Madison Rodriguez is a proud Dominican and Puerto Rican from the Bronx, New York. She graduated from an all-girls K–8 charter school in 2022 and is also an alumna of the prestigious Prep for Prep program, which provided her the opportunity to attend St. Andrew’s School, a boarding school in Middletown, Delaware. Following her graduation in May 2026, Madison will attend Union College in the fall of 2026. Throughout her academic journey, Madison has remained deeply committed to the arts. She danced from kindergarten through twelfth grade and helped support her school’s adaptive dance program, which creates performance opportunities for children with disabilities across Delaware. She also concentrated in visual arts, developing skills in oil painting, acrylic painting, and charcoal drawing. In addition to dance and visual art, Madison played the violin from kindergarten through eighth grade. One of her proudest accomplishments was serving as lead violinist for her school’s orchestra during a performance of the National Anthem at Yankee Stadium. Madison plans to study Political Science, Psychology, and Law, with the goal of helping create a society where people of all backgrounds, including immigrants and individuals of different races, religions, and identities, feel valued, respected, and supported. She believes that art is a universal language and intends to continue creating, advocating, and using the arts as a tool for connection and expression throughout her future career and life.
