marianne Liu Sandy, UT | Erika Rispoli Pittsburgh, PA | Sofia Villegas Santa Ana, CA |
| Nitya Chellury Rochester Hills, MI | Gabriella Hawkes Huntsville, AL | Miranda Liu South Pasadena, CA | Sara Riyad Phillipsburg, NJ | Annika Viswesh Palo Alto, CA |
| Caroline Chen Palo Alto, CA | Grace He Sugar Land, TX | Divya Lobo Sterling, VA | Isabella Rolfe Greenwich, CT | Sanjana Wadhwani Johns Creek, GA |
| Emily Chen Cary, NC | Mia Hellman Sullivan's Island, SC | Anisa Lopez-Ruiz Stafford, TX | Julietta Rozin Louisville, CO | Ella Wang Chandler, AZ |
| Lucy Chen McLean, VA | Porscha Henderson Chicago, IL | Lana Lubecke Honolulu, HI | Adena Russel Stamford, CT | Stephanie Wang Katy, TX |
| Kelly Chen Plano, TX | Holland Henderson-Boyer Lexington Park, MD | Paean Luby New Orleans, LA | Mina Ryumae Union, KY | Vivian Wang Yorba Linda, CA |
| Angela Chen Gainesville, FL | Claudia Hernandez Pocono Summit, PA | Sophia Mack Minneapolis, MN | Emily Sam Pasadena, CA | Felicia Wang Farmington, CT |
| Grace Chen Portland, OR | Rosalinda Hernandez Barrera Central Falls, RI | Isha Mahadeshwar Cary, NC | Natalie Sanders Tuscaloosa, AL | Tracy Wei Sugar Land, TX |
| Julie Chen Egg Harbor Township, NJ | Mary Hiros Middleburg Heights, OH | Sahar Maisha Woodhaven, NY | Sreenidhi Sankararaman Herndon, VA | Shayna Weinstein Vernon Hills, IL |
| Katarina Cheng Santa Monica, CA | Alyssa Ho Pasadena, CA | Isabella Mandis New York, NY | Naisa Santana Juncos, PR | Oria Weng Portland, OR |
| Lina Chihoub Lawrenceville, NJ | Isabella Hochschild San Francisco, CA | Mahathi Mangipudi Bellevue, WA | Annika Santhanam Edison, NJ | Kacey Wheeler Meridian, ID |
| Genevieve Chin Monterey Park, CA | Megan Howell Phoenix, AZ | Sriya Mantena Cary, NC | Jeimy Santiago Quebradillas, PR | Mary White Los Angeles, CA |
| Sylvia Chin Foster City, CA | Sai Hruthika Naraharisetti Woodstock, MD | Camilla Martinez Woodland Hills, CA | Sampurna Sarkar Mayfield Heights, OH | Vanessa Xiao Carmel, IN |
| Victoria Chin Omaha, NE | Katherine Hua Irvine, CA | Anna Mathew Nashua, NH | Candy Sarres Kansas City, MO | Rachel Xin Yorba Linda, CA |
| Eunsuh (Jasmine) Cho Austin, TX | Alyssa Huang Irvine, CA | Angela Matta Dearborn, MI | Miranda Scardina Austin, TX | Christina Xu Lincoln, NE |
| Yunseo Choi Exeter, NH | Mikayla Hunt St. George, UT | Savannah McIntyre Casper, WY | Suzy Schwabl University Heights, OH | Lucy Xu Livingston, NJ |
| Angela Choi Cypress, CA | Helena Ilic Naperville, IL | Vidushi Meel Lexington, MA | Margaret Schwierking Bellaire, TX | Sirui Xue Bethesda, MD |
| Berline Civil Fort Lauderdale, FL | Samyukta Iyer Marietta, GA | Chloe Meuse Ross, CA | Priyanka Senapati Greenwood Village, CO | Gianna Yan Piedmont, CA |
| Claudia Clarke Farmington, CT | Emma Jackson Las Cruces, NM | Naina Misra Bagdad, AZ | Mritika Senthil Tega Cay, SC | Grace Yang San Ramon, CA |
| Leah Colaco Westborough, MA | Trishala Jain Dublin, CA | Anika Mistry Scotts Valley, CA | Kayley Seow Fremont, CA | Iris Yang Newton, MA |
| Jada Coleman Sicklerville, NJ | Jibiana Jakpor Riverside, CA | Kathryn Moran Sheridan, WY | Lizeth Sepulveda Lansing, IL | Emily Yang Mason, OH |
| Jade Collins Las Cruces, NM | Michaela James Washington, DC | Sarah Motteler Marvin, NC | Natasha Setiadi Sugar Hill, GA | Shannon Yeow Chula Vista, CA |
| Caitlyn Coloma Las Vegas, NV | Maria Janoo Brier, WA | Mariam Moussa Naples, FL | Sarah Sexton Indianapolis, IN | Kimberly Yu Arcadia, CA |
| Oceana Covington Phoenix, AZ | Advika Jayanti Lutz, FL | Kristina Mullukatte Olympia, WA | Krushi Shah Laurel, MD | Abia Zahir Alexandria, VA |
| Myra Cropper Berlin, MD | Nikita Jha Duluth, GA | Araceli Munoz San Diego, CA | Alyssa Shah New York, NY | Audrey Zeng San Diego, CA |
| Kaitlyn Cumber Monroe, NC | Jina Jiang Knoxville, TN | Riteka Murugesh Sunnyvale, CA | Mridula Shan San Antonio, TX | Kelly Zhang Durham, NH |
| Kyla Davis Flossmoor, IL | Diya Jim Chandler, AZ | Kaitlyn Musial Patterson, NY | Claire Shao Wexford, PA | Qingqing Zhao Cheswick, PA |
| Madison Davis Burr Ridge, IL | Claudia Jimenez Chicago, IL | Jade Nair Andover, MA | Arushi Sharma Austin, TX | Helen Zheng Watchung, NJ |
| Adriana Delagarza Helotes, TX | Simone Johnson Solon, OH | Sirihaasa Nallamothu Normal, IL | Apurva Sharma Johns Creek, GA | Helena Zhou Tustin, CA |
| Nardos Demilew Burke, VA | Amira Johnson Pittsburgh, PA | Nandita Narayanan Laurel, MD | Ananya Sharma Summerfield, NC | Evelyn Zhu Jericho, NY |
| Shivani Desai Duluth, GA | Anvi Joshi Chandler, AZ | Karen Netto Bear, DE | Kimball Sheehan Charlottesville, VA | Rebecca Zhu Nashua, NH |
