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THE 2022 SEASON WAS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY
2022 | THEATER
Artist of the Year
Lauren Mei
THEATER
ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Lauren Mei, Orange County School of the Arts
FINALISTS
ACTING
Sophia Madrigal, Orange County School of the Arts
MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE
Brooklyn Vizcarra, Orange County School of the Arts
THEATRICAL DESIGN
Jadyn Fox, San Juan Hills High School
SEMIFINALISTS
ACTING
Bella De Marco, Tesoro High School
Lauren Mei, Orange County School of the Arts
Tanner Lloyd, San Clemente High School
Sophia Madrigal, Orange County School of the Arts
Bailey Moroson, San Juan Hills High School
Nikki Ocampo, Los Alamitos High School
Caleb Smith, Mission Viejo High School
MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE
Delaney Giraudi, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Sean Kato, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Roger Nguyen, Fountain Valley High School
Mikayla Procter, Tesoro High School
Bridgette Sanders, Trinitas Arts Conservatory
Brooklyn Vizcarra, Orange County School of the Arts
THEATRICAL DESIGN
Cassidy Butscher, Mater Dei High School
Jadyn Fox, San Juan Hills High School
NOMINEES
ACTING
Seif Abaskhairon, Portola High School
Ella Acciacca, Huntington Beach APA
Scott Becker, OCSA
Katherine Bell, Fountain Valley High School
Madeline Bendzick, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Sebastián Bojórquez, Dana Hills High School
Kiana Brumbaugh, Yorba Linda High School
Scott Burke, University High School
Donny Cannady, Fullerton Union High School
Sarah Castillo, Mater Dei High School
Lucia Cavalluzzi, El Dorado High School
Nathaniel W. Chin, San Juan Hills High School
Adam Cox, Mission Viejo High School
Grace Cross, Huntington Beach APA
Bella De Marco, Tesoro High School
Grace Dickinson, Costa Mesa High School
Anna DiCrisi, Trinitas Arts Conservatory
Jake Dungan, Trabuco Hills High School
Sebastian Elizarraras, Capistrano Valley High School
Molly Fineberg, Tesoro High School
Edwin Flores, Costa Mesa High School
Jayden Ford, El Dorado High School
Autumn Foster, El Dorado High School
Kasandra Georgi, San Juan Hills High School
Cameron Glabb, Costa Mesa High School
Harrison James Gomes, Orange Lutheran High School
Lily Gomoljak, Los Alamitos High School
London Coco Griffin, Mater Dei High School
Jack Christopher Hardwick, Los Alamitos High School
Sabrina Heim, Huntington Beach APA
Natalie Hidalgo, Aliso Niguel High School
Aurora Hill, Trabuco Hills High School
Evan Jacobson, Fullerton Union High School
Brielle Jenkins, San Clemente High School
Carlos Jimenez, OCSA
Conrad Kistler, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Eva Jaymes, Arts & Learning Conservatory
Tanner Lloyd, San Clemente High School
Robert Macey, Fountain Valley High School
Sophia Madrigal, Orange County School of the Arts
Emily Manney, Mater Dei High School
McKenzie Martell, Fountain Valley High School
Anastasia Ann Mathison, University High School
Brennan McMahon, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Lily K. McWatters, Fullerton Union High School
Lauren Mei, Orange County School of the Arts
Keilah Mora, Mater Dei High School
Cassidy Morgan, Laguna Beach High School
Marin Meredith Morgan, Trabuco Hills High School
Bailey Moroson, San Juan Hills High School
Jaelin Morris-Orchen, Pacifica Christian High School
Bree Murray, Fairmont Preparatory Academy
Jake Napier, Yorba Linda High School
Jia Narielwala, Portola High School
Nikki Ocampo, Los Alamitos High School
Serena Pearl, Dana Hills High School
Cole Robinson, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Alexa Rae Roemer, San Juan Hills High School
Zara Shirwany, Portola High School
Caleb Smith, Mission Viejo High School
Jenny Tu, Garden Grove High School
Alex Ushiyama, Dana Hills High School
Elle Viefhaus, Trabuco Hills High School
Arlan Nora Grace Visser, Huntington Beach APA
Giovana Grace Watson, Trinitas Arts Conservatory
Madelin Medvitz, University High School
Kaylee Wing, El Dorado High School
Lindsay Isabella Wippler, Costa Mesa High School
Benjamin Yawn, San Clemente High School
Caitlyn Yu, University High School
MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE
Alaina Arbiso, San Juan Hills High School
Avery Baum, Arts & Learning Conservatory
Teddy Bennett, El Dorado High School
Quinn Biehl, Trabuco Hills High School
Charity Georgina Bielicki, Huntington Beach APA
Grace Bissonette, Private Instructor
Erin Kathleen Brennan, Aliso Niguel High School
Sophia Busch, Orange Lutheran High School
Mallika Jain Cadin, University High School
Lizzy Calvano, Laguna Hills High School
Sofia Candela, El Dorado High School
Sarah Clarke, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Zachary Colby, El Dorado High School
Griffin Croft, San Clemente High School
Haley Cronin, Fullerton Union High School
Nick Daniel, Huntington Beach APA
Connor Dapkus, Private Instructor
Clarice Encarnacion, Costa Mesa High School
Valerie Isabel Estrada, Portola High School
Colleen Angel Guiral Fano, Mater Dei High School
Caroline Field, Dana Hills High School
Sheridan Fung, Yorba Linda High School
Isabelle Gillies, University High School
Alexis Gilstrap, El Dorado High School
Delaney Giraudi, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Max Greene, Yorba Linda High School
Grace Mary Hahn, Private Instructor
Rachel Hall, Crean Lutheran High School
Liam Hallinan, San Clemente High School
Sara Hammond, Pacifica High School
Alexis Helmer, Fullerton Union High School
Sarah Hentges, Huntington Beach APA
Daylene Iway Higgins, Tesoro High School
Emma Hill, Fullerton Union High School
Peyton Holloman, Aliso Niguel High School
Grace Horeczko, Trinitas Arts High School
Lily Horns, Huntington Beach APA
Hailey Hosilyk, Fountain Valley High School
Liv Hottinger, San Clemente High School
Madison Hymphreys, Villa Park High School
Sierra Jones, Yorba Linda High School
Sean Kato, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Sarah Kelekoma, Fullerton Union High School
Daisy Lynn Kopenhefer, San Clemente High School
Marina Kosor, Dana Hills High School
Kirsten Kowalewski, Mater Dei High School
Kaylie Kubota, University High School
Hannah Langdale, Sage Hill School
Chloe Laursen, Orange Lutheran High School
Hannah Phuong Le, Laguna Beach High School
Isabelle Le, Capistrano Valley High School
Jillianna Le, Mater Dei High School
Erin Lustado, Mater Dei High School
Phoebe Martin, El Dorado High School
Abigail Matossian, San Clemente High School
Christian D McCleary, San Clemente High School
Isabella Mills, Costa Mesa High School
Autumn Molkenbur (alba), Pacific Coast High School
Payton Aubrey Moore, Huntington Beach APA
Aiden Morgan, Valencia High School
Andrea Nalbandian, San Juan Hills High School
Roger Nguyen, Fountain Valley High School
Olivia Orellana, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Olivia Ostlund, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Austyn Perrone, Dana Hills High School
Kimberly Anne Pidazo, Mater Dei High School
Mikayla Procter, Tesoro High School
William Redmond, San Clemente High School
Anthony Reynafarje, Crean Lutheran High School
Rachel Khrystine Richins, Trabuco Hills High School
Milady Rojas, Costa Mesa High School
Clarissa Roman, Portola High School
Caitlyn Noelle Roum, Costa Mesa High School
Bridgette Sanders, Trinitas Arts Conservatory
Amanda Shea, Tesoro High School
Kenneth Takeshita, OCSA
David Taylor, Private Instructor
Ben Thai, Mater Dei High School
Katie Thomas, Trinitas Arts Conservatory
Layla Triman, Trabuco Hills High School
Natalia Vassilian, Tesoro High School
Brooklyn Vizcarra, Orange County School of the Arts
Jamaal James Walker, Portola High School
Sophia White, San Juan Hills High School
Casey Williams, Yorba Linda High School
Regan Wood, Tesoro High School
Landon Wouters, Private Instructor
Gavin Yauchzee, Huntington Beach APA
Taylor Zielenbach, San Juan Hills High School
THEATRICAL DESIGN
Katrina Ayala, Valencia High School
Michala Ballard, Dana Hills High School
David Block, Fullerton Union High School
Cassidy Butscher, Mater Dei High School
Nolan Crosby, San Juan Hills High School
Jasmine "Blue" Eslami, Dana Hills High School
Aishah Flores, San Juan Hills High School
Jadyn Fox, San Juan Hills High School
Inge Hohenstein, Mater Dei High School
Carter Bradley Lantz, San Clemente High School
Scarlet Rue Marenco, Fullerton Union High School
Jessica Nero, Tesoro High School
Akemi Nishida, University High School
Leilani Obana, San Juan Hills High School
Janae Pease, Fullerton Union High School
Kasey Rocha, Dana Hills High School
Kemper Rodi, Mater Dei High School
Emily Xiros, Trabuco Hills High School
2022 | DANCE
Artist of the Year
Danielle Silver
DANCE
ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Danielle Silver, Orange County School of the Arts
FINALISTS
COMMERCIAL DANCE
David Burn, Sunny Hills High School
CONCERT DANCE
Michaela Capulong, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
WORLD/CULTURAL DANCE
Mia Amaris Lopez, Orange County School of the Arts
SEMIFINALISTS
COMMERCIAL DANCE
David Burn, Sunny Hills High School
Devin Glass, Fullerton Union High School
Kelley Lauren Rood, Mater Dei High School
Danielle Silver, Orange County School of the Arts
Danielle Thayer-Pham, Woodbridge High School
Reagan Vallejo, Orange County School of the Arts
Amelia Yum, Northwood High School
CONCERT DANCE
Michaela Capulong, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Emmy Cheung, Orange County School of the Arts
Bella Rose Dunn, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Alisa Nguyen, Orange County School of the Arts
WORLD/CULTURAL DANCE
Mia Amaris Lopez, Orange County School of the Arts
Mindy T. Pham, Garden Grove High School
Joshua Qin, Orange County School of the Arts
Hana Uehara, Orange County School of the Arts
NOMINEES
COMMERCIAL DANCE
Aleena Aoun, Orange Lutheran High School
Sofia Ayala, Fullerton Union High School
Cierra Bennette, Garden Grove High School
Jonah Blake, Fullerton Union High School
David Burn, Sunny Hills High School
Mackenzie Clark, Trabuco Hills High School
Jaden DaRe, Trabuco Hills High School
Lillian Demman, Rosary Academy
Samantha Dwyer, San Clemente High School
Mylah Elisaldez, Fullerton Union High School
Rylie Mackenzie Forbes, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Jordyn Forsdick-Stevenson, Dana Hills High School
Riley Fox, Dana Hills High School
Grace Giranda, San Clemente High School
Devin Glass, Fullerton Union High School
Mercedes Granese, San Juan Hills High School
Shayne Gray, Laguna Hills High School
Jacey Greene, San Juan Hills High School
Sophia Lauren Grosso, La Habra High School
Taylor Harvey, San Clemente High School
Caroline Kinsey, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Ava McCoy, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Makayla Middleton, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Haruka Noda, Portola High School
Ava Olsen, San Juan Hills High School
Emma Parker, John F. Kennedy High School
Janna Redmond, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Jane Retzlaff, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Kate G Romero, Katella High School
Kelley Lauren Rood, Mater Dei High School
Mina Shaffer, Crean Lutheran High School
Ashley Shanahan, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Danielle Silver, Orange County School of the Arts
Unique Tellez, La Habra High School
Danielle Thayer-Pham, Woodbridge High School
Samantha Thayer-Pham, Woodbridge High School
Charlotte Tonelli, Portola High School
Reagan Vallejo, Orange County School of the Arts
Kendal Alicia Villa, Los Alamitos High School
Leah Weiss, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Micayli Wells, Crean Lutheran High School
Emma Yagi, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Amelia Yum, Northwood High School
Kaelyn Zhou, Woodbridge High School
Kate Zimmerman, Dana Hills High School
CONCERT DANCE
Michaela Capulong, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Karla Castillo, Katella High School
Emmy Cheung, Orange County School of the Arts
Bella Rose Dunn, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Alexia Estrada, Fullerton Union High School
Valeria Flores, Katella High School
Nicole Frias Lugo, Orange County School of the Arts
Sarah Riane Hart, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Malia Holdredge, Trabuco Hills High School
Andrea Leon, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Tara Meany, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Leslie Guadalupe Munoz, Katella High School
Abigail Murphy, Woodbridge High School
Alisa Nguyen, Orange County School of the Arts
Jamie Redmond, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Elizabeth Rhineer, Huntington Beach APA
Natalie Shirota, Troy High School
MK Sills, San Juan Hills High School
Yuki Tanizaki, Trabuco Hills High School
Megan Tillotson, San Juan Hills High School
Brianna Nicole Velez, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Amelie Jolie Vidrio, Orange County School of the Arts
Holly Walker, San Juan Hills High School
Amanda White, Fullerton Union High School
STREET DANCE
Ella Biagtan, Trabuco Hills High School
Maddie Burks, San Clemente High School
Se Eun (Sarah) Cheon, Crean Lutheran High School
Jade Gutierrez, Woodbridge High School
Emma Hill, Fullerton Union High School
Natlie Monroy Chavez, Fullerton Union High School
Sabrina Nguyen, La Quinta High School
Steven Schulte, Trabuco Hills High School
Cole Thompson, Fullerton Union High School
WORLD/CULTURAL DANCE
Hannah Ayala, Orange County School of the Arts
Kiki Benedict, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Mia Amaris Lopez, Orange County School of the Arts
Anika Nandakumar, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Mindy T. Pham, Garden Grove High School
Joshua Qin, Orange County School of the Arts
Hana Uehara, Orange County School of the Arts
2022 | INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Artist of the Year
Aaron Kim
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Aaron Kim, Valencia High School
FINALISTS
JAZZ
Max Nguyen, Los Alamitos High School
PIANO & STRINGS
Angela Lee, Pacific Academy
WINDS & PERCUSSION
Esther Kim, Woodbridge High School
WORLD/CULTURAL & COMMERCIAL MUSIC
Miguel Angel Tiscareno, Capistrano Valley High School
SEMIFINALISTS
JAZZ
Max Nguyen, Los Alamitos High School
Jose Robles, Westminster High School
Yian Wang, Northwood High School
PIANO & STRINGS
Aaron Kim, Valencia High School
Angela Lee, Pacific Academy
Irene Lee, Northwood High School
Xingyao Li, Orange County School of the Arts
Chloe Lim, Portola High School
Ingrid Luo, Sage Hill School
Sein Yun, Orange County School of the Arts
WINDS & PERCUSSION
Jack Griffin, Valencia High School
Jonathan Kang, Northwood High School
Esther Kim, Woodbridge High School
WORLD/CULTURAL & COMMERCIAL MUSIC
Diego Dilao, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Miguel Angel Tiscareno, Capistrano Valley High School
NOMINEES
JAZZ
Adam Bauer, Northwood High School
Bryan Bergo, Esperanza High School
Max Brickey, Fullerton Union High School
Miguel Campos, Crean Lutheran High School
Noah Gonzales, Crean Lutheran High School
Tommy Herington, Yorba Linda High School
Katrina Horn, Yorba Linda High School
Kent Kawata, El Dorado High School
Allen Le, Savanna High School
Ethan MacVicar, Irvine High School
Spencer Mar, El Dorado High School
Max Nguyen, Los Alamitos High School
Jose Robles, Westminster High School
Ezekiel Schultz, Esperanza High School
Nathan Stuewe, Crean Lutheran High School
Yian Wang, Northwood High School
Chelsea Yun, Fullerton Union High School
PIANO & STRINGS
Emma Anousheh Azhan, Capistrano Valley High School
Vaidehi Bhardwaj, Trabuco Hills High School
Clinae Chave, Villa Park High School
Eva Chen, Canyon High School
Calvin Cho, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Francesca Chan Estrada, Esperanza High School
Treye Katlyn Hall, Pacifica Christian High School
Julie Ai Hatano, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Aaron Kim, Valencia High School
Matthew Kim, Crean Lutheran High School
Yoonji (Ashley) Kim, Crean Lutheran High School
Angela Lee, Pacific Academy
Hannah Lee, Irvine High School
Irene Lee, Northwood High School
Xingyao Li, Orange County School of the Arts
Chloe Lim, Portola High School
Evan Lipofsky, San Clemente High School
Sarah Liu, Crean Lutheran High School
Miya (Yuqi) Liu, Northwood High School
Ingrid Luo, Sage Hill School
Yuriko Mikasa, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Nan JingJing, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Ayana Nieto, El Dorado High School
Amy Palm, Irvine High School
Sarah Parigela, Private Instructor
Connor Sung, Orange Lutheran High School
So Takagi, Irvine High School
Vivian Bao-An Tien, Fairmont Preparatory Academy
Abigail Tsai, Crean Lutheran High School
Annika Vinekar, Trabuco Hills High School
Koda Virgil, Irvine High School
Sein Yun, Orange County School of the Arts
Yuke Zhang, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Hannah Zhao, Private Instructor
WINDS & PERCUSSION
Benjamin Brady, Yorba Linda High School
Danny "Blake" Castillo, Savanna High School
William Choi, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Liam Condy, Northwood High School
Robin Eapen, Trabuco Hills High School
Keira Ferrell, Mater Dei High School
Margaret Galvez, Los Alamitos High School
Alondra Giselle Guerrero, Orange High School
Jack Griffin, Valencia High School
Timothy Healy, Capistrano Valley High School
Osben Hernandez, Savanna High School
Elena Im, Crean Lutheran High School
Elizabeth Jin, Crean Lutheran High School
Heidi Juarez, Katella High School
Jonathan Kang, Northwood High School
Esther Kim, Woodbridge High School
NIcholas Kim, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Dylan La Mar, Trabuco Hills High School
Layden Lakin, Katella High School
Abagail Liebmann, Capistrano Valley High School
Eliza Lynch, Fullerton Union High School
Elton Manchester, Northwood High School
Seiko Miyamoto, Marina High School
James Mohr, Yorba Linda High School
Wendy Rashelle Ostaszewski, El Dorado High School
Lily Parsons, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Troy Randall, Crean Lutheran High School
Kae Ransom, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Victor Antonio Solorzano, John F. Kennedy High School
Annie Tran, Savanna High School
Ivan Wang, Crean Lutheran High School
Allen Weng, Irvine High School
Tiffany Wu, Irvine High School
Taintian Jessica Yu, Crean Lutheran High School
Derek Wenxiao Zhang, Irvine High School
WORLD/CULTURAL & COMMERCIAL MUSIC
Asher Chang, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Diego Dilao, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Ashley Kim, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Nicholas Legaspi, Capistrano Valley High School
Allie Sadoff, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Miguel Angel Tiscareno, Capistrano Valley High School
2022 | VOCAL MUSIC
Artist of the Year
Landon Wouters
VOCAL MUSIC
ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Landon Wouters, Private Instructor
FINALISTS
CLASSICAL VOICE
Evan Richards, Orange County School of the Arts
COMMERCIAL VOICE
Zach Pehrson, Tesoro High School
NONCLASSICAL VOICE
Daniel Troyan, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
SEMIFINALISTS
CLASSICAL VOICE
Kayvon C Alipour, JSerra Catholic High School
Alexandra Grace Cook, Mission Viejo High School
Kevin Corrigan, Woodbridge High School
Ava Kuntz, Orange County School of the Arts
Evan Richards, Orange County School of the Arts
COMMERCIAL VOICE
Michele Lu, Orange County School of the Arts
Jack Munson, Los Alamitos High School
Zach Pehrson, Tesoro 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
Danny Smith, Orange Lutheran High School
Daniel Troyan, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Landon Wouters, Private Instructor
NOMINEES
CLASSICAL VOICE
Sarah Adams, Irvine High School
Kayvon C Alipour, JSerra Catholic High School
Grace Bissonette, Laguna Hills High School
Elizabeth Bork, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Paityn Bowen, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Allen Cai, Private Instructor
Alexander Cannizzaro, Los Alamitos High School
Kayla Choi, John F. Kennedy High School
Alexandra Grace Cook, Mission Viejo High School
Kevin Corrigan, Woodbridge High School
Caroline Field, Dana Hills High School
Jiachen (Jason) Han, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Melody Hancock, Tesoro High School
Madison Heinle, Fullerton Union High School
Alexandra Holbrook, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Alexander Jeon, Orange County School of the Arts
Nicholas Kim, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Ava Kuntz, Orange County School of the Arts
Ellie Lan, Private Instructor
Madeline Lange, Fullerton Union High School
Sofia Marmaud, Mater Dei High School
Christina Mueller, Tesoro High School
Claire Nguyen, San Juan Hills High School
Evan Richards, Orange County School of the Arts
Julie Tonai, San Juan Hills High School
Lauren Trustee, Tesoro High School
Rynn Eden Wood, Private Instructor
COMMERCIAL VOICE
Rebecca Bourne, San Juan Hills High School
Sage Escalante, Dana Hills High School
Fiona Marie Formaran, Katella High School
Jewell Hart, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Katie James, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Adam Jorge, Los Alamitos High School
Raveena Khetarpal, San Clemente High School
Michele Lu, Orange County School of the Arts
Hannah Gutierrez Morales, Tesoro High School
Jack Munson, Los Alamitos High School
Zach Pehrson, Tesoro High School
Kimberly Anne Pidazo, Mater Dei High School
Ashley Prentice, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Georgina Rodriguez, Huntington Beach APA
Anthony Sperry, John F. Kennedy High School
Chan Trinh, Mission Viejo High School
Natalia Vassilian, Tesoro High School
Clark Kiane Venadas, Garden Grove High School
Egan Walker, Laguna Beach High School
Isabella Watts, Tesoro High School
NONCLASSICAL VOICE
Alaina Arbiso, San Juan Hills High School
Danielle Barron, Los Alamitos High School
Charity Bielicki, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Dagny Canzoneri, Mater Dei High School
Leah Rachelle Cook, San Juan Hills High School
Haley Cronin, Fullerton Union High School
Nick Daniel, Huntington Beach APA
Drew Dela Llana, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Molly Fineberg, Tesoro High School
Brittany Fisheli, Fullerton Union High School
Jonathan Frazier Goodwin, JSerra Catholic High School
Alexis Helmer, Fullerton Union High School
Sarah Hentges, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Daylene Iway Higgins, Tesoro High School
Andrew Kang, Los Alamitos High School
Sean Kato, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Sarah Kelekoma, Fullerton Union High School
Priyana Khanna, Tesoro High School
Atticus Kim, Private Instructor
Peyton Kirkner, San Juan Hills High School
Meagan Koepke, John F. Kennedy High School
Daisy Lynn Kopenhefer, San Clemente High School
Cece Labowe, Irvine High School
Jillianna Le, Mater Dei High School
Anonymous, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Alysea Loreto, Capistrano Valley High School
Andrea Nalbandian, San Juan Hills High School
Bita Luna Norbakhsh, Los Alamitos High School
Olivia Orellana, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Joanne Peng, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Sarah Percy, Private Instructor
Mikayla Procter, Tesoro High School
Hannah Elizabeth Robert, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts
Octaviano Roges, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Kaylee Rule, John F. Kennedy High School
Callie Schmidt, Los Alamitos High School
Amanda Shea, Tesoro High School
Caleb Smith, Mission Viejo High School
Danny Smith, Orange Lutheran High School
Sydney Tanner, Fairmont Preparatory Academy
Daniel Troyan, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Sadie Truong, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Landon Wouters, Private Instructor
2022
HAND-CRAFTED VISUAL ARTS
Artist of the Year
Joyce Yuruo
HAND-CRAFTED VISUAL ARTS
ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Joyce Yuruo Hon, Orange County School of the Arts
FINALISTS
CERAMICS
Meg Hiroko Sauzedde, Trabuco Hill High School
HAND DRAWING & PAINTING
Grace Jo, Orange County School of the Arts
MIXED MEDIA
Hannah Kang, Orange County School of the Arts
SEMIFINALISTS
CERAMICS
Eliza Hunt, El Dorado High School
Breezy Kash, Costa Mesa High School
Mark Robinson, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Meg Hiroko Sauzedde, Trabuco Hill High School
HAND DRAWING & PAINTING
Aditi Jain, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Grace Jo, Orange County School of the Arts
Jennifer Helen Kim, Crean Lutheran High School
Roy Kim, University High School
Lee Hun Lim, Capistrano Valley High School
Evan Lu, Atelier: Creative Art Studio
London San Luis, Orange County School of the Arts
Xiaowei (Sophia) Wang, Orange County School of the Arts
MIXED MEDIA
Joyce Yuruo Han, Orange County School of the Arts
Olivia Jin, Crean Lutheran High School
Hannah Kang, Orange County School of the Arts
NOMINEES
CERAMICS
Dane Abbott, El Dorado High School
Madison Maire Billington, Trabuco Hills High School
Tessa Bloom, Orange Lutheran High School
Dulce Elizarraras Garcia, Anaheim High School
Emily Gregory, El Dorado High School
Ryan Hartwig, Orange Lutheran High School
Colleen Hilliard, Capistrano Valley High School
Eliza Hunt, El Dorado High School
Breezy Kash, Costa Mesa High School
Kyra Kirsch, Costa Mesa High School
Cooper Laws, Laguna Beach High School
Midori McConathy, Capistrano Valley High School
Mark Robinson, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Perla Rodriguez, Anaheim High School
Meg Hiroko Sauzedde, Trabuco Hill High School
Garrett Teng, Orange Lutheran High School
Tori Villareal, Costa Mesa High School
Lucy Williamson, Orange Lutheran High School
HAND DRAWING & PAINTING
Melissa Aburto, Santa Ana High School
Orianne Adams, Trabuco Hills High School
Stephanie Alvidrez, Godinez Fundamental High School
Sofia Arteaga, Santa Ana High School
Maya Benham, Trabuco Hills High School
Andrew Bernal, Costa Mesa High School
Emily Marin Bush, Pacifica Christian High School
Jillyan Canaveral, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Sunny Chang, Portola High School
Abigail Constantino, Costa Mesa High School
Isabella Deacon, Aliso Niguel High School
Gwendolyn Ellis, Orange Lutheran High School
Stella Fergin, Orange Lutheran High School
Kyer Fox, Los Alamitos High School
Connor Galaz, Pacifica Christian High School
Kaylei Galloway, Irvine High School
Alicia Suying Gan, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Sofia Paloma Garcia, Circulos High School
Bethany Grabowski, Capistrano Valley High School
Halina Herc, Esperanza High School
Cindy Hernandez, Richland High School
Sophia Hu, Aliso Niguel High School
Makayla Huerta, Brea Olinda High School
Amanda Rose Janis, Orange Lutheran High School
Aditi Jain, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Grace Jo, Orange County School of the Arts
George Juarez, Katella High School
Sarah Kan, Crean Lutheran High School
Jennifer Helen Kim, Crean Lutheran High School
Roy Kim, University High School
Hannah Kuehn, Edison High School
Lillie Lawson, Costa Mesa High School
Alison Amber Lee, OCSA
Chloe Lim, Troy High School
Lee Hun Lim, Capistrano Valley High School
Amelia Lin, Corona del Mar High School
Keilani Luna, Pacifica High School
Evan Lu, Atelier: Creative Art Studio
Lyu Xinyi, Pacific Academy
Samira Mehrinfar, Fairmont Preparatory Academy
Andrea Mendieta, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Edda Montenegro, Aliso Niguel High School
Haruka Noda, Portola High School
Brooke Pituch, Orange Lutheran High School
Angela Robles, El Dorado High School
Kaitlin K Rue, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Meghan Nicole Ruvalcaba, Orange Lutheran High School
London San Luis, Orange County School of the Arts
Mikaela Rose Smith, Costa Mesa High School
Camryn Spragle, Laguna Hills High School
Anna Sprague, Laguna Hills High School
June Su, University High School
Lauren Suydam, Aliso Niguel High School
Shea Tomac, Corona del Mar High School
Zirou Wang, Corona del Mar High School
Cheungwan Wang, Kermes & T Art Academy
Weiyang Wang, University High School
Xiaowei (Sophia) Wang, Orange County School of the Arts
Cathy Zhang, Private Instructor
Haotian Harris Zhang, Sage Hill School
MIXED MEDIA
Junyu Chen, Portola High School
Rachel Gwon, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Joyce Yuruo Han, Orange County School of the Arts
Olivia Jin, Crean Lutheran High School
Hannah Kang, Orange County School of the Arts
Yenna Kim, Northwood High School
Jessica Sieun Kim, Portola High School
Kate Kurimay, Crean Lutheran High School
Min Young (Claire) Lee, Crean Lutheran High School
Hannah Lieberman, Waldorf School of Orange County
DevonGrace Tax, Orange Lutheran High School
Lisa (Yuruo) Yin, Crean Lutheran High School
Tianchi Zhao, Crean Lutheran High School
SCULPTING & METALWORK
Brandon DeRosa, Orange Lutheran High School
2022 | FILM / ANIMATION
Artist of the Year
Youning Jiang
FILM / ANIMATION
ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Youning Jiang, Orange County School of the Arts
FINALISTS
ANIMATION & VISUAL EFFECTS
Charlotte Quintanar, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Emily Pham, Portola High School
DIRECTING & EDITING
Alexander Guo, University High School
SEMIFINALISTS
ANIMATION & VISUAL EFFECTS
Brian Lee, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Charlotte Quintanar, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Brandon Jaiyen, Fountain Valley High School
Nickhil Nagpal, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Emily Pham, Portola High School
Justin Shin, Orange County School of the Arts
DIRECTING & EDITING
Maggie Ding, Orange County School of the Arts
Jakob Dubin, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Alexander Guo, University High School
Youning Jiang, Orange County School of the Arts
Alexis Ai Macdonald, Orange County School of the Arts
Cecilia Mou, Portola High School
Nona Nishigawara, Orange County School of the Arts
Sanay Saboo, University High School
Shile Yang, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
NOMINEES
ANIMATION & VISUAL EFFECTS
Emma Evanson, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Samantha Guerrero, Rosary Academy
Tien Le, Huntington Beach APA
Brian Lee, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Romeo Martin, OCSA
Ryan Nguyen, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Charlotte Quintanar, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jake Flores, El Dorado High School
Maxwell Greene, Yorba Linda High School
Brandon Jaiyen, Fountain Valley High School
Kate Yujin Lee, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Nickhil Nagpal, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Maxwell Page, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Emily Pham, Portola High School
Justin Shin, Orange County School of the Arts
Emily Stade, Villa Park High School
Nicholas Silva Trindade, Valencia High School
Nicolas Eric Tung, El Dorado High School
Winston Verdult, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
DIRECTING & EDITING
James J. Aksel, El Dorado High School
Caitlin Joanna Ball, El Dorado High School
Elika Bathaee, Capistrano Valley High School
Geneva Grace Dandel, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Maggie Ding, Orange County School of the Arts
Carline Dong, El Dorado High School
Jakob Dubin, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Ava El-Farra, Yorba Linda High School
Neela Gerayli, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Cathryn Giusto, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Alexander Guo, University High School
Youning Jiang, Orange County School of the Arts
Cecilia Johnston, Trabuco Hills High School
Yoosung Jung, El Dorado High School
Anirudh Vadhri Kota, OCSA
Alexis Ai Macdonald, Orange County School of the Arts
Spencer McDonald, Huntington Beach APA
Michael McDonald, OCSA
Dorna Mohajeri, El Dorado High School
Cecilia Mou, Portola High School
Avalon Neal, Trabuco Hills High School
Genevieve Nguyen, Fountain Valley High School
Nona Nishigawara, Orange County School of the Arts
Abraham Robles, Villa Park High School
Jaclyn Nicole Rodriguez, Rosary Academy
Sanay Saboo, University High School
Joslynne Deborah Van Ginkel, El Dorado High School
Kimiko Watanabe, Rosary Academy
Leland Colin Wiant, Villa Park High School
Shile Yang, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
2022
COMPUTER-ASSISTED VISUAL ARTS
Artist of the Year
Meena Senapathi
COMPUTER-ASSISTED VISUAL ARTS
ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Meena Senapathi, Arnold O. Beckman High School
FINALISTS
COMUPUTER DRAWING & PAINTING
Juliana Jarvis, Orange County School of the Arts
GRAPHIC DESIGN & DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
Camden Ho, Arnold O. Beckman High School
PHOTOGRAPHY
Ryan James McGarrity, Arnold O. Beckman High School
SEMIFINALISTS
COMUPUTER DRAWING & PAINTING
Qinyue Huang, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Juliana Jarvis, Orange County School of the Arts
Jonas Ma, Mater Dei High School
Elise Maniquis-Dormitorio, Orange County School of the Arts
Hannah Miller, Orange County School of the Arts
GRAPHIC DESIGN & DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
Camden Ho, Arnold O. Beckman High School
JT Moffett, El Dorado High School
Josh Nguyen, Orange County School of the Arts
PHOTOGRAPHY
Soren Almeida, Orange County School of the Arts
Ian Gille, El Dorado High School
Samson Hill, Pacifica Christian High School
Ryan James McGarrity, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Angel Sanchez, Katella High School
Meena Senapathi, Arnold O. Beckman HIgh School
Jack Walker, Orange Lutheran High School
NOMINEES
COMUPUTER DRAWING & PAINTING
Sophia De Luna, Orange County School of the Arts
Adrian DeRusse, Edison High School
Mari Edler, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Martina Gutierrez, Rosary Academy
Qinyue Huang, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Juliana Jarvis, Orange County School of the Arts
Raha Khodabakhshi, Corona del Mar High School
Jocelyn Li, Sage Hill School
Claire Lin, University High School
John-Kanoa Loo, Crean Lutheran High School
Jonas Ma, Mater Dei High School
Elise Maniquis-Dormitorio, Orange County School of the Arts
Hannah Miller, Orange County School of the Arts
Megan Mo, Orange County School of the Arts
Ava Muniz, Costa Mesa High School
Tabitha Natland, Corona del Mar High School
Katelyn Saiki, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Rin Sakaske, Costa Mesa High School
Erica Sjoholm, Dana Hills High School
Michael Vu, Portola High School
Madison Waiss, Costa Mesa High School
Jiyoun Yoo, Portola High School
Cathy Zhang, Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Yuxuan Zhou, Crean Lutheran High School
GRAPHIC DESIGN & DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
Becca Bledstein, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Manuel Choi, Orange Lutheran High School
Isabelle Amanda Cotter, El Dorado High School
Karissa Garcia, Rosary Academy
Morelia Alexa Garcia, Rosary Academy
Camden Ho, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Chloe Gabrielle Hoyos, Rosary Academy
Isabelle Hung, Portola High School
Alana Maher, Corona del Mar High School
JT Moffett, El Dorado High School
Josh Nguyen, Orange County School of the Arts
Sofia Pasino, Rosary Academy
Nicole Itsuki Udagawa, Arnold O. Beckman High School
PHOTOGRAPHY
Soren Almeida, Orange County School of the Arts
Sasha Cahill, University High School
Alexa Kennedy Christensen, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Kylie Marie Davidson, JSerra Catholic High School
Griffin Christine Elias, Orange Lutheran High School
Ian Gille, El Dorado High School
Samson Hill, Pacifica Christian High School
Amelia Kim, El Dorado High School
William Koning, Crean Lutheran High School
Lilly Lorber, JSerra Catholic High School
Ryan James McGarrity, Arnold O. Beckman High School
Kassandra Noguera, Katella High School
Angel Sanchez, Katella High School
Desi Schwab, JSerra Catholic High School
Meena Senapathi, Arnold O. Beckman HIgh School
Tia Shackeroff-Reiser, Mater Dei High School
Mikaela Rose Smith, Costa Mesa High School
Kaytlin Stinnett, Valencia High School
Jerred Tapia, El Dorado High School
Christina Trail, Valencia High School
Simon Anthony Valle, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Jack Walker, Orange Lutheran High School
Victor Bruno Zatoka, El Dorado High School