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Meet Darynne!
DAHLEM DARYNNE AGE 22 Miss Arkansas 2019
Major/School: Bachelor of Science in Animal Sciences The University of Arkansas Years in EAST: Two
Contact info: missAR2019@gmail.com
I graduated from Greenwood High School in 2015, and I was involved in the East Program there for two years and loved it because it allowed me to use my natural curiosity to help my community.
Q: First memory of EAST? A: I was the mascot in high school, and I had no idea how to cut or make my music. So the first thing I was set on in EAST was learning how to use GarageBand to make my music.
Q: Why did you decide to participate in EAST? A: I took EAST on advice from a friend. EAST was new at school when I joined. My best friend took EAST the year before me and told me I should take it with her, and we could have another class together.
Q: Memorable project in EAST you’d like to share? A: I helped two elementary school teachers with a community project that was a motivational music video. I had to use the skills I developed with Garageband and many other tech skills to get the different video clips cut and pieced together and then figure out how to get the music removed from the lyrics and put it on top of the video and then have the alternative lyrics laid over.
Q: What technology did you use in EAST then, and how has it changed today? A: A lot of the technology I used was on a Mac Desktop. I am now an HP user, so I cannot say exactly how the technology has advanced but I know that everything has become more advanced since 2014.
Q: Anything you learned in EAST that you still apply today? A: I learned to not be afraid of science that I don’t have prior experience with. I was nervous about using technology before I joined EAST, but now I look at new technology as a complex puzzle that I can’t wait to learn how to solve.
Q: How do you serve or give back today? A: The job of Miss Arkansas allows me to focus on giving back to my state by being the goodwill ambassador for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in Arkansas and promote my platform of Addiction Awareness.
Q: What would you like to see happen with EAST in the future? A: Continue to foster an atmosphere of learning with students in all communities.
Q: What advice would you give to EAST students that are graduating soon? A: The skills you learn in EAST will help you in college and in any job field you choose. The world is shifting to a technology-based future, and EAST has set you up to be ahead of the curve when it comes to using those skills.
Q: Quote you live by? A: “I have no special talents, I am only passionately
Q: If you could partner with an EAST program to complete a project what would it be? A: The great part about EAST is that the students get to choose the projects. I would love to work with an EAST program on any project that embodies what EAST is about, helping the community around you. And if that project touches on my passion for addiction awareness or Arkansas Children’s Hospital then that’s even better.
RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOU: I am a cat person.
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