Sri Vaishnavi Ghantasala, a
Chattahoochee High School senior, was
presented the Girl of the Year award at
the Georgia Aquarium by Women in
Technology (WIT), an Atlanta-based nonprofit
that promotes STEAM careers for
women “from the classroom to the boardroom.”
Vaishnavi plans to major in computer science and math and be a data analyst.
Meanwhile, she is VP of the Computer Science
for Girls Club, Team Captain of Modern Physics Club,
President of Medha Club, cofounder of SpeakPro (club
for student communication skills), enjoys sketching,
singing, and badminton, and has won second place
at the international (USA-Canada) level of the Telugu
Maatlaata competition for three years.
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About WIT:
For over 25 years, Women in Technology (WIT) has worked to empower and educate women and girls about opportunities in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) by educating middle and high school girls, and young women in college, and by sharing the stories of successful professional women in STEAM.
https://www.mywit.org/participate/2019-wit-awards-winners/#sri
https://patch.com/georgia/johnscreek/chattahoochee-high-senior-named-girl-year
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sri-vaishnavi-ghantasala-847344174/
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/women-in-technology-announces-winners-of-the-2019-women-of-the-year-awards-1028706529
About Siliconandhra Telugu Maatlaata International Competition:
http://manabadi.siliconandhra.org/maatlaata/guidelines/