Mariam is a multitalented 14-year-old 10th grader. She started to learn piano and violin when she was 4 years old. She has been taking piano and violin lessons with Dr. Yumei Huang since 2013.
Mariam performed violin solos several times at the Texas A&M International University. She won second prize for The Music of 17th Century Competition in 2017, and third prizes for both The Music of Eastern Europe Competition and for Rising Talents of Americans Competition in 2019. She is also the Concert Master for her School’s Honor Orchestra, and the Regional Middle School and high school’s Orchestra. In past years’ UIL music, Mariam’s violin solos were rated the top grade in the top category. Besides violin, she also has had received honors with the “superior plus” category at National Piano GUILD.
Mariam enjoys math, science, reading, writing, drawing, playing tennis, skiing, and swimming as well as traveling. She has represented her school to compete for MATHCOUNTS at both city and state levels. Mariam also attended the Duke Talent Identification Program’s Scholar Weekends before. In the past years, she has won numerous titles in various competitions such as math, science, swimming, and tennis at the district and city or regional level. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her friends and family.