Astrid Connerly – Runner up of 2026 Y-Not Go On Scholarship

Astrid is a young woman of extraordinary determination and intellect. She has consistently challenged herself with rigorous coursework, earning the admiration of teachers who describe her as fierce in the best sense of the word, driven, resilient, and the type of person who inspires deep loyalty in everyone she meets. Inspired by her own medical experiences, Astrid has set her sights on becoming a pediatric nurse, where she hopes to be the kind of compassionate advocate for children facing medical challenges that nurses have been for her.

Astrid will be graduating from Boise Online School and plans to attend Boise State University to study Nursing.