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2021 | THEATER
Artist of the Year
Ariyah Brown
THEATER
ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Ariyah Brown, Orange County School of the Arts
FINALISTS
ACTING
Ariyah Brown, Orange County School of the Arts
MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE
Tatiana Cloobeck, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
THEATRICAL DESIGN
Taylor Needleman, San Juan Hills High School
SEMIFINALISTS
ACTING
Ariyah Brown, Orange County School of the Arts
London Coco Griffin, Mater Dei High School
Sara Hosn, Tesoro High School
Mia Kaplan, Orange County School of the Arts
Halia Lindauer, Foothill High School
MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE
Reese Alana Chavez, Mater Dei High School
Tatiana Cloobeck, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Brittany Fisheli, Fullerton Union High School
Ava Kuntz, Private Instructor
Madison E Osment, Orange County School of the Arts
Charlee Rubino, Orange County School of the Arts
THEATRICAL DESIGN
Olivia Biase, University High School
Taylor Needleman, San Juan Hills High School
Erin Reilly, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
CJ Verrengia, San Juan Hills High School
NOMINEES
ACTING
Avery Ackerman, Mission Viejo High School
Phoebe Joycelin Alva, Corona del Mar High School
Jet Dean Armstrong, Orange County School of the Arts
Julia Ashpes, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Sofia Barrows, Godinez Fundamental High School
Stephanie Benson, Crean Lutheran High School
Karson Lee Bollinger, Yorba Linda High School
Logan L Booth, Mission Viejo High School
Angelique Brown, JSerra Catholic High School
Ariyah Brown, Orange County School of the Arts
Fabian Carillo, Katella High School
Matthew Cheung, Northwood High School
Reilly Cleaver, Laguna Hills High School
Lauren Cole, Laguna Hills High School
Mathilde Collins, Waldorf School of Orange County
Luke Colombero, Aliso Niguel High School
Julia-Marie Cornell, Laguna Hills High School
Abigail Cox, JSerra Catholic High School
Natalie D’Allura, El Dorado High School
Alexander William Davies-Morris, Tesoro High School
Claire Early, Tri-School Theatre
May Essman, Northwood High School
Louie Gallagher, Los Alamitos High School
London Coco Griffin, Mater Dei High School
Grant Halliburton, San Juan Hills High School
Gavin Hamze, El Dorado High School
Lauryn Elizabeth Headley, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Noah Herrera, JSerra Catholic High School
Natalie Hill, Capistrano Valley High School
Jillian Hoff, Trabuco Hills High School
Sara Hosn, Tesoro High School
Karina Eliana Hunt, Fullerton Union High School
Ashley Jones, El Dorado High School
Mia Kaplan, Orange County School of the Arts
Christopher Kassir, Northwood High School
Bella Kelso, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Edward Kemp, San Juan Hills High School
Joon Kyong Kwon, Fullerton Union High School
Sebastian Ledesma, Mater Dei High School
Halia Lindauer, Foothill High School
Juliana Nicole Maldonado, Tri-School
Makenna J Malkin, Capistrano Valley High School
Elizabeth Mejia, Katella High School
Cooper Miller, Fullerton Union High School
Mia Sophia Negrete, Anaheim High School
Amanda Nissen, Sonora High School
Sydney Odermatt, Loara High School
Emma Park, Orange County School of the Arts
Sydney Park, Brea Olinda High School
Armondo Perez, Sonora High School
Isabella Perez, Godinez Fundamental High School
Sydney Prebe, Orange Lutheran High School
Heather Prince, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Cristobal Quezada, Godinez Fundamental High School
Alexandria Rae, Costa Mesa High School
Jordon Reeves, Katella High School
Sydney Rincon, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Meg Rocha, Orange Lutheran High School
Holland Rolapp, San Juan Hills High School
Olivia Roselli, San Juan Hills High School
Jaclyne Schoen, Trabuco Hills High School
Selene Hara Shankle, Sage Hill School
Liam James Shannon, Mission Viejo High School
Kristen Slymen, Capistrano Valley High School
Gwendolyn Smith, Mater Dei High School
Nicole Stewart, Yorba Linda High School
Samantha Stokes, Crean Lutheran High School
Alisha Sweeting, Huntington Beach APA
Rachel Sarah Swingler, Pacific Coast High School
Maximus Vadas, Tesoro High School
Lex Verdayes, Godinez Fundamental High School
Connor Evan Vescelus, Brea Olinda High School
Natalia Weaver, Laguna Hills High School
Ella Webb, Orange County School of the Arts
Angelina White, Trabuco Hills High School
Mariah Belle Williams, Orange County School of the Arts
Caitlyn Wilt, Tesoro High School
Mateo Yepiz, Aliso Niguel High School
Anna Young, Trabuco Hills High School
Ali Yuceer, Northwood High School
Freeann Yungkans, Loara High School
MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE
Jack Thomas Aitken, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Vincent Alatorre, Fullerton Union High School
Ramy Alhawari, Godinez Fundamental High School
Kayvon Cyrus Alipour, JSerra Catholic High School
Aimee Catherine Asch, El Dorado High School
Chloe Beall, Capistrano Valley High School
Jack Borenstein, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Fernando Calvillo Alcantar, Anaheim High School
Sydney Castiglione, Fullerton Union High School
Jennifer Chau, El Dorado High School
Reese Alana Chavez, Mater Dei High School
Tatiana Cloobeck, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Mariclare S Coffin, JSerra Catholic High School
Sydney Cohen, Corona del Mar High School
Thomas Reed Colglazier, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Davide Costa, University High School
Luke Desmond, Trabuco Hills High School
Mandy Elizabeth Evans, Crean Lutheran High School
Leah Fahim, Aliso Niguel High School
Janna Feliciano, Arts & Learning Conservatory
Liam Fellows, Laguna Hills High School
Brittany Amanda Fisheli, Fullerton Union High School
Gaby Garcia, Laguna Hills High School
Samuel Nicholas Migliore-George, Tri-School Theatre
Kelsey Gerlach, Arts & Learning Conservatory
Diego Gonzalez, Godinez Fundamental High School
Jonathan Goodwin, JSerra Catholic High School
Ethan Hall, Laguna Hills High School
Madeline Halliburton, San Juan Hills High School
Grace Melody Juell, Private Instruction
Mia Kaplan, Orange County School of the Arts
Tessa Kelley, JSerra Catholic High School
Sebastian Khan, Waldorf School of Orange County
Chloe Konoske, Capistrano Valley High School
Ava Kuntz, Private Instructor
Jaedynn Latter, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Michael Liebig, San Juan Hills High School
Alexandria Magana, Los Alamitos High School
Emilie Manville, Aliso Niguel High School
Julia Massey, Yorba Linda High School
Sophie Matossian, San Clemente High School
Patrick McCormick, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Rachel L McMullen, Northwood High School
Delaney Miller, Trabuco Hills High School
Kaitlin Miranda, Northwood High School
Viviana Moiso, San Clemente High School
Natalie Moreta, Mission Viejo High School
Lucas Morgan, Capistrano Valley High School
Daunte Jamal LaRon Mosley, Aliso Niguel High School
Claire Noel Munch, Pacific Coast High School
Jordyn Nicole Murray, El Dorado High School
Liam Nibbelink, Costa Mesa High School
McKenzie Ryin Norris, Mission Viejo High School
Lily Mae Ohman, Mission Viejo High School
Madison E Osment, Orange County School of the Arts
Alexa Parvaneh, Capistrano Valley High School
Kellie Petrosian, Tesoro High School
Georgia Rau, Fullerton Union High School
Damaris Yamie Rivas-Martinez, Godinez Fundamental High School
Charlee Rubino, Orange County School of the Arts
Bellise Sacchetto, San Juan Hills High School
Sophia Scarsi, El Dorado High School
Arielle Schmid, Orange County School of the Arts
Zoe Shor, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Mirielle Smith, Trabuco Hills High School
Katie Steuernagel, Orange County School of the Arts
Jacob Tapia, Laguna Hills High School
Olivia Ventura, Aliso Niguel High School
Skylar Wilk, Northwood High School
Madeleine Belle Young, Yorba Linda High School
Austin Zielenbach, San Juan Hills High School
THEATRICAL DESIGN
Adelina Awtry, San Clemente High School
Ava Basson, San Juan Hills High School
Remy Beauchamp, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Olivia Biase, University High School
Avi Block, Fullerton Union High School
Victoria Bozanich, Los Alamitos High School
Grace Cheng, Northwood High School
Skye Fielder, San Juan Hills High School
Casey Fort, Mater Dei High School
Lexie Guzik, San Juan Hills High School
Joliya Iriarte, Trabuco Hills High School
Kalena Kelly, Laguna Hills High School
Jackie Kennedy, Trabuco Hills High School
Taylor Needleman, San Juan Hills High School
Jasmine Nicole Kint, Capistrano Valley High School
Jenika Kolacz, Valencia High School
Adam Jack Little, Aliso Niguel High School
Ian Little, Aliso Niguel High School
Cailyn Mickelsen, JSerra Catholic High School
Presley Nicholson, San Juan Hills High School
Rachael Patin, JSerra Catholic High School
Devin Perlow, Aliso Niguel High School
Jackson Podgorski, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Lily Ponce, Mater Dei High School
Erin Reilly, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Molly Roberts, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Alex Rothman, Northwood High School
Katrina Silva, Capistrano Valley High School
Savanna Starks, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Sierra Stoliar, Corona del Mar High School
Zoe Strickland, JSerra Catholic High School
CJ Verrengia, San Juan Hills High School
Seth Whitaker, Laguna Hills High School
2021 | DANCE
Artist of the Year
Shreya Patel
DANCE
ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Shreya Patel, Troy High School
FINALISTS
COMMERCIAL DANCE
Shreya Patel, Troy High School
CONCERT DANCE
Corah Abbott, Orange County School of the Arts
STREET DANCE
Miranda Van, Fullerton Union High School
WORLD/CULTURAL DANCE
Maya Elizabeth Alvarez-Coyne, Orange County School of the Arts
SEMIFINALISTS
COMMERCIAL DANCE
Sophia Chung, Northwood High School
Calista McCanna, San Juan Hills High School
Shreya Patel, Troy High School
Abigail Reyes, Crean Lutheran High School
Danielle Silver, Orange County School of the Arts
Dawson Charles Walker, Orange County School of the Arts
CONCERT DANCE
Corah Abbott, Orange County School of the Arts
Michaela Maureen Capulong, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Lyla Davey, Huntington Academy of Dance
Jessie Ann Hernandez, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
STREET DANCE
Miranda Van, Fullerton Union High School
WORLD/CULTURAL DANCE
Maya Elizabeth Alvarez-Coyne, Orange County School of the Arts
Lucas McCollum-VanHoosear, Orange County School of the Arts
Rodrigo Francisco Rea, Orange County School of the Arts
NOMINEES
COMMERCIAL DANCE
Sofia Gabriela Ayala, Fullerton Union High School
Fynnleigh Barber, Fullerton Union High School
Kelcie L Barbour, Fullerton Union High School
Lauren Beamer, Canyon High School
Cierra Bennette, Garden Grove High School
Kellianne Bogart, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Kendall Carney, San Juan Hills High School
Emma Castro, Trabuco Hills High School
Sophia Chung, Northwood High School
Jasmine Alyssa Clark, San Clemente High School
Mackenzie Clark, Trabuco Hills High School
Kaitlyn Cork, Trabuco Hills High School
Jaden DaRe, Trabuco Hills High School
Stephanie Dy, Yorba Linda High School
Jacqueline Escamilla, Anaheim High School
Brittany Fisheli, Fullerton Union High School
Hailey Flowers, San Juan Hills High School
Madelyn Gallagher, El Dorado High School
Kassandra Garcia, Katella High School
Elijah Golembiewski, San Clemente High School
Presley Green, Newport Harbor High School
Jacey Greene, San Juan Hills High School
Maddison Hernandez, Woodbridge High School
Olivia Man Jiang, Aliso Niguel High School
Christine Kao, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Annabelle Kim, Crean Lutheran High School
Caroline Kinsey, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Kailey Lagestee, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Lucy Michelle Manzer, La Habra High School
Calista McCanna, San Juan Hills High School
Kaitlin Miranda, Northwood High School
Sofia Nelson, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Shreya Patel, Troy High School
Kaylia Pham, Mission Viejo High School
Elizabeth Raburn, El Modena High School
Lizbeth Real, Anaheim High School
Jamie Jo Redmond, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Janna Redmond, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Abigail Reyes, Crean Lutheran High School
Sydney S Robinson, El Modena High School
Alyssa Santos, Rosary Academy
Mina Shaffer, Crean Lutheran High School
Bayleigh Shapard, Crean Lutheran High School
Danielle Silver, Orange County School of the Arts
Bailee Steadman, Yorba Linda High School
Jamie Stepanian, Orange Lutheran High School
Ava Grace Stevins, Orange Lutheran High School
Camellia Thomas, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Skylar Thomas, Dana Hills High School
Starla Thomas, Dana Hills High School
Dawson Charles Walker, Orange County School of the Arts
Mackenzie Wong, Woodbridge High School
Renee Yang, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Ashley Zarate, La Habra High School
CONCERT DANCE
Corah Abbott, Orange County School of the Arts
Michael Anthony Ambriz, Anaheim High School
Michaela Maureen Capulong, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Lyla Davey, Huntington Academy of Dance
Bella Dunn, Huntington Beach APA
Ella DuPree, Crean Lutheran High School
Grace Fernquist, San Juan Hills High School
Jessie Ann Hernandez, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Malia Holdredge, Trabuco Hills High School
Ashley Koclanis, San Juan Hills High School
Emily Kraack, Yorba Linda High School
Annalise Marie Leavey, JSerra Catholic High School
Andrea Leon, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Madison Lynch, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Ava McCoy, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Valerie Noemi Mendez, Anaheim High School
Ava Olsen, San Juan Hills High School
Sarah Elizabeth Palmer, Trabuco Hills High School
Katelyn Potyondy, Orange Lutheran High School
Ian Francisco Roman, Orange County School of the Arts
Jeslyn Leigh Russell, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Kennedy Santini, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Ella Schoenig, San Clemente High School
Yuki Tanizaki, Trabuco Hills High School
Sophie Taylor, Aliso Niguel High School
Sophie Tran, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
STREET DANCE
Ella Biagtan, Trabuco Hills High School
Kate Minh-Ha Dang, Portola High School
Zaphera Fidelis, Yorba Linda High School
Eric Hao, Portola High School
Valeria Moreno, San Juan Hills High School
Kaitlyn Soobin Pak, Yorba Linda High School
Aidan Rocchi, Trabuco Hills High School
Steven Schulte, Trabuco Hills High School
Miranda Van, Fullerton Union High School
WORLD/CULTURAL DANCE
Maya Elizabeth Alvarez-Coyne, Orange County School of the Arts
Rodrigo Blanco, Orange County School of the Arts
Karina Cuevas, Anaheim High School
Lucas McCollum-VanHoosear, Orange County School of the Arts
Rodrigo Francisco Rea, Orange County School of the Arts
2021 | INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Artist of the Year
Brian Lin
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Brian Lin, Orange County School of the Arts
FINALISTS
JAZZ
Christian P Perez, Valencia High School
PIANO & STRINGS
Sarah Liu, Crean Lutheran High School
WINDS & PERCUSSION
Brian Lin, Orange County School of the Arts
WORLD/CULTURAL & COMMERCIAL MUSIC
Meg Jillian Salanga, Mater Dei High School
SEMIFINALISTS
JAZZ
Cody Nakatsukasa, Northwood High School
Gianna Pedregon, Orange County School of the Arts
Joseph I Pena, Irvine High School
Christian P Perez, Valencia High School
PIANO & STRINGS
Stephanie Chung, Crean Lutheran High School
Irene Lee, Northwood High School
Sarah Liu, Crean Lutheran High School
Chloe Nelson, Tesoro High School
Hannah Noh, Orange County School of the Arts
Amy Palm, Irvine High School
WINDS & PERCUSSION
Aaron Jin, Crean Lutheran High School
Esther Kim, Woodbridge High School
Brian Lin, Orange County School of the Arts
Esther Liu, Fullerton Union High School
WORLD/CULTURAL & COMMERCIAL MUSIC
Meg Jillian Salanga, Mater Dei High School
Jared Stein, Tarbut V'Torah
NOMINEES
JAZZ
Justin Abestilla, Irvine High School
Adam Bauer, Northwood High School
Bryan Bergo, Esperanza High School
Heyward Bradford, Costa Mesa High School
Mike Campos, Crean Lutheran High School
Andrew Cheng, Woodbridge High School
Nick Hagan, Yorba Linda High School
Tommy Herrington, Yorba Linda High School
Sean Kawanami, Northwood High School
Cody Nakatsukasa, Northwood High School
Max Lister, Newport Harbor High School
Bryan Robert Melendez, Esperanza High School
Gianna Pedregon, Orange County School of the Arts
Joseph I Pena, Irvine High School
Christian P Perez, Valencia High School
Ezekiel Schultz, Esperanza High School
Reynaldo Soza-Sandoval, Orange County School of the Arts
Landon Stein, Costa Mesa High School
Sarina Tayui, Yorba Linda High School
Annie Trinh, Yorba Linda High School
Yuzhou Zhang, Esperanza High School
PIANO & STRINGS
Melody Chang, Private Instruction
Brandon Chen, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Claire Chen, Irvine High School
Kaden Choi, Woodbridge High School
Karis Choi, Woodbridge High School
Ina (Kathy) Chun, Northwood High School
Stephanie Chung, Crean Lutheran High School
Colin Dang, Marina High School
Irene Emahiser, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Lisa Fredette, Tesoro High School
Kathyrn Heinemeier, Capistrano Valley High School
Santiago Hernandez Rodriguez, Newport Harbor High School
Andrea Huang, Northwood High School
Aaron Kim, Valencia High School
Irene Lee, Northwood High School
Nick Lin, Yorba Linda High School
Sarah Liu, Crean Lutheran High School
Chloe Nelson, Tesoro High School
Hannah Noh, Orange County School of the Arts
Amy Palm, Irvine High School
Skyler Ramon, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Zoya Sachirarwe, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Sophia Sandhu, Capistrano Valley High School
Erica Seo, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Iris Shen, Woodbridge High School
Christopher Sterling, Garden Grove High School
Nicole Lily Tavoussi, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Abigail Tsai, Crean Lutheran High School
Ai Thien Vo, Marina High School
Anthony Wang, Oxford Academy
Max Wang, Orange County School of the Arts
Chenaniah Wondercheck, Arts & Learning Conservatory
Mengshu Zhang, Northwood High School
WINDS & PERCUSSION
Ryan Baldoz, Yorba Linda High School
Dani Buschini, Orange Lutheran High School
Lawrence Chen, Northwood High School
Linc Dowdy, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Keira Ferrell, Mater Dei High School
Ryan Fung, Woodbridge High School
Megan Gurrola, Costa Mesa High School
Cassidy Hanks, Capistrano Valley High School
Kayla Higgins, Yorba Linda High School
Ethan Huang, Troy High School
Aaron Jin, Crean Lutheran High School
Ellen Kang, Yorba Linda High School
Zachary Kern, Cypress High School
Emily Kim, Crean Lutheran High School
Esther Kim, Woodbridge High School
Seyoung "Sean" Kim, Yorba Linda High School
Brian Lin, Orange County School of the Arts
Esther Liu, Fullerton Union High School
Alex Lorang, Marina High School
Spencer Mar, El Dorado High School
Jacquenline Monterrosa, Katella High School
Wendy Ostaszewski, El Dorado High School
Lily Parsons, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Matthew Richardson, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Caitlyn Noelle Roum, Costa Mesa High School
Sonia Singh, Canyon High School
Andrew Graham Smith, Mission Viejo High School
Nathan Stuewe, Crean Lutheran High School
Justin Suzukawa, Woodbridge High School
Jason R. Voris, Huntington Beach High School
Jackson Wrubel, Costa Mesa High School
Sean Yan, Northwood High School
Michael Zmich, Marina High School
WORLD/CULTURAL & COMMERCIAL MUSIC
Nathaniel Albano, Laguna Hills High School
Kaili Allen, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Analiese Marie Bancroft, Orange County School of the Arts
Chad Bierman, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Sean Thomas Bierman, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Elizabeth Dilao, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
William Clark Gibson, Mater Dei High School
Emily Horn, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Thomas Daniel Lowrey, Orange County School of the Arts
Grant McManus, Laguna Hills High School
Christopher Moreno Hernandez, Costa Mesa High School
Beckam Nguyen, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Suraj Pai, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Angelina Petticord, Orange County School of the Arts
Christopher Alan Roberts, Huntington Beach APA
Meg Jillian Salanga, Mater Dei High School
Allie Sadoff, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Lino Sanchez, John F. Kennedy High School
Jared Stein, Tarbut V'Torah
Tristan Wani, Arnold O. Beckman High School
2021 | VOCAL MUSIC
Artist of the Year
Catherine Johnston
VOCAL MUSIC
ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Catherine Johnston, Orange County School of the Arts
FINALISTS
CLASSICAL VOICE
Catherine Johnston, Orange County School of the Arts
COMMERCIAL VOICE
Ye Ji Kim, Orange County School of the Arts
NONCLASSICAL VOICE
Madison Miller, Orange Lutheran High School
SEMIFINALISTS
CLASSICAL VOICE
Kayvon C Alipour, JSerra Catholic High School
Alexandra Grace Cook, Mission Viejo High School
Kevin Corrigan, Woodbridge High School
Catherine Johnston, Orange County School of the Arts
Ava Kuntz, Orange County School of the Arts
COMMERCIAL VOICE
Ye Ji Kim, Orange County School of the Arts
Michele Lu, Orange County School of the Arts
Jack Munson, Los Alamitos High School
Clark Kiane Venadas, Garden Grove High School
Isabella Watts, Tesoro High School
NONCLASSICAL VOICE
Brittany Fisheli, Fullerton Union High School
Jonathan Frazier Goodwin, JSerra Catholic High School
Sean Kato, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Madison Miller, Orange Lutheran High School
Danny Smith, Orange Lutheran High School
NOMINEES
CLASSICAL VOICE
Kayvon C Alipour, JSerra Catholic High School
Grace Bissonette, Laguna Hills High School
Elizabeth Bork, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Simeon David Brewer, Crean Lutheran High School
Paul Cabrera, Fullerton Union High School
Corrina Cannell, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Reese Alana Chavez, Mater Dei High School
Alexandra Grace Cook, Mission Viejo High School
Kevin Corrigan, Woodbridge High School
Samantha Dennis, Fullerton Union High School
Krupa M Francis, Glee Music Academy
Elliot Gilbert, Woodbridge High School
Lily Horns, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Clara Kim, Crean Lutheran High School
Kangsan E Kim, Orange County School of the Arts
Ava Kuntz, Orange County School of the Arts
Catherine Johnston, Orange County School of the Arts
Jaedynn Morriah Latter, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Megan Lewandowski, Tesoro High School
Zoë Isabella Martinez, Mater Dei High School
Elissa Matthew, Private Instructor
Jessica Moses, Los Alamitos High School
Christina Mueller, Tesoro High School
Abby Olson, Tesoro High School
Joanne Peng, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Parker Powers, Tesoro High School
Nicholas Reardon, Laguna Beach High School
Evan Richards, Orange County School of the Arts
Hannah Robert, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Isabella Szabo, Private Instructor
Arjun Trikannad, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Isabel Rose Van Wye, Fullerton Union High School
COMMERCIAL VOICE
Jasmine Nicole Adair, John F. Kennedy High School
Kayla Arellano, Esperanza High School
Stirling Armstrong, Laguna Hills High School
Darian Baena, Orange County School of the Arts
Megan Beehler, Canyon High School
Ana Carvalho, Woodbridge High School
Eliza Contreras, Mater Dei High School
Kenneth Cook, Capistrano Valley High School
Taylor Cox, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Colleen Angel Guiral Fano, Mater Dei High School
Nicolette "Harley" Firouz, Laguna Beach High School
Nikki Ghaemi, University High School
Kennedy Taylor Givens, Newport Harbor High School
Rachel Hall, Crean Lutheran High School
Nicholas S. Jacome, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Ye Ji Kim, Orange County School of the Arts
Priyana Khanna, Tesoro High School
Juliana Lane, Mission Viejo High School
Anthony Laster, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Michele Lu, Orange County School of the Arts
Solana Mathes, Tesoro High School
Lucas Morgan, Capistrano Valley High School
Jack Munson, Los Alamitos High School
Reagan Orr, Pacifica High School
Kimberly Pidazo, Mater Dei High School
Tawnie Kiyoné Shorter, Orange County School of the Arts
Sydney Spencer, University High School
Kylie Stucki, Tesoro High School
Nathn Treglia, Crean Lutheran High School
Clark Kiane Venadas, Garden Grove High School
Isabella Watts, Tesoro High School
NONCLASSICAL VOICE
Olivia Aniceto, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
John Gil Arlotti, Tesoro High School
Avery Baum, Woodbridge High School
Chloe Beall, Capistrano Valley High School
Mauren Beld, Mater Dei High School
Stephanie Benson, Crean Lutheran High School
Allison Blum, Pacifica High School
Jack Borenstein, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Thomas Colglazier, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Emelin Rose Conboy, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Nick Daniel, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Brennan Eckberg, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Declan Edwards, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Michael Rudolph Eskovitz, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Brittany Fisheli, Fullerton Union High School
Olivia "Via" Forman, Orange County School of the Arts
Grace Gallagher, Crean Lutheran High School
Amelie Gerber, Woodbridge High School
Jonathan Frazier Goodwin, JSerra Catholic High School
Grace Hahn, Private Instructor
Daylene Higgins, Tesoro High School
Karina Hunt, Fullerton Union High School
Kira Imhoff, Mater Dei High School
Sean Kato, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Brynn Kay, Laguna Hills High School
Hunter Keene, Tesoro High School
Sarah Elaine Ano'I Pua Kelekoma, Fullerton Union High School
Christina Kellogg, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Rachel Kent, Liberty Christian School
Aaliyah Mariah Magcasi, Orange County School of the Arts
Makenna Malkin, Capistrano Valley High School
Shirley Meunier, Santa Ana High School
Madison Miller, Orange Lutheran High School
Mikayla Procter, Tesoro High School
Anthony Reynafarje, Crean Lutheran High School
Kate Rowberry, Woodbridge High School
Danny Smith, Orange Lutheran High School
Kaitlyn Rose Staats, Mater Dei High School
Samantha Nicole Stokes, Crean Lutheran High School
Sydney Tanner, Fairmont Preparatory Academy
Claire Tigner, Laguna Beach High School
Isabella Tosches, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Lukas Wozencraft, Orange County School of the Arts
2021
HAND-CRAFTED VISUAL ARTS
Artist of the Year
Yici Chen
HAND-CRAFTED VISUAL ARTS
ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Yici Chen, Orange Lutheran High School
FINALISTS
CERAMICS
Heather Lynn Rocheford, El Dorado High School
HAND DRAWING & PAINTING
Yici Chen, Orange Lutheran High School
MIXED MEDIA
Junzhu Zhang, Orange County School of the Arts
SCULPTING & METALWORK
Juhyun Park, Orange County School of the Arts
SEMIFINALISTS
CERAMICS
John Graether, Pacifica High School
Hannah Marie James, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Heather Lynn Rocheford, El Dorado High School
HAND DRAWING & PAINTING
Claire Ahn, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Yici Chen, Orange Lutheran High School
Grace Hong, Portola High School
Joyce Lee, Orange County School of the Arts
Pengzhi Zhao, Corona del Mar High School
MIXED MEDIA
Hong Yuan Lin, Orange Lutheran High School
Mishtee Shaw, Portola High School
Wanyu Xiang, Portola High School
Junzhu Zhang, Orange County School of the Arts
SCULPTING & METALWORK
Juhyun Park, Orange County School of the Arts
Jake Quinlan, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Nicole Swensen, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
NOMINEES
CERAMICS
Nicholas Paul Blumberg, El Dorado High School
Carter Bruning, Orange Lutheran High School
John Graether, Pacifica High School
Hannah Kang, Orange County School of the Arts
Kate Kurimay, Crean Lutheran High School
Hannah Marie James, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Brooke Medina, Rosary Academy
Heather Lynn Rocheford, El Dorado High School
HAND DRAWING & PAINTING
Claire Ahn, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Jenna Barre, Pacifica High School
Luna Blanchard, Villa Park High School
Tera Chant, Portola High School
Christine Chen, Fairmont Preparatory Academy
Yici Chen, Orange Lutheran High School
Ziqian Chen, Orangewood Academy
Elaine Wen-Yi Chi, Pacific Academy
Elise Cho, Crean Lutheran High School
Alexia J. Cipres-Soto, Esperanza High School
Katie Fang, Rosary Academy
Jered Matthias Frigillana, Esperanza High School
Alyssa Ayumi Fukumoto, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Tahlia Elizabeth Garcia, Rosary Academy
Katherine Sophia Gasper, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Elijah Guptill, Orange Lutheran High School
Kaylee Heartman, Newport Harbor High School
Grace Hong, Portola High School
Ashley Kim, Portola High School
Maggie Lazo, Rosary Academy
Elisabeth Leiby, Cloud Campus High School
Joyce Lee, Orange County School of the Arts
Esther Liu, Ryman Arts
Luomei Lyu, Fairmont Preparatory Academy
Aubrey McGrew, Villa Park High School
Alexa Mejia, Cloud Campus High School
Seohyun (Sarah) Park, Crean Lutheran High School
Stella Rhee, Crean Lutheran High School
Molly Roberts, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Samantha (Ziyao) Su, Orange County School of the Arts
Jianfie Sun, Crean Lutheran High School
Natalie Yu, Portola High School
Pengzhi Zhao, Corona del Mar High School
Yuxuan Zhou, Crean Lutheran High School
MIXED MEDIA
Julia Cuddyer, Crean Lutheran High School
Rachel Gwon, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Lanyi (Olivia) Jin, Crean Lutheran High School
Sarah Suhyeon Kan, Crean Lutheran High School
Sage Kessler, Aliso Niguel High School
Hong Yuan Lin, Orange Lutheran High School
Aidan Masayoshi McGee, Orange Lutheran High School
Jade Stankowski, Crean Lutheran High School
Mishtee Shaw, Portola High School
Wanyu Xiang, Portola High School
Vivian Xiao, Portola High School
Mia Zappala, Portola High School
Junzhu Zhang, Orange County School of the Arts
SCULPTING & METALWORK
Brooklyn Anthony, Orange Lutheran High School
Jennifer H. Kim, Crean Lutheran High School
Juhyun Park, Orange County School of the Arts
Jake Quinlan, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Nicole Swensen, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
2021 | FILM / ANIMATION
Artist of the Year
Nolan Hieu Trifunovic
FILM / ANIMATION
ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Nolan Hieu Trifunovic, Orange County School of the Arts
FINALISTS
ANIMATION & VISUAL EFFECTS
Ethan Kozik, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Yinzhi Pan, Portola High School
DIRECTING & EDITING
Nolan Hieu Trifunovic, Orange County School of the Arts
FINALISTS
ANIMATION & VISUAL EFFECTS
Ethan Kozik, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Nathan Kadota, Edison High School
Henry James Mull, El Modena High School
Yinzhi Pan, Portola High School
Brandon Michael Potter, Arnold O. Beckman High School
DIRECTING & EDITING
Ethan Chu, Orange County School of the Arts
Johann Ren Collantes, Orange County School of the Arts
Akash Dewan, University High School
Noah Frech, Orange County School of the Arts
Rick D. Lopez, Valencia High School
Luca Pantel, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Ryan Robinson, Canyon High School
Reed H. Sharp, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Zach Shenouda, Canyon High School
Nolan Hieu Trifunovic, Orange County School of the Arts
FINALISTS
ANIMATION & VISUAL EFFECTS
Taylor Bastidas, Rosary Academy
Angela Benet, Orange County School of the Arts
Tyler Brown, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Ethan Kozik, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Ryan Krall, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Tien Le, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Allyson Tan, Cloud Campus
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Katherine Allhusen, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Antone Axten, Orange County School of the Arts
William Canalleti, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Nathan Kadota, Edison High School
Haley Kamola, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Isabella Lazaro, El Dorado High School
Spencer McDonald, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Henry James Mull, El Modena High School
Tuong Dao Cat Nguyen, Fairmont Preparatory Academy
Yinzhi Pan, Portola High School
Brandon Michael Potter, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Jayden Roh, Fairmont Preparatory Academy
Maximus William Vadas, Tesoro High School
DIRECTING & EDITING
Camryn Caruthers, Crean Lutheran High School
Ethan Chu, Orange County School of the Arts
Johann Ren Collantes, Orange County School of the Arts
Liam Collins, Capistrano Valley High School
Akash Dewan, University High School
Noah Frech, Orange County School of the Arts
Jake Flores, El Dorado High School
Olga Isabel Harrison, Fairmont Preparatory Academy
Alora Lindsey, Fairmont Preparatory Academy
Caroline Elyssa Linton, Rosary Academy
Rick D. Lopez, Valencia High School
Luca Pantel, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Lauren Reyes, El Dorado High School
Ryan Robinson, Canyon High School
Reed H. Sharp, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Zach Shenouda, Canyon High School
Nolan Hieu Trifunovic, Orange County School of the Arts
Elinor Weber, Orange County School of the Arts
Allyson Weisel, El Dorado High School
2021
COMPUTER-ASSISTED VISUAL ARTS
Artist of the Year
Mia Diaz
COMPUTER-ASSISTED VISUAL ARTS
ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Mia Diaz, Crean Lutheran High School
FINALISTS
FINALIST, Computer Drawing & Painting, Mia Diaz, Crean Lutheran High School
FINALIST, Graphic Design & Digital Illustration, Katie Adamson, Arnold O. Beckman High School
FINALIST, Photography, Peter Chen, Crean Lutheran High School
SEMIFINALISTS
COMPUTER DRAWING & PAINTING
Kristina Calvo, JSerra Catholic High School
Mia Diaz, Crean Lutheran High School
Eden Haymond, Orange County School of the Arts
Sophia Hy Wang, St. Margaret's Episcopal
Ashley Yang, Orange County School of the Arts
GRAPHIC DESIGN & DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
Katie Adamson, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Ariana Blessing Choi, Beckman High School
Annabelle Kim, Crean Lutheran High School
PHOTOGRAPHY
Tiffany Bui, Rancho Alamitos High School
Peter Chen, Crean Lutheran High School
Kenya Ferrer, Katella High School
Jacob Kaiser Levine, Sage Hill School
Marta Meinardi, University High School
Ashlee Okamura, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Diana Valdivia, Cypress High School
NOMINEES
COMPUTER DRAWING & PAINTING
Jeremy Avila, Orange Lutheran High School
Sophie Ann Blair, Costa Mesa High School
Aubrey Brown, Tesoro High School
Kristina Calvo, JSerra Catholic High School
Mia Diaz, Crean Lutheran High School
Daisy Zahory Fernandez-Reyes, Orange High School
Asuna Gan, Portola High School
Eden Haymond, Orange County School of the Arts
Audrey Hsieh, Portola High School
Sophia Hy Wang, St. Margaret's Episcopal
Alaina Marino, Orange County School of the Arts
Joshua Meyer, Crean Lutheran High School
Aidan Joshua Stringer, Portola High School
"Ellen" Truc Phuong Vu, Fairmont Preparatory
Adelynne Wong, Portola High School
Ashley Yang, Orange County School of the Arts
Nicole J Zhang, Pacific Academy
Moxi Zhao, Pacific Academy
GRAPHIC DESIGN & DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
Katie Adamson, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Sofia Nicole Tan Balanay, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Amanda Barrier, Crean Lutheran High School
Lolani Blas, Rosary Academy
Ariana Blessing Choi, Beckman High School
Carla Forno, Orange County School of the Arts
Camden Ho, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Catherine Joo, Crean Lutheran High School
Annabelle Kim, Crean Lutheran High School
Thomas Francis Martin, Orange Lutheran High School
Alexa Niko, Orange Lutheran High School
Henrique Stabel, University High School
Jasmine Vodhanel, Rosary Academy
Kurtis Gary Zong-Han Wu, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
PHOTOGRAPHY
Sarah Aguilar, Orange High School
Tiffany Bui, Rancho Alamitos High School
Peter Chen, Crean Lutheran High School
Kenya Ferrer, Katella High School
Caroline Ford, Crean Lutheran High School
Michelle Garcia Contreras, Katella High School
Kera Hammour, Orange High School
Jackson James Helmick, Mater Dei High School
Phuong (Vanessa)Hoang, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Kimberly Huff, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Jacob Kaiser Levine, Sage Hill School
William Koning, Crean Lutheran High School
Allie Liu, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Naomi Constance McLeary, Villa Park High School
Molly McNulty, Crean Lutheran High School
Marta Meinardi, University High School
Jazmin Mendoza, Katella High School
Taylor Nock, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Ashlee Okamura, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Tiana Pavia, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Abigail Pike, Costa Mesa High School
Jackson Case Matthew Smith-Kutyla, Orange Lutheran High School
Ezekiel Benaiah Suarez, Katella High School
Raymond Tran-Nguyen, Costa Mesa High School
Diana Valdivia, Cypress High School
Emma Wagner, Villa Park High School
Xinruo (Isabella) Wang, Mater Dei High School
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