2025 | Artist of the Year

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INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

DANCE

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ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Division 1, Isabella Kim, OCSA

FINALIST, Division 1, Addison Engelken, Tesoro High School

FINALIST, Division 1, Ashley Nava, Fullerton Union High School

FINALIST, Division 1, Eden Joye Newcott, Newport Harbor High School

FINALIST, Division 2, Oliver Tomczak, Beckman High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Nathan Andreas, Huntington Beach APA

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Taven Blanke, Huntington Beach APA

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Laurel Penny Brookhyser, Huntington Beach APA

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Isabel Calvo, Fullerton Union High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, JD Cavalluzzi, El Dorado High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Kelsie Eckert, Huntington Beach APA

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Addison Engelken, Tesoro High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Leilah Huttner, Yorba Linda High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Jia Igama, John F. Kennedy High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Isabella Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Cosette McCulloch, Yorba Linda High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Cynthia Montiel-Cruz, Fullerton Union High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Ashley Nava, Fullerton Union High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Eden Joye Newcott, Newport Harbor High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 2, Oliver Tomczak, Beckman High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 2, Caitlyn Willoughby, Tesoro High School

DIVISION 1 = students with 4 or more years of combined training in school and private lessons

DIVISION 2 = students with less than 4 years of combined training in school and private lessons

NOMINEE, Carson Adams, Aliso Niguel High School

NOMINEE, Naomi Ahara, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Naomi Allen, Cypress High School

NOMINEE, Zacharia Alweheiby, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Nathan Andreas, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Diego Arballo, Sonora High School

NOMINEE, Elisa Bae, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Charlie Banister, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Bell Basalla, Dana Hills High School

NOMINEE, Isabella Bassett, San Juan Hills High School

NOMINEE, Logan Bell, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Emilie Berrier, Mission Viejo High School

NOMINEE, Aurora Biriba, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Taven Blanke, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Ty Joseph Bragalone, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Laurel Penny Brookhyser, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Emerson Brooks, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Mason Bruderer, Laguna Beach High School

NOMINEE, Isabel Calvo, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Link Canchola, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Brooke Carmody, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Dorian Carrillo Ferrer, Cypress High School

NOMINEE, Lilyan Casillas, Sonora High School

NOMINEE, JD Cavalluzzi, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Diego Chavez, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Soluna Chavez, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Lana Cheng, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Taylor Choi, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Ariel Christensen, Aliso Niguel High School

NOMINEE, Alyssa Cobian, Sonora High School

NOMINEE, Ryan Cochrun, San Clemente High School

NOMINEE, Enzo Consani, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Ella Corinne Corbridge, San Clemente High School

NOMINEE, Lucas Cruz, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Finley Danson, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Hannah Davidson, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Cici De La Riva, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Bella De Libro, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Kaitlyn De Tevis, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, William DePorto, Orange Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Beschen Dietrich, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Lizzy Doan, Fountain Valley High School

NOMINEE, Khoi Doan, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Andrew Dove, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Dylan Droege, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Thelo du Halgouet, San Clemente High School

NOMINEE, Juliana Dubois, Cypress High School

NOMINEE, Luke Dunphy, San Juan Hills High School

NOMINEE, Lani Earley, Dana Hills High School

NOMINEE, Colin Eaton, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Kelsie Eckert, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Catherine Eddy, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Addison Engelken, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Logan English, Fountain Valley High School

NOMINEE, Bailey Erney, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Tessa Espinola, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Ace Etienne, Aliso Niguel High School

NOMINEE, Saba Farjami, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Soleil Farris, private instructor Sophia Callisto

NOMINEE, Lauren Emella Camerino Fernandez, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Devan Forester, Cypress High School

NOMINEE, Autumn Francis, Braver Players Musical Theater Foundation

NOMINEE, Gianna Galindo, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Alexa Gameros, Fountain Valley High School

NOMINEE, Andrew Gardner, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Lindsey Garrel, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Micah Golden, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Devin Gonzalez, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Chloe Maire Gosselin, Trabuco Hills High School

NOMINEE, Chelsea Grack, Fountain Valley High School

NOMINEE, Haniel Guerrero, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Karla Gurrola, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Raven Hale, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Katie Handley, Sunny Hills High School

NOMINEE, Harrison Hartin, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Mason Haydon, San Juan Hills High School

NOMINEE, Kayla Henderson, Portola High School

NOMINEE, Avery Henkenius, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Grace Henze, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Tyler Michaela Hernandez, Cypress High School

NOMINEE, Kendall Hester, Fountain Valley High School

NOMINEE, Collin Higgins, Coast High School

NOMINEE, Grace Holley, San Juan Hills High School

NOMINEE, Ashley Hong, private instructor Melissa Caldretti

NOMINEE, Ginee Hong, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Mary Hong, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Leilah Huttner, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Jia Igama, John F. Kennedy High School

NOMINEE, Olivia Irwin, Aliso Niguel High School

NOMINEE, Abby Jacobs, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Kamron Jamali, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Nadia Jaramillo, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Briel Jim, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Coco Johnson, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Dylan Johnson, San Clemente High School

NOMINEE, Jay Johnson, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Catherine Jordan, Laguna Beach High School

NOMINEE, Abbie Kerr, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Ellie Kim, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Isabella Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Lynden Kim, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Valentino Kitchen, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Kaley Le, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Joe Joe Lieber, Laguna Beach High School

NOMINEE, Mason Liger, Fountain Valley High School

NOMINEE, Teya Linde, Dana Hills High School

NOMINEE, Brooklyn Loken, John F. Kennedy High School

NOMINEE, Andi Yoltzin Lopez, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Julie Mabitad, Braver Players Musical Theater Foundation

NOMINEE, Lucy Marbut, Fountain Valley High School

NOMINEE, Benjamin Marshall, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Rosy Martin, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Alaisha Martone, Fountain Valley High School

NOMINEE, Tessa Maryott, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Jackson Maxwell, Mission Viejo High School

NOMINEE, Piper McClave, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Sydney McCleave, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Cosette McCulloch, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Meadow McGee, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Ethan McKindley, Trabuco Hills High School

NOMINEE, Zoe McLaughlin, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Sage McWilliams, Fountain Valley High School

NOMINEE, Amy Melchior, Mission Viejo High School

NOMINEE, John Brandon Mendoza, Cypress High School

NOMINEE, Nikki Mila de la Roca, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Katie Miller, Fountain Valley High School

NOMINEE, Riley Mills, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Thomas Mitchell, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Link Montgomery, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Cynthia Montiel-Cruz, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Makaela Moore, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Andrea Morales Concepcion, Portola High School

NOMINEE, Maris Morgan, Laguna Beach High School

NOMINEE, Cameron Elizabeth Mullin, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Ashley Nava, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Rebecca Nazareth, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Eden Joye Newcott, Newport Harbor High School

NOMINEE, Gwendolyn Nishti, San Juan Hills High School

NOMINEE, Lauren Norrix, Laguna Beach High School

NOMINEE, Fernando Nuñez Coindreau, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Mars O’Kane, Dana Hills High School

NOMINEE, Lindsay J O’Leary, Orange Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Alex Oberg, Fountain Valley High School

NOMINEE, Francisco Ochoa, University High School

NOMINEE, Olivia Outwater, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Charlie Parris, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Kayla Patel, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Natalia Pedraza, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Kimberly Pelayo-Ayala, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Ben Penney, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Adriné Perez, Sonora High School

NOMINEE, Leo Perry, San Juan Hills High School

NOMINEE, Hailey Poirier, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Isabella Sera Porretta, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Emalia Mae Probert, San Clemente High School

NOMINEE, Dulce Rabano, Ocean View High School

NOMINEE, Pele Ramirez, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Nikolas Ramos, Sonora High School

NOMINEE, Philip Riebli, Servite High School

NOMINEE, Samantha Rodriguez, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Michael Rogers, Pacifica High School

NOMINEE, Vanessa Roselli, San Juan Hills High School

NOMINEE, Millie Rosen, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Ethan K. Ruiz, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Zoya I. Sanati, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Sofia Roisin Sanchez, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Avery Santore, San Clemente High School

NOMINEE, Shyler Ray Satina, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Gavin Shams, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Addyson Shoup, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Annabelle Shumaker, Mission Viejo High School

NOMINEE, Kathleen Shumate, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Kyra Lynn silver, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Caleb Albert Simmons, Trinitas Arts Conservatory

NOMINEE, April Simpson, Aliso Niguel High School

NOMINEE, Ellie Smallwood, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Mia Smith, San Clemente High School

NOMINEE, Emma Rose Somers, San Juan Hills High School

NOMINEE, Kaya Sparnicht, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Jason Lee Strotman, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Lauren Swan, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Owen Switzer, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Danielle Taber, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Ciara Tadeo, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Erin Tardibuono, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Collette Terrebonne, Cypress High School

NOMINEE, Odie Thomas, Dana Hills High School

NOMINEE, Alejandro Thompson, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Brielle Thomson, Mission Viejo High School

NOMINEE, Katherine Timmerman, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Oliver Tomczak, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Christine Tran, La Quinta High School

NOMINEE, Caitlyn Trujillo, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Mac Ullem, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Jennalyn Urquico, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Natalie Grace Uy, Cypress High School

NOMINEE, Caleb Van Hook, Sunny Hills High School

NOMINEE, Christine Vega, Cypress High School

NOMINEE, Elle Vega, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Jaylen Verdun, Trabuco Hills High School

NOMINEE, Claire Vincent, Trabuco Hills High School

NOMINEE, Elizabeth Volonte, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Izabella Vosper, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Remington Walker, Orange Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Kimberly Wang, Portola High School

NOMINEE, Caitlyn Willoughby, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Clayton Wittman, San Juan Hills High School

NOMINEE, Jiaqi (Kiki) Yang, Portola High School

NOMINEE, Meiwen Zajtmann, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Mia Zilberman, Sonora High School

NOMINEE, Juliana Bella Zonni, Orange Lutheran High School

THEATER ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Isabella Kim

Orange County

School of the Arts

DANCE

ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Division 1, Piper Rovsek, OCSA

FINALIST, Division 1, Rio Gomez, Fullerton Union High School

FINALIST, Division 2, Dani Lopez, Costa Mesa High School

FINALIST, Division 1, Alyssa Park, Orange County School of the Arts

FINALIST, Division 1, Bella Rose Silva, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Clara Lynn Cestone, Santa Margarita Catholic High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Kameron Couch, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Rio Gomez, Fullerton Union High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Carissa Hsu, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Delila Kooiman, Capistrano Valley High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 2, Dani Lopez, Costa Mesa High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Landon Mariano, Huntington Beach APA

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Merce Meynardie, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Alyssa Park, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Megan Park, Valencia High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Arianna Ramirez, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Piper Rovsek, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Ella Smallwood, San Juan Hills High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Devynn Smark, San Juan Hills High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Bella Rose Silva, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 2, Melania J. Velazquez, San Juan Hills High School

DIVISION 1 = students with 5 or more years of combined training in school and private lessons

DIVISION 2 = students with less than 5 years of combined training in school and private lessons

NOMINEE, Jimena Alcocer Menodza, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Jesus Alvarez, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Zhongxuan An, Portola High School

NOMINEE, Rebecca Joselin Arellano, La Quinta High School

NOMINEE, Ashlyn Barrett, Trabuco Hills High School

NOMINEE, Kaileigh Benvenuto, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Taven Blanke, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Naina Brar, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Roxie Brookheyser, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Andromeda Bruschke, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Marrin Byrd, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Clara Lynn Cestone, Santa Margarita Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Emily Chen, Sage Hill School

NOMINEE, Katelynn Chen, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Hannah Cheon, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Carina Elle Clarin, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Victoria Clark, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Kameron Couch, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Katie Couch, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Naomi Coulter, Sunny Hills High School

NOMINEE, Natalie de Leon, Santa Margarita Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Grace Derks, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Alexandrea Diaz, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Leilah Dioquino, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Noelle Dominado, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Diana Kien Duong, La Quinta High School

NOMINEE, Adilene Escobar, Garden Grove High School

NOMINEE, Savannah Fregoso, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Jasmine Gama, Santa Margarita Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Natalie Garrison, JSerra Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Charlie Geary, Newport Harbor High School

NOMINEE, Ashley Gibney, Trabuco Hills High School

NOMINEE, Sonal Gill, Trabuco Hills High School

NOMINEE, Garrett Goldman, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Olivia Gomez, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Rio Gomez, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Miabella Gordon, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Ella Grosso, La Habra High School

NOMINEE, Gia Grosso, La Habra High School

NOMINEE, Shelby Guetzkow, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Tia Gutierrez, Trabuco Hills High School

NOMINEE, Isabella Guzmán, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, ashley hall, San Juan Hills High School

NOMINEE, Isabella Grace Harrington, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Drake Harvey, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Presley Herthel, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Carissa Hsu, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Charlotte Huang, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Ava Ibarra, private instructor Lissy Burboa

NOMINEE, Makayla Ishii, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Vanessa Jensen, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Abby Kiet, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Elise Kong, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Delila Kooiman, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Bella Kovac, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Jada Kuns, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Xinran Liu, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Geneva Longheyer, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Dani Lopez, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Carlos Lozano, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Louise Macatula, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Avery Malone, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Elly Malone, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Isabella Manis, Trabuco Hills High School

NOMINEE, Landon Mariano, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Andrea Martinez, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Lucia Martinez, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Tessa Maryott, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Amy Matsumoto, Woodbridge High School

NOMINEE, Molly McCabe, San Juan Hills High School

NOMINEE, Lillian McFarren, John F. Kennedy High School

NOMINEE, Bruno Vincente Mckenzie, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Brianna Meck, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Samantha Medina, Valencia High School

NOMINEE, Natalie Meschuk, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Merce Meynardie, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Paige Minton, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Kennedy Molino, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Alyssa Mori, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Sienna Morley, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, amelia mui, San Juan Hills High School

NOMINEE, Arron Myers, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Mikayla Nguyen, Garden Grove High School

NOMINEE, Rianna Norman, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Isaac Nuñez, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Caleigh Nystrom, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Karis Oishi, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Samantha Okada-Lam, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Brad Olivarez, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Alyssa Park, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Megan Park, Valencia High School

NOMINEE, Tori (Victoria) Patz, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Caris Rabbitt, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Arianna Ramirez, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Emily Mikulich Rodarte, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Piper Rovsek, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Gianna Salata, Santa Margarita Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Alyssa Santos, Troy High School

NOMINEE, Emma Shimizu, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Bella Rose Silva, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Brody Silva, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Kiara Sims, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Srikrithi Sivasubramanian, Irvine High School

NOMINEE, Landyn Slominski, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Ella Smallwood, San Juan Hills High School

NOMINEE, Devynn Smark, San Juan Hills High School

NOMINEE, Maia Sokmaman, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Ariel Tello, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Jocelyn Thomas, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Christine Tran, La Quinta High School

NOMINEE, Kayla Tran, Santa Margarita Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Coco Ueno, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Hailey Van, Portola High School

NOMINEE, Melania J. Velazquez, San Juan Hills High School

NOMINEE, Rocio Villegas, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Brooke Vurpillat, Santa Margarita Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Aliya Weyman, Trabuco Hills High School

NOMINEE, Lena Williams, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, SophiaGrace Williams, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Brooke Winterrowd, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Ava Isabellą Woinarowicz, Santa Margarita Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Ella Xu, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Xinyi Xu, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Sophia Yang, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Tess Yoon, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Jasmine Yune, Los Alamitos High School

DANCE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Piper Rovsek

Orange County

School of the Arts

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Division 1, Allie Molin, OCSA

FINALIST, Division 2, Amicus Carrasco, Portola High School

FINALIST, Division 1, Jackson Olsen, Tesoro High School

FINALIST, Division 1, David Wong, Private Instructor

FINALIST, Division 1, Kyle Yeung, Pacific Academy

SEMIFINALIST, Division 2, Amicus Carrasco, Portola High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Jaxon Cunningham, Huntington Beach APA

SEMIFINALIST, Division 2, Albert Guerra, Santa Ana High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Amy Lantz, University High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Daniel Lee, Crean Lutheran High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Jiyu Lee, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Rubi Lee, Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Alvina Lin, Beckman High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Allie Molin, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Jackson Olsen, Tesoro High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Hayden Park, Private Instructor

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Justin Kwak Park, Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Oooju Robinson, Woodbridge High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Alyssa Eri Snow, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, David Wong, Private Instructor

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Kyle Yeung, Pacific Academy

DIVISION 1 = students with 5 or more years of combined training in school and private lessons

DIVISION 2 = students with less than 5 years of combined training in school and private lessons

NOMINEE, Camelia Adams, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Ceren Altintas, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Alice Baik, private instructor Young Sook Kang

NOMINEE, Jamie Rolando Barrios Palacios, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Hank Braverman, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Edgar Bravo, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Evan Brusky, Aliso Niguel High School

NOMINEE, Joe Burke, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Joshua Butterbaugh, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Amicus Carrasco, Portola High School

NOMINEE, Luke Carruth, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Brendan Chang, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Aden Chen, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Ryan Chin, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Caroline Cho, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Hannah Cho, Pacific Academy

NOMINEE, Christine Choi, Sonora High School

NOMINEE, Samuel Chung, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Sebastian Cruz, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Jaxon Cunningham, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Sawyer Damron, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Alaire Dandel, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, William Dawley, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Hudson Dexter, Orange Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, HP Emerich, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Tristan Espinosa, Aliso Niguel High School

NOMINEE, Richard Feng, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Miles Fryling, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Aidan Garcia, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Vianney Garcia, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Jonah Griffin, Valencia High School

NOMINEE, Tea Grimberg, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Albert Guerra, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Ayan Gursahani, Aliso Niguel High School

NOMINEE, Oliver Gutierrez, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Conner Hearron, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Ethan Henry, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Giovanni hernandez, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Coral Hsu, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Julianna Hsu, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Surina Hue, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Kelly Hunter, Huntington Beach High School

NOMINEE, Kayden Rio Ishii, Fountain Valley High School

NOMINEE, Min-Hyuk (Raphael) Jang, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Claire Jin, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Logan Johnson, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Alan Juarez, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Jaden Seunghoon Jung, Valencia High School

NOMINEE, Sarah Kang, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Ariana Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Bethany Ye Eun Kim, private instructor Judy Huang

NOMINEE, Sihyun Noelle Kim, Woodbridge High School

NOMINEE, Yoonjin (Tiffany) Kim, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Josh Koines, Woodbridge High School

NOMINEE, Owen Krahl, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Xabrina Kroll, Oxford Academy

NOMINEE, Amy Lantz, University High School

NOMINEE, Daniel Lee, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Jiyu Lee, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Jooha Bella Lee, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Rubi Lee, Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra

NOMINEE, Samuel Lee, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Xenia Lee, private instructor Casey Yu

NOMINEE, Alvina Lin, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Amber Lin, Tarbut V'Torah

NOMINEE, Dorina Lin, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Jay Liu, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Joseph Liu, Cypress High School

NOMINEE, Verena Lo, Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra

NOMINEE, Andi Yoltzin Lopez, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Louis Lu, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Xuxuan Lu, John F. Kennedy High School

NOMINEE, Francis Lung, University High School

NOMINEE, Evelyn Man, Aliso Niguel High School

NOMINEE, Xavier Mao, Irvine High School

NOMINEE, Drew Maragay, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Aaron Marana, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Adam Mazun, Sonora High School

NOMINEE, Victor Mendoza, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Alexander Mendoza Gutierrez, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Samuel Mendoza Rodriguez, Orange High School

NOMINEE, Angelo Messina, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Allie Molin, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Amin Nahas, Woodbridge High School

NOMINEE, Emily Nelmida, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Lucas Nguyen, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Nathan Nguyen, Oxford Academy

NOMINEE, Emmi Nicolov, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Owen Mitchell, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Cameron Oates, Oxford Academy

NOMINEE, Seri Ochi, Woodbridge High School

NOMINEE, Jackson Olsen, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Nicolas Pallone, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Hayden Park, private instructor Judy Huang

NOMINEE, Justin Kwak Park, Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra

NOMINEE, Keilah Park, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Matthew Vincent Paz, Sonora High School

NOMINEE, Alex Ramirez, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Gael Ramirez Regalado, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Hannah Ratanapratum, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Oooju Robinson, Woodbridge High School

NOMINEE, John Sabino, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Jairo Salgado, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Francis Samson, Villa Park High School

NOMINEE, Avery Seaman, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Wun Chahn Shin, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Alyssa Eri Snow, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Jonathan Suh, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Katherine Tran, Aliso Niguel High School

NOMINEE, Jacob Meyer Trette Jr., JSerra Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Kurt Valverde-Madrigal, Sonora High School

NOMINEE, Jaiden Vinh, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Joyce Wen, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, David Wong, private instructor Kathy Oh

NOMINEE, Guanting Wu (Mitt), private instructor William Wellwood

NOMINEE, Sophie Wu, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Yixin (Monica) Ye, Orange Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Emily Yeh, private instructor Miranda Wu

NOMINEE, Kyle Yeung, Pacific Academy

NOMINEE, Blake Zeutzius, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Allie Molin

Orange County

School of the Arts

VOCAL MUSIC

ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Division 1, Madison Becerra, OCSA

FINALIST, Division 1, Lal Besir, Orange County School of the Arts

FINALIST, Division 2, Nadia Jaramillo, Santa Ana High School

FINALIST, Division 1, Lavinia Lotus Watkins, Milena Kitic Vocal Studio

FINALIST, Division 1, Jaden Yoo, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Madison Becerra, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Lal Besir, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Jenna Currey, Los Alamitos High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Ava Gange-Brown, Tesoro High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Claire Harmsen, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Danica Joy Hemmens, Huntington Beach APA

SEMIFINALIST, Division 2, Nadia Jaramillo, Santa Ana High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Zoe McLaughlin, Fullerton Union High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Alicia Rose Montano, Brea Olinda High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 2, Nicolas Nguyen, Garden Grove High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Amiah Robinett, Huntington Beach APA

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Joseph Santagata, Los Alamitos High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Chloe Schiffman, University High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Avalina Thomas, El Dorado High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Lavinia Lotus Watkins, Milena Kitic Vocal Studio

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Jaden Yoo, Orange County School of the Arts

DIVISION 1 = students with 4 or more years of combined training in school and private lessons

DIVISION 2 = students with less than 4 years of combined training in school and private lessons

NOMINEE, Storm Anderson, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Nathan Andreas, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Derin Apay, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Amber Bach, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Madison Becerra, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Lal Besir, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Kira Bettencourt, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Taven Blanke, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Greta Blau, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Barron Bliss-Frisinger, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Summer Brennan, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Magnolia Breslin, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Laurel Penny Brookhyser, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Aubrianna Buonauro, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Isabel Juliet Calvo, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Alexandra Case, Pacifica High School

NOMINEE, Nick Castro, John F. Kennedy High School

NOMINEE, Andrew Cazares, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Jasper Chen, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Angel Chirinos, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Max Cho, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Delaney Cicon, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Adeline Cooper, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Henry Courtney, Milena Kitic Vocal Studio

NOMINEE, Jenna Currey, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Celine Curtis, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Hailey Anne Curtis, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Sawyer Damron, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Finley Danson, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Lila Devine, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Evan DiCarlo, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Emerson Donnellan, San Clemente High School

NOMINEE, Maya Donnelly, private instructor Melissa Caldretti

NOMINEE, Riley Dow, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Lauren Emella Camerino Fernandez, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Jackson Ferrier, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Sienna Ganem, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Ava Gange-Brown, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Azaleah Garcia, Samueli Academy

NOMINEE, Moncerrat Garcia Castro, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Kayden Golper, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Aditri Harish, Oxford Academy

NOMINEE, Claire Harmsen, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Danica Joy Hemmens, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Zane Herrmann, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Grace Holbrook, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Sadie Hsu, private instructor Melissa Caldretti

NOMINEE, Karina Eliza Hutchinson, San Clemente High School

NOMINEE, Nadia Jaramillo, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Briel Kiara Jim, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Estella Sky Keyoung, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Maddox Kreil, Irvine High School

NOMINEE, Lucy Laubach, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Isabella (Iris) Le, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Kayla Lentini, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Laura Lo, Milena Kitic Vocal Studio

NOMINEE, Oscar Manuel Lopez Rayo, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Magda Afra Loreto, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Sophia Mack, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Trishna Malate, John F. Kennedy High School

NOMINEE, Tessa Maryott, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Bee Mathewson, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Isaac Mayorga, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Beverly Arlynn Mazon, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Gavin McCarthy, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Zoe McLaughlin, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Isaiah Medina, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Brooklyn Menchaca, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Jaden Michota, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Makayla Mitton, Garden Grove High School

NOMINEE, Alicia Rose Montano, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Liliana Morales, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Mia Muscarella, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Breanna Nash, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Nicolas Nguyen, Garden Grove High School

NOMINEE, Daniela Nieto, Garden Grove High School

NOMINEE, Rory Parrott, Pacifica High School

NOMINEE, Heart Perez, Milena Kitic Vocal Studio

NOMINEE, Roberto perez Aguillon, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Luke Petersen, Mater Dei High School

NOMINEE, Jenna Mazen Radwan, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Duilio Ramirez, San Clemente High School

NOMINEE, Anne Rasmussen, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Joules Recana, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Sophia Reyes, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Amiah Robinett, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Erick Rodriguez, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Sienna Rodriguez, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Felicity Rytky, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Joseph Santagata, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Alex Santos, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Chloe Schiffman, University High School

NOMINEE, Suraj Shah, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Elise Shum, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Afton Simpson, Pacifica High School

NOMINEE, Kiara Sims, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Megan Smylie, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Cameryn Stallings, John F. Kennedy High School

NOMINEE, Taylor Storie, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Eliza Tait, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Avalina Thomas, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Alejandro Thompson, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Kara Thompson, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Oliver Tomczak, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Avery Tompkins, Huntington Beach High School

NOMINEE, Caitlyn Trujillo, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Will Turner, San Clemente High School

NOMINEE, Angela Umholtz, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Kamryn Valenzuela, Fullerton Union High School

NOMINEE, Yaaziel Olivo Vargas Villalba, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Aubrey Vaughan, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Camila Velez, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Rebecca Lilliana Vu, Santa Ana High School

NOMINEE, Brooke Walker, Tesoro High School

NOMINEE, Lavinia Lotus Watkins, Milena Kitic Vocal Studio

NOMINEE, Madison Wilbert, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Aaron Wimbley, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Jaden Yoo, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, William Yu, Orange County School of the Arts

VOCAL MUSIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Madison Becerra

Orange County

School of the Arts

MEDIA ARTS

ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Division 1, Jennifer (Doyeon) Kim, OCSA

FINALIST, Division 1, Shiloh Ahrens, Beckman High School

FINALIST, Division 1, Ash Chiou, Orange County School of the Arts

FINALIST, Division 1, Jasmine Diep, Orange County School of the Arts

FINALIST, Division 2, Keven Morales, Buena Park High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Alyssa Abernethy, El Dorado High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Shiloh Ahrens, Beckman High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Ella Arevalos, Valencia High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Yu-Ru Chen, Beckman High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Ash Chiou, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, K. R. D-B, La Habra High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Jasmine Diep, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Kailey Grandes, Beckman High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 2, Leah Ariana Hernandez, Orange High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Joseph Jimenez, La Habra High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Jennifer (Doyeon) Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Kirsten Kim, Beckman High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Davyn Lee, Portola High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 2, Keven Morales, Buena Park High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Valerie Truc-Mai Nguyen, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Rushil V. Patel, Orange County School of the Arts

DIVISION 1 = students with 3 or more years of combined training in school and private lessons

DIVISION 2 = students with less than 3 years of combined training in school and private lessons

NOMINEE, Alyssa Abernethy, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Shiloh Ahrens, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Mateo Andre, University High School

NOMINEE, Lex Antonowsky, Rosary Academy

NOMINEE, Rachel (Redd) Arce, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Ella Arevalos, Valencia High School

NOMINEE, Kenneth Daniel Avendano, Tustin High School

NOMINEE, Bryan Bautista, Katella High School

NOMINEE, Enzo Bertolino, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Kailani Cabaccang, Valencia High School

NOMINEE, Kenya Cabeza, Orange High School

NOMINEE, Lisbeth Castro, Tustin High School

NOMINEE, Yu-Ru Chen, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Ash Chiou, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Aileen Chun, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Jubilee Cisneros, Valencia High School

NOMINEE, Amy Cornelius, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Elias Delibrado, Tustin High School

NOMINEE, Carter Diaz de Leon, Orange High School

NOMINEE, Jasmine Diep, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Uyen Diep, University High School

NOMINEE, Victoria Quynh Vy Dinh, Corona del Mar High School

NOMINEE, May Do, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, K. R. D-B, La Habra High School

NOMINEE, Mattea Eleshio, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Paloma Figueroa, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Ava Forghani, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Sol Gallardo, Orange High School

NOMINEE, Alize Galvan, Buena Park High School

NOMINEE, Cody Gomez, Katella High School

NOMINEE, Katlan (Milo) Granados, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Kailey Grandes, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Brianny Guardado, Valencia High School

NOMINEE, John Ha, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Gwyneth Hatch, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Sinuo He, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Ariel Hernandez, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Leah Ariana Hernandez, Orange High School

NOMINEE, Freddie Ho, Cypress High School

NOMINEE, Makenzie Ho, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Jerod "Atlas" Hull, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Kelly Jernigan, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Joseph Jimenez, La Habra High School

NOMINEE, Joel Johnson, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Trevor Josten, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Audrey Kawasaki, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Jennifer (Doyeon) Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Kirsten Kim, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Simona Krucek, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Emily Law, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Thanh Le, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Johnathan Abrahan Leanos-Villanueva, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Davyn Lee, Portola High School

NOMINEE, Leah Scarlett Lenhardt, Tustin High School

NOMINEE, Cassy Lim, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Isabella Loarca, Sunny Hills High School

NOMINEE, Shobi Loewenstein, University High School

NOMINEE, Dylan Ma, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, lily McWilliams, Orange High School

NOMINEE, Vega Merriweather, El Camino High School

NOMINEE, Oliva Mexia, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Anaheim Julissa Molina, Valencia High School

NOMINEE, Isabella Montalvo, Katella High School

NOMINEE, Keven Morales, Buena Park High School

NOMINEE, Johni-Jo Anthony Morillo, Buena Park High School

NOMINEE, Amy (Thu) Nguyen, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Ann Nguyen, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Dina (Doanh) Nguyen, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Emily Nguyen, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Valerie Truc-Mai Nguyen, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Minh Nguyen-Thai, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Osvaldo Nunez, Orange High School

NOMINEE, Zack Obando, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Rowan Ontiveros, Orange High School

NOMINEE, Alyssa Parial, Rosary Academy

NOMINEE, Rushil V. Patel, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Dianny Aurora Pichardo, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Abraham Lopez Quintero, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Justin Rojas, Tustin High School

NOMINEE, Edwin Rosales, Buena Park High School

NOMINEE, Mia Saenz, Canyon High School

NOMINEE, Melanie Salazar, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Olivia Schartz, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Mikey Schwartz, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Eden Smith, Valencia High School

NOMINEE, Gaston Soriano, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Augustine Ta, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Oliver Tham, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Thanh Tong, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Binh Dong Nghi Tran, Rosary Academy

NOMINEE, Katelyn Trujillo, Tustin High School

NOMINEE, Kelsey Tsai, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Alex Van Kouwenberg, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Lauren Vanderplas, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Johanna Vazquez, Tustin High School

NOMINEE, Jayden Vega, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Shelby Villalobos, Rosary Academy

NOMINEE, William Villasaldo, Orange High School

NOMINEE, Tessa Michelle Wren, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Matthew J Yoon, University High School

NOMINEE, Keeks Zhang, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Ziyun (Eva) Zhu, Crean Lutheran High School

MEDIA ARTS ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Jennifer (Doyeon) Kim

Orange County

School of the Arts

FINE ARTS

ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Division 1, Helen Zhang, Crean Lutheran HS

FINALIST, Division 2, Ximena Lopez-Hernandez, Valencia High School

FINALIST, Division 1, Sophia Tang Nagel, University High School

FINALIST, Division 1, Claire Jaeyoon Park, Crean Lutheran High School

FINALIST, Division 1, Mary Jane Pfaff, Orange Lutheran High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 2, Carmen Arneson, Valencia High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Grace Fleischmann, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Mick Inrig, Orange Lutheran High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Eujin Kim, Valencia High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Alexis Lee, Crean Lutheran High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Angela Liu, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Ruijie (Lucy) Liu, Crean Lutheran High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 2, Ximena Lopez-Hernandez, Valencia High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Sophia Tang Nagel, University High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Cici Pan, Crean Lutheran High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Claire Jaeyoon Park, Crean Lutheran High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Mary Jane Pfaff, Orange Lutheran High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Katie Rentch, Esperanza High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Jane Ryu, Portola High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 2, Kayla Stephens, Beckman High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Helen Zhang, Crean Lutheran High School

DIVISION 1 = students with 3 or more years of combined training in school and private lessons

DIVISION 2 = students with less than 3 years of combined training in school and private lessons

NOMINEE, Abigail (Lynn) Acosta, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Lynx Adawag, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Amanda Almeida, Orange Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Shayan Amini-Nejad, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Havana Anderson, Santa Margarita Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Carmen Arneson, Valencia High School

NOMINEE, Finn Bassett, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Christina Bovitas, Canyon High School

NOMINEE, Kayden Braman, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Mackenzie Busch, Santa Margarita Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Frida Carrillo, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Lillian Castillo, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Grace Chang, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Minji Claire Chang, Orange Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Zihan Cheng, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Isabella Chiodo, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Daniel Cho, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Allyson Choi, Atelier Creative Art Studio

NOMINEE, Ashley Choi, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Keira Clineff, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Angelina Dang, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Taylor Rowyn Davis, Calvary Chapel

NOMINEE, Vania Jannine De Ungria, Esperanza High School

NOMINEE, Aubrey DeLeon, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Jade Diaz, Canyon High School

NOMINEE, Victoria Dinh, Corona del Mar High School

NOMINEE, Sophie Do, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Emma Rae Doss, JSerra Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Zachary Encarnacion, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Devin Espinosa, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Ruby Espinoza Quevedo, La Habra High School

NOMINEE, Juliana Estrada, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Cathy Fan, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Sophia Feliciani, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Grace Fleischmann, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Simon Garcia, Laguna Hills High School

NOMINEE, Hailey Garvey, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Chloe Gleason, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Hannah Gu, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Elise Guerrero, Canyon High School

NOMINEE, Samantha Guzman, Canyon High School

NOMINEE, Arden Hagland, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Julian Hahn, Canyon High School

NOMINEE, Millie Hamel, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Laurel Henderson, Sunny Hills High School

NOMINEE, Andrew Hernandez, Tustin High School

NOMINEE, Pablo Matías Hernández Martínez, Woodbridge High School

NOMINEE, Layla Houk, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Jessica Huang, Laguna Hills High School

NOMINEE, Madison Justine Huang, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Mick Inrig, Orange Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Nadeen Jaridly, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Charley Jerabek, Laguna Beach High School

NOMINEE, Iris Jing, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Jay Johnson, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Giovanna Julian, JSerra Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Grace Karg, Calvary Chapel

NOMINEE, Olivia Khanbeigi, Orange Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Dana Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Eujin Kim, Valencia High School

NOMINEE, Joanne Kim, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Sophia Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Sumin Kim, Portola High School

NOMINEE, Terry Kim, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Clark Kimball, Laguna Beach High School

NOMINEE, Akira Kircher, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Lena Ko, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Maiya Konetzke, Santa Margarita Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Ivy Rose Lang, Orange Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Helena Lawry, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Alexis Lee, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Haeny Lee, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Hailey Lee, Canyon High School

NOMINEE, Hyunjung Lee, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Joshua Jaesung Lee, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Kayoung Lee, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Olive Leigh, Waldorf School of Orange County

NOMINEE, Erik Lenz, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Robin (Melanie) Lourdes Leon, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Cara Lin, Portola High School

NOMINEE, Amanda Jiayi Lin, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Angela Liu, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Luna Liu, Laguna Beach High School

NOMINEE, Nini Liu, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Qiushi (Lola) Liu, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Ruijie (Lucy) Liu, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Callie Lonowski, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Ximena Lopez-Hernandez, Valencia High School

NOMINEE, Angelina Lu, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Abbey Lucas, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Ashley Luciano, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Francesca Lynch, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Gianna Maeve Mantucca, Santa Margarita Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Alexandra Marsh, JSerra Catholic High School

NOMINEE, MASON MCHALE, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Gisselle Mendoza, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Sara Merlo, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Eliana Seven Merritt, Laguna Beach High School

NOMINEE, Hannah Miller, Laguna Beach High School

NOMINEE, Lucca Miller, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Natalie Miller, Esperanza High School

NOMINEE, Emma Molina, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Jaydee Moon, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Sophia Tang Nagel, University High School

NOMINEE, Malvina Naylor, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Phuc Nguyen, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Valerie Nguyen, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Audrey Nobles, JSerra Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Liam Xavier Eversz Nordrum, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Anika Nunes, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Esther Oh, Brea Olinda High School

NOMINEE, Sam O'Neill, Laguna Beach High School

NOMINEE, Jaslene Eve Ortiz-Guillen, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Heba Ouri, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Jasmin Padilla Macias, Valencia High School

NOMINEE, Cici Pan, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Berenice Pantoja Garcia, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Alyssa Parial, Rosary Academy

NOMINEE, Claire Jaeyoon Park, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Rachael Park, Portola High School

NOMINEE, Wendy Patlan, Katella High School

NOMINEE, Penelope Penaloza, Orange Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Samantha Perdomo, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Casey Alexandra Perez, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Vivi Perez, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Tatiana Peterson, La Habra High School

NOMINEE, Mary Jane Pfaff, Orange Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Dan Pintor the Goat, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Dante Polivka, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Vivian Pop, Sunny Hills High School

NOMINEE, Isabella Sera Porretta, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Piper Prijatel, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Jared Nathan Quisberth, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Natalie Ramirez, Orange High School

NOMINEE, Samuel Ramirez, Tustin High School

NOMINEE, Katie Rentch, Esperanza High School

NOMINEE, Alexa Rodriguez, Corona del Mar High School

NOMINEE, Sophia Rodriguez, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Jane Ryu, Portola High School

NOMINEE, Mia Saenz, Canyon High School

NOMINEE, Ava Schmitt, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Elle Hannah Shen, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Emily Shook, Laguna Beach High School

NOMINEE, Leah Sim, Portola High School

NOMINEE, Yuna Song, private instructor Ara Chiew

NOMINEE, Kayla Stephens, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Graeme Sterling, Orange Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Faith Suh, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Alexander Sulzbach, Santa Margarita Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Brielle Surgener, Santa Margarita Catholic High School

NOMINEE, Savannah Tahmasebi, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Dylan Tam, Dana Hills High School

NOMINEE, Sena Quyen Kayla Tamura, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Evelyn Tan, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Natalie Tan, Canyon High School

NOMINEE, Aretha Thao Phan, Canyon High School

NOMINEE, Danielle Townzen, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Nicole Lucena Tran, Foothill High School

NOMINEE, Allison Trask, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Duyen Vu, Westminster High School

NOMINEE, Dean Walberg, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Angelina Wang, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Ella Wang, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Jiayi Jenny Wang, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Emily Wen, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Saylor Wise, Canyon High School

NOMINEE, Leo Leigh Wittkop, Laguna Beach High School

NOMINEE, Madeleine Wong, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Jiyun Woo, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Yewon Woo, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Claire Wu, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Corrine Wu, University High School

NOMINEE, Siyu Wu, Portola High School

NOMINEE, Magnolia Wu, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Keyun Xiao, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Jiayi Yang, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Hannah Yee, Esperanza High School

NOMINEE, Charlotte Yoh, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Tsega Taye Yohanes, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Estellina Yurada, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Sydney Zarate, Sunny Hills High School

NOMINEE, Helen Zhang, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Wenfeng Zhou, Portola High School

NOMINEE, Mona Zhu, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

FINE ARTS ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Helen Zhang

Crean Lutheran

High School

FILM and TV

ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Division 1, Noah Villanueva, Northwood HS

FINALIST, Division 2, Aracely Aispuro Morales, Buena Park High School

FINALIST, Division 1, Nelan Castillo, Orange County School of the Arts

FINALIST, Division 2, Bendicio Gonzalez, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

FINALIST, Division 1, Kyle Hero Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

FINALIST, Division 1, Kyan T. Whiten, Los Alamitos High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 2, Aracely Aispuro Morales, Buena Park High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Chase W. Bennett, Huntington Beach APA

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Nelan Castillo, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, JD Cavalluzzi, El Dorado High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, James Conlee, El Dorado High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 2, Bendicio Gonzalez, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Kyle Hero Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Yeonwoo Kim, Crean Lutheran High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Isabella Kira, Los Alamitos High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Micah Lai, Orange County School of the Arts

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Isabel Langer, Huntington Beach APA

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Jacob Pascual, Beckman High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Luke Sanchez, Los Alamitos High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Noah Villanueva, Northwood High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Kyan T. Whiten, Los Alamitos High School

SEMIFINALIST, Division 1, Abby Zidonis, Los Alamitos High School

DIVISION 1 = students with 3 or more years of combined training in school and private lessons

DIVISION 2 = students with less than 3 years of combined training in school and private lessons

NOMINEE, Ian Adviento, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Leon A. Galindo, Buena Park High School

NOMINEE, Aracely Aispuro Morales, Buena Park High School

NOMINEE, Ani Alyanakian, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Chase W. Bennett, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Austin Bonar, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Carlos J. Cardenas, Buena Park High School

NOMINEE, Nelan Castillo, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, JD Cavalluzzi, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Lincoln Cole, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, James Conlee, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Josh Eady, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Audrey Frueh, Laguna Hills High School

NOMINEE, Amrita Gala, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Alize Marie Galvan, Buena Park High School

NOMINEE, Ethan Garcia, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Matin Ghanavat, Capistrano Valley High School

NOMINEE, Bendicio Gonzalez, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Cody Gooch, Valencia High School

NOMINEE, India Howerton, Costa Mesa High School

NOMINEE, Joseph Ito, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Ella West Jerrier, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Kyle Hero Kim, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Yeonwoo Kim, Crean Lutheran High School

NOMINEE, Isabella Kira, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Valentino Kitchen, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Micah Lai, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Isabel Langer, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Vivian Li, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Joshua Lieu, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Claire Marano, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Claire Ng, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Timothy Kouhei Okajima, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Sophia Ortega, Buena Park High School

NOMINEE, Daniel Padilla, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Jacob Pascual, Beckman High School

NOMINEE, Charlie Petersen, Irvine High School

NOMINEE, David Pineda, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Isabella Sera Porretta, Fairmont Preparatory Academy

NOMINEE, Ryan Ramirez, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Jonah Ranz, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Keon Rezazadeh, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Zoey C Rodriguez, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, John Charles Rosenberg, Orange County School of the Arts

NOMINEE, Zayn Saade, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Luke Sanchez, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, River Santiago, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Sam Sisil, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Destry Manahan Smith, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Sophia Smith, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Skylar Snyder, Yorba Linda High School

NOMINEE, Davis Taylor, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Jasyn Tayloro Chiuppi, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Autumn Treister, El Dorado High School

NOMINEE, Trinh Vy Vy, Fountain Valley High School

NOMINEE, Mac Ullem, St. Margaret's Episcopal School

NOMINEE, Noah Villanueva, Northwood High School

NOMINEE, Cash Weber, Edison High School

NOMINEE, Kyan T. Whiten, Los Alamitos High School

NOMINEE, Orion Wieczorek, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

NOMINEE, Abby Zidonis, Los Alamitos High School

FILM and TV ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Noah Villanueva

Northwood High School

2 0 2 5

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Fine Arts

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2 0 2 5

Media Arts

Fine Arts

Film and TV

Theater

Dance

Vocal Music

Instrumental Music

Application Links

Instrumental
Music

Application
Links