Teenager named Distinguished Young Woman of Saratoga Springs
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. » Local teen Sakthi Muthukrishnan was recently named the Distinguished Young Woman of Saratoga Springs after participating in the Distinguished Young Women of New York At-Large program, a statewide scholarship program for high school girls.
Muthukrishnan will join high school senior girls from across the state of New York in October to compete to represent the state as the Distinguished Young Woman of New York for 2021.
Following this competition, the 64th National Finals will take place in June of 2021 in Alabama. All 50 state representatives will travel to Mobile to participate in personal development activities and community service projects before competing for the opportunity to become the Distinguished Young Woman of America for 2021.
Founded in 1958, Distinguished Young Women is a free program that encourages participants to reach their full individual potential.
At all levels of the program, participants are evaluated in the categories of scholastics, interview, talent, fitness, and self-expression.
Throughout the next year, Muthukrishnan will represent the community at various public events and serve as a role model to young people by spreading the program’s national outreach message of “Be Your Best Self.”
The outreach program is designed to encourage self- esteem and excellence in all young people through its five principles: “Be Healthy, Be Involved, Be Studious, Be Ambitious and Be Responsible.”
A rising senior at Saratoga Springs High School, Muthukrishnan is the daughter of Muthukrishnan Narasimhan and Selvarani Sangaran.