Artist of the Year Program Announces the 2026 Nominees from 88 Orange County Schools
- Heide Janssen
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Teachers across Orange County nominate standout juniors and seniors working in seven arts disciplines.
Nearly 900 Orange County high school students have been nominated for the 2026 Artist of the Year program, recognizing some of the county’s most promising young artists.
This year, 888 students were nominated, representing 88 local high schools, arts organizations and private arts instructors across Orange County.
Students are nominated by teachers and instructors in seven artistic disciplines: theater, dance, film and TV, vocal music, instrumental music, media arts and fine arts.
Now in its 13th year, the Artist of the Year program celebrates outstanding juniors and seniors who have demonstrated exceptional artistic achievement and dedication to their craft.
The program was originally created by The Orange County Register as a companion to the newspaper’s long-running High School Athlete of the Year honors. Over time, it has grown into a countywide collaboration involving arts educators, cultural institutions and community partners.
According to the most recent data from the California Department of Education, 77,122 juniors and seniors were enrolled in Orange County during the 2024–2025 school year. This year’s nominees therefore represent approximately the top 1.2% of upperclassmen countywide.
Following nomination, a panel of arts educators reviews student submissions and selects up to 16 semifinalists in each discipline. Those semifinalists will advance to in-person interviews with arts professionals and university faculty from across Orange County. Semifinalists will be announced April 19.
The program culminates on Wednesday, May 13 at 5:30 p.m. with the Artist of the Year awards celebration in the Samueli Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, where the top students will be announced and invited to perform or present their work. The event is free and open to the public.
Segerstrom Center continues its leadership support of the program.
“We are proud to continue our partnership with the OC Artists of the Year Awards and to host this year’s celebration in the Samueli Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts,” said Casey Reitz, president and CEO of Segerstrom Center. “This year is especially meaningful as the center celebrates its 40th anniversary. Each year we are amazed by the extraordinary level of talent in Orange County.”
Chapman University's College of Performing Arts, which has partnered with the program since 2020, also continues its support.
“The College of Performing Arts at Chapman University is proud to celebrate the incredible talents of young artists through the OC Artist of the Year program,” said Anne Hogan, dean of the College of Performing Arts. “Arts education inspires creativity while also equipping young people with skills that resonate across any career path.”
This year, Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale, both resident companies of Segerstrom Center, are sponsoring the instrumental music and vocal music awards, helping provide cash prizes to the program’s top students.
The dance award is named in honor of Judy Morr, and Segerstrom Center sponsors the theater award. Additional sponsorship opportunities remain available for Media Arts, Fine Arts and Film & TV.
Additional support for the program is provided by Arts Orange County, which is accepting donations on behalf of Artist of the Year to help sustain and expand the program. Donations can be made through Arts Orange County on behalf of the program.
To view the full list of nominees with endorsements from their teachers and links to samples of the students’ work, visit the story posted by The Orange County Register.
Below is the list of the 2026 nominees by discipline.
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The Judy Morr Award for Dance
The following students have been named as nominees in dance. A total of 107 students were nominated by teachers and private instructors at Orange County high schools and arts organizations.
Brea Olinda High School | Elisabeth Chiu, Carina Clarin, Wendy Williams
Capistrano Valley High School | Brianna Bedford, Gianna Bedford, Kaileigh Benvenuto, Alyssa L. Coleman, Kayla Dyas, Madison Kahn, Catherine Marco
Costa Mesa High School | Riley Dow, Lena Williams
Crean Lutheran High School | Hailey Baik, Addison Barker, Haydon Chew, Cora Fox, Elizabeth Hulett, Olivia Murphy
Fullerton Union High School | Andromeda Bruschke, Aleah Crew, Rio Gomez, Kennedy Molino
Garden Grove High School | Vivienne Tran, Aime Venegas
Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | Samantha Ball, Maya Noel Berner, Ella Collins, Grace Derks, Payton Diecidue, Makayla Ishii, Isabella Kovac, Payton Mariano, Natalie Meschuk, Kiara Sims
JSerra Catholic High School | William Oh
La Habra High School | Kaitlyn Brooks, Kyla Caffrey, Brooke Ferrin, Harmony Lang, Jenna Lipham, Sloane Valentino
La Quinta High School | Rebecca Arellano, Beatrise Luu, Duyen Ma, Hallie Thi Nguyen, Mimi Nguyen, Ana Ruiz Robles
Laguna Beach High School | Meghan Manion, Delaney McCarthy, Eliana Seven Merritt
Los Alamitos High School | Nicole Kim, Arron Myers
Mater Dei High School | Morgan McCormick
Newport Harbor High School | Olive Bouman, Sienna Stanley
Northwood High School | Emily Hill
Orange County School of the Arts | Jimena Alcocer, Arabella Kim, Hailey Kim, Nina Le Coz, Logan Macy, Liam Majerus, Anthony Terricciano, Devin Vo, James Williams, Cynthia Zhang
Portola High School | Avery Brehmer, Seraphine Chen, Xinni (Jessica) Lyu, Jiayi Pan, Chloe Thompson, Zurie Tran
Private Instructor Julia Rudge | Sydney Mae Estrella
Private Instructor Marek Klepadlo | Jessica Shen
Private Instructor Viktoriia Antoniuk | David Zhang
Rosary Academy | Ava Ibarra, Oliva Perez, Anayra Reynoso
Sage Hill School | Margie Gao
San Juan Hills High School | Ali Arambarri, Caroline Arnold, Holly Brosch, Sara Chirco, Harper Hottinger, Sophia Loftus, Molly McCabe, Ella Smallwood, Devynn Smark
Santa Ana High School | Wendy Cendejas, Jonathan Flores, Vennus Lara, Kassandra Ortuno
Santa Margarita Catholic High School | Camille Strier, Brooke Vurpillat, Ava Woinarowicz
St. Margaret's Episcopal School | Amytis Behbahani, Drake Harvey, Paige Minton
Sunny Hills High School | Ella Eunji Lee, Kayla Lim
Troy High School | Carly McDermott, Alyssa Santos, Londyn Silzer, Olivia Won
Western High School | Muskkan Kaur, Emilie Sanchez
Whittier Christian High School | Hannah McIvor
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Film and TV
The following students have been named as nominees in film and TV. A total of 67 students were nominated by teachers and private instructors at Orange County high schools and arts organizations.
Beckman High School | Sean Dong, Ryleigh Goddard, Audrey Harlan, Samantha Lee, Otis Liu
Buena Park High School | Leon Aguilar, Elijah Bradley, Carlos Cardenas, Alyssa Jackson, Aracely Aispuro Morales, Sophia Caroleena Ortega Perez
Capistrano Valley High School | Ellie Elam, Ethan Loh
Crean Lutheran High School | Belle Wuich
Edison High School | Mercer Reilly
El Dorado High School | Julian Ivan Bautista, Joyce Chang, Melody Choi, Mel Medina, Fernando Nuñez Coindreau, Sophia Smith, Barron Syams, Autumn Treister
Fairmont Preparatory Academy | Josh Choi, Zhenjun Hou, Alvin Taemin Ji, Boya Li, Richard Luan, Peihong Wu
FilmED Academy of the Arts | Claire Ng
Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | Piper Alsop, Jeremiah Dang, Jack Francesconi, Eli Hooper, Marlee Martinez, Zayn Saade, Cameron Wheeler
Irvine High School | Amy Wadsworth
La Vista High School | Citalli Castillo, Alexys Guerra
Laguna Beach High School | Reef Applebaum
Los Alamitos High School | Alexander Arizpe, Christopher Blocher, Joseph Ito, Preston Jun, Brendan Kavanagh, Sean Massoumi, Kai Rolland-Engel, Leonard Rosa, Davis Taylor, Natalia Velazquez
Mater Dei High School | Matteo Dawson
Orange County School of the Arts | Jacob Avila, Rhys Braunstein, Anvi Dayal, Hailey Poole, Luka Stantic
St. Margaret's Episcopal School | Ani Alyanakian, Carson C. Good, Vivian Li, Timothy Lindenfelser, Mac Ullem
University High School | Helen Han, Esther Yoo
Yorba Linda High School | Skylar Snyder, Christina Wright
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Fine Arts
The following students have been named as nominees in fine arts. A total of 164 students were nominated by teachers and private instructors at Orange County high schools and arts organizations.
Atelier Creative Art Studio | Allyson Choi
Beckman High School | Naylivia Aung, Chloe Corella, Mars Johannsen
Brea Olinda High School | Malvina Naylor, Cassidy Marie Wagg
Buena Park High School | Cynthia Gonzalez, Brianna Ibarra
Calvary Chapel Schools | Jordan Davis, Gabriella LaSeur, Anh Nguyen, Ivy Smith, Gregorio Tolentino
Cambridge Virtual Academy | Emily Ohm
Capistrano Valley High School | Aubrey DeLeon, Reshan Harris, Juha Lowell Kim, Konstantine Lowery, Noah McIlwain, Heba N. Ouri, Megan Studt, Cora Toner, Cora Underwood, Leon Walker
Corona del Mar High School | Aron Khakimianov, Eden Meyer, Sky Park
Costa Mesa High School | Dahlia Cocula Cortes, Chloe Gleason, Myah Cherie Martinez, Hazel Sesena, Cody Vande Wetering
Crean Lutheran High School | Hailey Baik, Emma Byun, Grace Chang, Shawn Hwangbo, Joanne Kim, Jeewoo Lee, Ruijie (Lucy) Liu, Addison Pak, Lucia Wei, Jiayi Yang
El Dorado High School | Presley J Asuncion, Suah Cha, Augustyna Hartman, Erik Lenz, Natalie Ortiz, Jaslene Eve Ortiz-Guillen, Samantha Pak, Rachael Mihyun Park, Karson Yool Suh
El Toro High School | Amanda Chi, Addison Franko, Luis Guerra, Lindsay Keith, Jacob Remmes
Esperanza High School | Lucius Acker
Fairmont Preparatory Academy | Francis Jang, Zoe Ji, Lena Ko, Angel Jia Yi Luan, Olivia Yu
John F. Kennedy High School | Sunshine Higbee, Brooklyn McCance
JSerra Catholic High School | Bethan Elliott, Gianna Gancar, Francesca Goffman, Giovanna Julian
Katella High School | Wendy Patlan
La Habra High School | Violet Delphin, Luis Dominguez Flores, Ayrolon Lorenzano, Layla Mirabal
Laguna Beach High School | Zenith Dujale, Harper Hunt, Clark Kimball, Eliana Seven Merritt, Brighton Welch, Lakelyn Welch, Leonard Wittkop
Laguna Hills High School | Kyla Contreras, Itzamna Cuevas Alvarez, Allbree Kelsey (Munchi), Skyler Yoast
Mission Viejo High School | Neva Elias
Northwood High School | Rishith Allam, Borong DuanMu, Hannah Gu, Ji Woo Kaelyn Hong, Reisa Iwai, Alyssa Jummani, Chloe Lin, Sophia Mia Paredes, Hoshino Wang, Jiyoung Yun
Orange County School of the Arts | Cal Colayco, Braydon Faletra, Valerie Jimenez, Nadya Kim, Akira Kircher, Xinyu (Ariel) Liang, Viviana Izavala Perez, Ella Shu Wang, Kevin Yuan Zhang
Orange High School | Kaylani Nunez, Rowan Ontiveros
Orange Lutheran High School | Luke Carillo, Kendall DuPree, Makayla Faith Elliott, Leah Grace Harness, Olivia Khanbeigi, Ivy Rose Lang, Yang Qianqian Anne, Elise Sohee Yoon
Pacific Academy | Eric Yu
Portola High School | Kelcie Fan, Beyza Gunaydin, Jasmine Khaligov, Catherine Li, Paris Sharp, Katelyn Wong, Junting Zhang, Lisa Zhu
Santa Ana High School | Gabriela Adame, Tiffany Blanco Ramirez, Stephanie Chan Perez, Jonathan Pleitez
Santa Margarita Catholic High School | Maiya Konetzke, Alex Sulzbach
St. Margaret's Episcopal School | April Ma
Sunny Hills High School | Laurel Henderson, Erin Hong, Joanna Joo, Erin Kim, Wesley Kim, Juni Lee, Carlos Olsson, Charlene Tsai, Jolene Wei
Tustin High School | Emily Casasola
University High School | Salla-Des Bosworth, Chase Byer, Ali Panahi, Elaine Pang, Marina Zive
Valencia High School | Thomas Chavez, Grey Jandorf, Mal Lake, Damian Slavkov
Villa Park High School | Eleni Repreza
Westminster High School | Amy Banh, Tina Lau, Amy Xuan Nguyen, Ann Nguyen, Phuc Nguyen, Lena Pham, Cid Phan, Yannis Rojas, Mai Vo
Woodbridge High School | Henna Ali, Polina Larina, Louisa Lepera, Ria Rajguroo, Mars Rehbein
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The Pacific Symphony Award for Instrumental Music
The following students have been named as nominees in instrumental music. A total of 130 students were nominated by teachers and private instructors at Orange County high schools and arts organizations.
Beckman High School | Brian Anesi, Sarah Chan, Serena Chan, Anika Chen, Mattea Kim, Yoonjin (Tiffany) Kim, Verena Lo, Jonathan Suh, Joyce Wen
Brea Olinda High School | Archer Bretzing, Juliana Fuchs, Leo Jang, Nathaniel Kim, Reena Kim, Daniel Lee, Heewon (Sophia) Lim, Noah Mercado, Giselle Meza, Santiago Segura
Buena Park High School | John Cruz, Israel Nieto, Alan Xochicale
Capistrano Valley High School | Ida Cohl, Emily Anne Duffy, Aidan Garcia, Julianne Heiden, Surina Hue, Odelia (Lia) Lee, Samuel Nance, Emma Grace Phakousonh, Brandon Radensky
Costa Mesa High School | Josue Angel, Martin Manuel Cordova, Richard Ulloa
Crean Lutheran High School | Claire Kim
El Dorado High School | Gracie Fox, Tennessee Freese, Quentin Luciano Gomez, Jack Lewis
Fairmont Preparatory Academy | Ethan Henry, Louis Lu, Yulin (Emily) Shen, Jayden Yeo, Bernard Zhang
Fountain Valley High School | Sharlene Lau
Fried Music Pre-College Program | Maxwell Tran
Fullerton Union High School | John Chappell, Griffin Green, Zak Juknelis
Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | Jaxon Cunningham, William Hernandez-Dawley, David Ivison, Kelly Hunter, Evan Shortle, Nicholas To
John F. Kennedy High School | Wiley Ashley, John Goodman, Israel Ramos, Parker Sakurai
JSerra Catholic High School | Jack Junrui Zhang
Marina High School | Vincent Nguyen
Mater Dei High School | Daniel Nguyen
Northwood High School | Sooho Cho, Allison Oh, George Xie, Sean Yu
Opus119 | Jonathan Zhou
Orange County School of the Arts | Trent Chickering, Miri Izenberg, Kayla Kim, Wei-Ning Isabella Ko, Jiyu Lee, Rachel Won
Orange Lutheran High School | Hudson Dexter, Lily Dienhart
Oxford Academy | Mindy Dang, Shion Lee, Luke McLean, Nathan Nguyen
Portola High School | Songze "Kevin" Chen, Sophia Kim, Bryan Sotelo, Noa Stewart, Elliot Vidal, Nina Yoon
Private Instructor Dennis Kim | Hannah Schweiger
Private Instructor Kyle Zagala | Kaitlyn Anne Trustee
Private Instructor Mike Esfahani | Sydney Athans
Private Instructor Ryan Roberts | Alexandria Ng
Santa Ana High School | Joanna Gomez, Jesus Marcos, Julian Vasquez
Santa Margarita Catholic High School | Cyra Chung, Adam Cuthbert, Oliver Ellingson, Andrea Freeman, Brody Galmarini, Noah Gama, Christopher Harling, Ella Hassine, Ruyi (Louis) Sheng
St. Margaret's Episcopal School | Arianne Bruckner, Ryan Chin, Richard Feng, Kenji Kothari, Martin Turnbull
Sunny Hills High School | Kai Liwanag
Tarbut V'Torah | Kelvin Dong, Celine Zhu
Tesoro High School | Matteo David, Thomas Healy, Matthew Ruskin, Connor Smith, Tyler Volpe
University High School | Naomi Gesk, Nicolas Higuchi, Alan Hu, Seaena Kim, Aidan Soriano, Harrison Stone, Parker Wilson-Medvitz, Inwoo Danny Yoo, Zhuoyuan Yu
Woodbridge High School | Robert Ramirez
Yorba Linda High School | Maria Bates, Casey Cunningham, Conner Hearron, Sarah Kang, Noah Lee, Gwendolyn Nielsen
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Media Arts
The following students have been named as nominees in media arts. A total of 79 students were nominated by teachers and private instructors at Orange County high schools and arts organizations.
Beckman High School | Shiloh Ahrens, Ruby Chapin, Chloe Espinosa, Claire Garling, Makenzie Ho, Gavriella Krause, Dianny Pichardo, Zoe Willard
Buena Park High School | Keven Morales, Gavin Rodriguez, Krystal Tlapa
Capistrano Valley High School | Zane Hartley, Surina Hue, Leon Walker
Corona del Mar High School | Victoria Quynh Vy Dinh, Keira Farrell
Costa Mesa High School | Annika Friesen, Luciana Gonzalez, Koda Greco, Alexa Ibarra
Crean Lutheran High School | Luke Bremmer, Jaemin Kwak, Penny Liang, Aiden Mendoza
Edison High School | Fallon Auger
El Dorado High School | Amy Cornelius, Nathaniel DeBree, Nadeen Jaridly, Cade Ladewig, Jocelyn Lee, Sarah Trinh
El Toro High School | Kevin Fellers, Charlie Segui
Fairmont Preparatory Academy | Akshna Gupta, Abbey Hess, Cameron Kang, Angela Qu, Eva Zhang
Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | Audrey Kawasaki, Lauren Vanderplas
iArt Institute | Emma Byun
JSerra Catholic High School | Audrey Abrahams, Bethan Elliott, Minghan Huang
La Habra High School | Joseph Jimenez, Dominic Sandoval, Dedra Zercher
Magnolia High School | Angela Nguyen
Ocean View High School | Grecia Pinedo
Orange County School of the Arts | Elliot Bellehumeur, Alex Cartagena, Emma Jinghao Chen, Bowie Forghani, Gwyneth Hatch, Elle Hitomi, Hannah Koo, Peyton L Lucett, Evelyn Nguyen, Audrey Smith
Orange High School | Janitz Monserrat Gavino-Cardenas, Arieonni Medrano, Haley Neeper, Mia Saran
Portola High School | Kai Fishburn
Spirit Christian Academy | Madison Cox
Tustin High School | Leonardo Antunez, Nathan Barrera, Emily Diaz, Miguel Martínez
Valencia High School | Kailani Cabaccang, Epfinio Cabral IV, Edgar Ceja Meza, Fatima De La Cruz, Violet Michel, Ana Sandoval
Westminster High School | Eli Caro, Hien Nguyen, Minh Khue Nguyen Thai, Thanh Tong, Mai Xuân Võ
Yorba Linda High School | Ethan Huynh
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The Segerstrom Center for the Arts Award for Theater
The following students have been named as nominees in theater. A total of 220 students were nominated by teachers and private instructors at Orange County high schools and arts organizations.
Aliso Niguel High School | Gia D’Amelio, Claire Fincher, Neka Jazaeri, Keilani Meyer, Gabby Tamraz
Beckman High School | Alicia Barris, Andrew Dove, Emily Hsia, Samira Swami
Brea Olinda High School | Isabella Buckley, Yashna Chichgar, Skyler Sandrock, Melia Tafua, Natalia Zamora
Capistrano Valley High School | Saffryn Adams, Ayah Blake, Isabella Blodgett, Maddie Dasilva, Lainey Hudgins, Hailey Poirier, Michaela Rosen, Millie Rosen, Lauren Swan
Corona del Mar High School | Cameron Firoozi, Nick Lopez
Costa Mesa High School | Derek Becker, Beschen Dietrich, Karis Howerton, Anne Lynae Rasmussen, Samantha Rodriguez, Wyatt Willsie
Crean Lutheran High School | Miley Kate Beshore, Luke Fragassi, Genevieve Anne Lackna, Makayla Murdie, Cole Warren, Bailey Wilcox, Andrew Michael Winn, Belle Wuich
Cypress High School | Rachel Bramlett, Dorian Carrillo Ferrer, Shourya Chaurasia, Charlee Del Bello, Paytin Gibson, Giada McGuire, Aidan Nelson, AK Pandya, Collette Terrebonne, Natalie Grace Uy
Dana Hills High School | Jason Brown, Jewliana Fowler, Kasey Kamerschen, Juno Massimei, Cameron Pham
El Dorado High School | Melody Choi, Kaitlyn De Tevis, Avery Gaiennie-Lovell, Olivia Girgis, Makaela Moore, Tessa Michelle Moore, Evan Morikawa, Fernando Nuñez Coindreau
Fairmont Preparatory Academy | Angela Qu, Ethan Kal-El Ruiz
Fullerton Union High School | Isabel Calvo, Zoe McLaughlin
Garden Grove High School | Kyle Martinez, Daniela Nieto, Heidi Plueger
Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | Nathan Andreas, Stephanie Gonzales, Cole Johnson, Antonio Lopez, Benjamin Stephen Marshall, Miley Miller, Cameron Elizabeth Mullin, Adelina Rehberger, Bianca Stratta
JSerra Catholic High School | Abby Bryan, Bethan Elliott, Abigail Hauke, Grady Jenkins
Laguna Beach High School | Tatum Brennan, Arianna Cunningham, Luke Donaldson, Amelie Ford, Mallory Keller, Sam Doshi O'Neill, Lila Tacklind
Laguna Hills High School | Jullian Fisher, Joseph Mulrooney, Elliott Watson
Magnolia High School | Alan Wong
Mater Dei High School | Riley Brosnan, Soluna Chavez, Harper Cornejo, Catherine Eddy, MarthaElena Gonzalez, Sydnie Christine Hansen, Briel Kiara Jim, Thomas Mitchell, Antonio Perez, Lena Rios
Mission Viejo High School | Jaden Carbonel, Annika Clark, Tristan Fordham, Jayden Harville, Liam O'Rourke
Orange County School of the Arts | Mary Hong, Sophie Kim, Sofia Malone, Sophia Okerlund, ChloeLux Phan, Grayson Rabinovich, Chloe Reyes, Sophia Vernon
Pacifica Christian High School | Kailee Cohn, Haven Hodge, Lucy La Caze, Isadora Salekfard, Dominic Edward Ureño, Seth Andrew Wong
Portola High School | Aniruddha Babu, Peter Cooke, Sama (Sky) Dadash Zadeh, Cori Dudley, Chloe Im, Elizabeth Kennedy, Luciana Pa, Ellie Pan, Benjamin Wu
Private instructor Melissa Caldretti | Ashley Hong
Rosary Academy | Giselle Gomez
San Clemente High School | Ella Corbridge, Avery Santore
San Juan Hills High School | Olivia Alpert, Isabella Bassett, Ethan Cavotta, Shylan Fernandez, Liam Herd, Madeline Lai, Giovanni Roman, Emma Rose Somers
Santa Ana High School | Ariana Davila, Aaliyah Espana-Molina, Haniel Guerrero, Amy Rosalie Medel, Carmen Mendoza, Karla Ramirez, Roque Ramirez I, Carla Rodriguez, Jazmin Rodriguez, Gabriela Madelyn Schwinge Rodriguez
Santa Margarita Catholic High School | Leksi Akerlind, Olivia Bullock, Talon Clark, Luke Lehman, Jillian Mooney, Ryan Nouri, Madeleine Orozco, Jasmine Ortiz, Lilia Palda, Emory Ratzlaff
Savanna High School | Geraldine De La Rosa Marin, Tristyn Granados, Chance Ibanez, Emily Lagunas, Michelle Leon Hernandez, Hannah Merino, Natali Orozco Gomez, Tayla Renderos, Dante Watkins, Julissa Williams
Sonora High School | Damian Arceo, Delilah Cortez, Savannah DuCasse, Ava Mendoza, Skyler Nemechek, Emily W. Portal, Nikolas Ramos, Mia Zilberman
St. Margaret's Episcopal School | Brayden Brisbois, Saba Farjami, Anna Feng, Kimberly Pelayo-Ayala, Gavin Shams, Olivia Fair Thimons, Mac Ullem
Sunny Hills High School | Tate Victor Garcia, Laurel Henderson, Carlos Olsson, Aimee Rivera, Kensington Van Hook
Tesoro High School | Zacharia Alweheiby, Aurora Biriba, Brooklynn Calder, Addison Engelken, Maria Espinosa Ventura, Isaiah Medina, Julia Miramontes, Brody Ryan Reyes, Caitlyn Willoughby
Trinitas Arts Conservatory | Samantha DiCrisi
University High School | Grayce Burke, Aydean Eskandari, Helen Han, Shyli Slakmon
Valencia High School | Griffin Davis
Westminster High School | Anthony De La O, Yen Duong, Kayla Lomeli, Neftali Manzanares, Robert White
Yorba Linda High School | Aaron Alonso, Matthew Folkin, Andrew Gardner, Hasti Khodabandehlou, Kaylie Mai-Lynn Lam, Nathan Song, Jack Spillane
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The PAcific Chorale Award for Vocal Music
The following students have been named as nominees in vocal music. A total of 121 students were nominated by teachers and private instructors at Orange County high schools and arts organizations.
Beckman High School | Derin Apay, Chloé Douglass, Alexander Ta, Madison Wilbert
Brea Olinda High School | Indiana Bomgaars, Kayla Lentini, Louie Olvera, Sienna Rodriguez, Megan Smylie
Buena Park High School | Mia Medellin, Alyssa Michel
Capistrano Valley High School | Lekha Ananth, Ethan Brown, Delaney Cicon
Coast High School | Collin Higgins
Costa Mesa High School | Devon E. Alaniz, Maggie Breslin, Celine Jimenez
El Dorado High School | Alexis Valencia Catalano, Avery Gaiennie-Lovell, Kaitlyn Gallegos, Jenevieve Faith Goyer, Augustyna Hartman, Anai Juan-Enriquez, Avalina Thomas, Meilani Aiana Toran
Fairmont Preparatory Academy | Siya Kong, Jiarui Liu
Fullerton Union High School | Grace Holbrook, Abby Lemus, Zoe McLaughlin
Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | Madisson Rielle Harkey, Emma Higginbotham, Abigail Jones, Alma Lennert, Sydney Menchaca, Leila Ortiz, Addison Shay, Bella Tafua
John F. Kennedy High School | Nicholas Castro, Saniya Cross, Kayla Ely, Ellie Kwak, Xander Quibuyen, Hailey Rodriguez, Cameryn Stallings, Sadie Tapia, Dylan Untal, Matthew Yu
JSerra Catholic High School | Gianna Carlile, Cassius Millett
Los Alamitos High School | Jenna Currey, Emily Maruko Gail, Sofia Guetterman, Kensington, Lunah Stella Vazquez
Mater Dei High School | Leilynn Caloza, Harper Cornejo, Ava Farao, Gianna Galindo, Sydnie Christine Hansen, Briel Kiara Jim, Reagan Mike, Thomas Mitchell, Luke Petersen, Shyler Satina
Mission Viejo High School | Rachel Eliana Burgos-Zoliekhaeian, Tristan Fordham
Orange County School of the Arts | Henry Courtney, Reese Guenther-Clark, Dione Santacruz Riva Palacio, Lexie Shehab, Nava Tate
Oxford Academy | Aditri Harish
Pacifica Christian High School | Lucy La Caze, Isadora Salekfard
Pacifica High School | Melody Davis, Christiana Fahmy, Rory Parrott
Portola High School | Chloe Grace Chen
Private Instructor Kathleen Martin | Leila Woodward
Private Instructor Maisui Wang | April Fang
Private Instructor Melissa Lyons | Isabel Calvo
Private Instructor Milena Kitic | Lavinia Watkins, Willow Wu
Private Instructor Sarah Grandpre | Angelina Pendleton-Mendez
San Clemente High School | Emalia Probert
Santa Ana High School | Angel Chirinos, Haniel Hefziba Guerrero, Amy Rosalie Medel, Rebecca Lilliana Vu
Santa Margarita Catholic High School | Isabella Ruhi Berkman, Johannes Pierce Alon Fugate, Keslyn Logan, Erin Meihaus, Madalyn Marie Plush, Libby Rue
St. Margaret's Episcopal School | Elaine Ziyi Chen, Sienna Ganem
Sunny Hills High School | Sadie Hsu
Tesoro High School | Nadia Camerino, Hailey Curtis, Ava Gange-Brown, Mia Gilad, Sydney Gordon, Joel Hancock, Sophia Morrison, Alex Santos, Kaitlyn Anne Trustee, Charlie Woffinden
Troy High School | Sammy Hordista, Laura Lo, Joshua Tan
University High School | Ansh Balasubramanian, Shine Kim, Rina Nelson, Isaac Sarkar, Giuliana Torquato
Valencia High School | Erica Lee
Yorba Linda High School | Jasper Chen, Giabella Reale, Kara Thompson
Heide Janssen, author of this story, is the managing editor for Culture OC and the executive producer for Artist of the Year.
