Orange County School of the Arts on LinkedIn: OCSA and CSArts-SGV Yearbook students, along with their advisers Ms… (2024)

State of the Art: Leah Navarro (CV, ‘26) and Lilah Navarro (IM, ‘26) were named Petition Choir Scholars by the Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano’s Music Ministry Program. The Music Ministry Program has several music ensembles for their celebrations and raises money for scholarships like this one.

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Kick off the 2024-2025 school year with a waterfront performance by incredible OCSA vocalists, dancers, and instrumentalists! This year's Season Premiere features an exciting live auction, a lively co*cktail reception, a multi-course dinner, and a show-stopping production of contemporary country tunes. To get your table or tickets, please visit https://lnkd.in/gB6mqtPV

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State of the Art: Samuel Chung (IM, ‘25) who plays the tenor saxophone, was chosen to perform with the Herbie Hanco*ck Institute’s National Peer-to-Peer Sextet. The sextet is composed of six of the most gifted high school musicians around the country. They had the honor of performing at the Herbie Hanco*ck International Piano Competition in New York City alongside former winner of the Institute’s International Jazz Vocal Competition Lisa Henry and renowned jazz educator JB Dyas.

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State of the Art: Elective Teacher and Alumnus Jim Stevens (FTV, ‘06) directed the documentary “A Fight to Save Lives” in collaboration with Magic House Anaheim and the awareness project Facing Fentanyl. The film focuses on addiction recovery and promoting awareness of the fentanyl drug crisis in the United States. Mr. Stevens’ directorial project premiered at OCSA’s FTV Winter Cineplex. Read about it here: https://bit.ly/4eNBxZy

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State of the Art: Cassady Lorentzen (PM, ‘29) qualified to be on the 2024-2025 Sailing National Team for the International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA) and will be representing the USA at the IODA North American Championships in Puerto Rico.

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State of the Art: Sydney Noelle Haik (PM, ‘24) earned the Performing Arts: Music Scholarship from the National Society of High School Scholars. This scholarship is dedicated to those interested in pursuing studies in the performing arts.

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Summer Adventures: Richard Granese (CMD, '26), Carissa Hsu (BCD, '26), Evangeline Lee (CMD, '26), Alyssa Park (CMD, '26), and Preston Walker (BCD, '26) recently completed a three-week Juilliard Summer Dance Program! They took classes in ballet, modern, West African, and hip-hop dance before performing original work at the final showcase.

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State of the Art: Sasha Tolkachev (MT, ‘27) starred as Agatha Trunchbull in “Matilda Jr.” at Tustin’s Top Hat 8 Repertory (TH8R). The all-teen cast, ages 12-18, performed multiple shows at TH8R.

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State of the Art: Grant Conroy (CV, ‘25) and Quinn Conroy (MT, ‘27) created an organization called “Diabetes High” to promote awareness of Type 1 Diabetes among middle and high school students. They worked with numerous school districts to get #SeeTheSigns posters in 127 school health offices. The #SeeTheSigns posters point out early warning signs for Type 1 Diabetes and have the potential to reach hundreds of school nurses and over 135,000 students. Grant and Quinn also arranged for the posters to be translated into Mandarin, Vietnamese, Korean and Portuguese to reach a broader audience in the diverse school system and the global audience of the organization BeyondType1. Through "Diabetes High," they started the OCSA Diabetes Awareness Club and have set up an online portal for students from around the country to start their own diabetes awareness clubs at their schools. The OCSA club participates in the Support Breakthrough T1D Walk and has raised over $9,000 for diabetes research and programs.

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