2016 YoungArts Winners

2016 YoungArts Winners
FINALISTS
Cinematic Arts
Coleman Andersen
Ballard High School | Seattle, WA
Kayla Briët
Cypress High School | Cypress, CA
Gabrielle Gorman
New Roads School | Santa Monica, CA
Lauryn Henry
Hun School of Princeton | Princeton, NJ
Chester Milton
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Griffin Olis
Athens High School | Troy, MI
Nick Ramey
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | New Orleans, LA
Dance
Todd Baker | Modern
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Kalyn Berg | Modern
Professional Children’s School | New York, NY
Madeline Bertoy | Modern
Oak Ridge High School | El Dorado Hills, CA
Jared Brown | Modern
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
FINALISTS
Treyden Chiaravalloti | Modern
Henry B. Plant High School | Tampa, FL
Dylan Croy | Modern
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Houston, TX
Evan DeBenedetto | Tap
Saint Joseph High School | Trumbull, CT
Alaman Diadhiou | Tap
Brentwood School | Los Angeles, CA
Isabella Franco | Ballet
Marlborough School | Los Angeles, CA
Michael Garcia | Modern
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Alex Greenlee | Tap
Natomas Charter School | Sacramento, CA
Madison Haschak | Jazz
Temecula Valley High School | Temecula, CA
Whitney Hester | Ballet
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Lex Ishimoto | Ballet
Homeschool | Irvine, California
Javon Jones | Modern
Cass Technical High School | Detroit, MI
Taylor Kurtz | Jazz
Great Oak High School | Temecula, CA
Maddie Murphy | Tap
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Pavithra Nagarajan | Classical Indian
American High School | Fremont, CA
Dario Natarelli | Tap
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Athira Pratap | Classical Indian
Moreau Catholic High School | Hayward, CA
Kuu Sakuragi | Ballet
Keystone National High School | Bloomsburg, PA
Kaylin Sturtevant | Modern
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
FINALISTS
Design
Tiarra Bell
Science Leadership Academy | Philadelphia, PA
Joel Collins
Atlee High School | Mechanicsville, VA
Zoe Elakman
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Diana Eusebio
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Nicholas Garcia
Doral Academy Charter High School | Doral, FL
Samantha Ho
Harvard-Westlake School | Studio City, CA
John Landry
St. Mark’s School of Texas | Dallas, TX
Marvin Lee
Ward Melville High School | East Setauket, NY
Lexi Lehrman
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Cornelius Tulloch
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Nadia Wolff
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Elvis Zhang
The Shipley School | Bryn Mawr, PA
Jazz
Abdulrahman Amer | Trombone
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Anthony Hervey | Trumpet
Dillard High School | Fort Lauderdale, FL
Luca Mendoza | Keyboard
Crossroads School | Santa Monica, CA
Philip Norris | Double Bass
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
FINALISTS
Wake Forest High School | Wake Forest, NC
Brian Richburg, Jr. | Percussion
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | New Orleans, LA
James Robertson | Alto Saxophone
Benjamin Mays High School | Atlanta, GA
Emmett Sher | Guitar
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Music
Nicholas Arredondo | Contrabass
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics | Vancouver, WA
Torin Bakke | Clarinet
Adlai E. Stevenson High School | Lincolnshire, IL
Michael Jon Bennett | Organ
The Professional Performing Arts School | New York, NY
Martin Bernstein | Recorder
Hunter College High School | New York, NY
Zlatomir Fung | Violoncello
Oak Meadow School | Brattleboro, VT
Geneva Lewis | Violin
Homeschool | Irvine, California
Adrian Liao | Piano
Torrey Pines High School | San Diego, CA
Derek Louie | Violoncello
Professional Children’s School | New York, NY
Anastasia Magamedova | Piano
Waterford School | Sandy, UT
Laura Michael | Recorder
Friends Seminary | New York, NY
Hana Mizuta | Piano
Homestead High School | Cupertino, CA
Aubree Oliverson | Violin
Mountain Heights Academy | West Jordan, UT
Evren Ozel | Piano
Walnut Hill School for the Arts | Natick, MA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
FINALISTS
Elisabeth Pesavento | French Horn
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Charles Stacy | Composition
Phillips Academy | Andover, MA
Derek Wang | Piano
The Rivers School | Weston, MA
Yijin Wang | Clarinet
Laurel Springs Academy | Ojai, CA
Katherine Woo | Violin
Riverside High School | Greer, SC
Alexander “Sasha” Yakub | Composition
Amherst Regional High School | Amherst, MA
Adria Ye | Piano
Professional Children’s School | New York, NY
Kip Zimmerman | Oboe
University High School | Tucson, AZ
Photography
Daveed Baptiste
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Carissa Chen
Phillips Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH
Layla Cuilan
High School of Fashion Industries | New York, NY
Lydia DeBevoise
Fusion Academy Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY
Lily Massee
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Alex Mediate
Coronado High School | Henderson, NV
Lumia Nocito
The Dalton School | New York, NY
Alisa Petrosova
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Rebeca Posadas-Nava
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
FINALISTS
Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School | Fairfax, VA
Darren Ting
Millburn High School | Millburn, NJ
Adam Vincent
Spanish Fort High School | Spanish Fort, AL
Theater
Nick Aquilino
American Heritage-Boca/Delray | Delray Beach, FL
Delia Cunningham
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Sekai Abeni Edwards
Jefferson High School | Portland, OR
Julia Gutierrez Del Barrio
Crossroads School | Santa Monica, CA
Catherine Hayman
Tamalpais High School | Mill Valley, CA
Lauryn Hobbs
Shaker Heights High School | Shaker Heights, OH
Katerina Mccrimmon
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Khandis Merritt
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Mia Pak
North Monterey County High School | Castroville, CA
Nicholas Polonio
Green Hope High School | Cary, NC
Julian Robertson
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts | Jacksonville, FL
William Aaron Robinson
Bethlehem High School | Bardstown, KY
Ben Ross
Santa Monica High School | Santa Monica, CA
Jack Samson
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
FINALISTS
Kamari Saxon
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts | Jacksonville, FL
Joe Serafini
Bethel Park High School | Bethel Park, PA
Lianah Sta. Ana
Howell High School | Farmingdale, NJ
Jarrett Williams
South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities | Greenville, SC
Maria Wirries
Manatee School for the Arts | Palmetto, FL
Caitlin Witty
Wilton High School | Wilton, CT
Daniel Zolghadri
Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA
Visual Arts
Stephanie Aguayo
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Hanna Ali
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Courtney Allred
Skyline High School | Sammamish, WA
Serena August
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Leonardo Bacan
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Daveed Baptiste
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Giselle Beltran
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Tyler Brunner
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Juan Cardona
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Glenn Espinosa
G. Holmes Braddock High School | Miami, FL
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
FINALISTS
Saxton Fisher
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Houston, TX
Marlena Fleck
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Annabelle Hayford
Princess Anne High School | Virginia Beach, VA
Catherine Labarca
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Cassidy Little
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Rachel London
Albert Einstein High School | Kensington, MD
Titus Mcbeath
Findlay High School | Findlay, OH
Terri Ogwulumba
Arlington High School | Lagrangeville, NY
Hannah Taurins
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Houston, TX
Cornelius Tulloch
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Christien Vargas
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Tammy Wei
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North | Plainsboro, NJ
Wade Winslow
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Nadia Wolff
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Shoshana Zhang
Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science | Denton, TX
Voice
Tehillah Alphonso | Popular Voice
Marian High School | Omaha, NE
Jasmine Bailey | Singer/Songwriter
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
FINALISTS
Placer High School | Auburn, CA
Abigail Barlow | Popular Voice
Valleydale Christian Academy | Birmingham, AL
Dyanna Bohorques | Mezzo Soprano
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Madeline Boreham | Popular Voice
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Madison Douglas | Singer/Songwriter
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Justine Garcia | Jazz Voice
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Liv Greene | Singer/Songwriter
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Matt Gumley | Singer/Songwriter
Keystone National High School | Bloomsburg, PA
Cait Harris | Popular Voice
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | New Orleans, LA
AJ Hicks, II | Popular Voice
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Chea Young Kang | Soprano
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Anna Louise Martin | Soprano
Lake Oswego High School | Lake Oswego, OR
James McCarthy | Bass
Pleasantville High School | Pleasantville, NY
Jeannie Miller | Soprano
Homeschool | Hudson Oaks, Texas
Forrest Nolan | Tenor
Ruth Asawa School of the Arts | San Francisco, CA
Pascal Pahl | Jazz Voice
Elk Grove High School | Elk Grove Village, IL
Sharada Shashidhar | Jazz Voice
Corning-Painted Post High School | Corning, NY
Sam Siegel | Countertenor
Ruth Asawa School of the Arts | San Francisco, CA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
FINALISTS
Jaylyn Simmons | Soprano
Baltimore School for the Arts | Baltimore, MD
Matt Wang | Singer/Songwriter
Lake Zurich Senior High School | Lake Zurich, IL
Paris Williams | Singer/Songwriter
Sammamish High School | Bellevue, WA
Writing
Olivia Alger | Short Story
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Ruwanthi Ekanayake | Creative Non-Fiction
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School | Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Lindsay Emi | Creative Non-Fiction
Viewpoint School | Calabasas, CA
Caroline Fairey | Creative Non-Fiction
South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities | Greenville, SC
Heather Finnegan | Creative Non-Fiction
South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities | Greenville, SC
Antwon Funches | Spoken Word
Simeon Career Academy | Chicago, IL
Ava Goga | Poetry
Robert McQueen High School | Reno, NV
Ashley Gong | Poetry
Newtown High School | Sandy Hook, CT
Simbaa Gordon | Spoken Word
Miami Norland Senior High School | Miami, FL
Nick Hennessy | Short Story
Amherst Regional High School | Amherst, MA
Rhiannon McGavin | Spoken Word
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Isabella Nilsson | Short Story
Hathaway Brown School | Shaker Heights, OH
Nushrat Nur | Creative Non-Fiction
Evans High School | Orlando, FL
Rachel Page | Short Story
Woodrow Wilson Senior High School | Washington, DC
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
FINALISTS
A.K. Payne | Play Or Script For Film Or Video
Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School | Pittsburgh, PA
Nesha Ruther | Spoken Word
Montgomery Blair High School | Silver Spring, MD
Dylan Schifrin | Play Or Script For Film Or Video
Harvard-Westlake School | Studio City, CA
Polina Solovyeva | Short Story
The Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT
Ksheeraja Sriram | Short Story
Morgantown High School | Morgantown, WV
Caroline Waring | Short Story
Hanford High School | Richland, WA
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Cinematic Arts
Catherine Chen
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Andres Gimenez
Doral Performing Arts & Entertainment Academy | Doral, FL
Max Johnson
Falls Church High School | Falls Church, VA
Mia Neumann
New Trier High School | Winnetka, IL
Josh Ovalle
Halstrom Academy Newport Beach | Irvine, CA
Wynter Rhys
Mount Si High School | Snoqualmie, WA
Joey Schweitzer
Bard High School Early College | New York, NY
Molly Simmons
Hamilton Southeastern High School | Fishers, IN
Cristina Trabada
West Broward High School | Pembroke Pines, FL
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Dance
Andrea Allmon | Ballet
Ransom Everglades School | Coconut Grove, FL
Aishwarrya Arivudainambi | Classical Indian
Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI | Worcester, MA
Sharanya Balaji | Classical Indian
The Harker School | San Jose, CA
Jared Brown | Choreography
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Brandon Chang | Modern
Coral Reef Senior High School | Miami, FL
Anju Cloud | Tap
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Dylan Croy | Choreography
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Houston, TX
Amanda Davis | Jazz
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Jonah Delgado | Modern
Glenbard South High School | Glen Ellyn, IL
Brendan Evans | Modern
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Mikayla Geier | Ballet
Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington D.C. | Washington, DC
Anabelle Gunderson | Ballet
Harbor Springs Charter School | Temecula, CA
Ricardo Hartley | Modern
Dekalb School of the Arts | Avondale Estates, GA
Whitney Hester | Modern
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Darius Hickman | Modern
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Kennedy Huff | Modern
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Swathi Jaisankar | Classical Indian
Hillsborough High School | Hillsborough, NJ
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Ausia Jones | Modern
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Ausia Jones | Choreography
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Sarah Jung | Ballet
South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities | Greenville, SC
Julia Meister | Ballet
Homeschool | Tampa, Florida
Danielle Perez | Jazz
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Evan Rapaport | Choreography
Miami Palmetto Senior High School | Miami, FL
Sophia Silveria | Ballet
Huntington Beach High School | Huntington Beach, CA
Ashley Simpson | Modern
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Gianna Theodore | Modern
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Deviga Valiyil | Classical Indian
Richard Montgomery High School | Rockville, MD
Tess Voelker | Modern
Walnut Hill School for the Arts | Natick, MA
Shayna Weintraub | Jazz
Viewpoint School | Calabasas, CA
Emma Wylie | Tap
Professional Children’s School | New York, NY
Design
Isabella Dunoyer
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Heather Hart
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Grace Lee
Princeton Day School | Princeton, NJ
Justin Orlick
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts | Bethlehem, PA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Andrew Padilla
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Shelby Pogue
Gibbs Senior High School | St. Petersburg, FL
Jazz
Evan Abounassar | Trumpet
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Roberto Acosta | Keyboard
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Joseph Bell | Guitar
Princeton High School | Princeton, NJ
Ravi Campbell | Guitar
San Marino High School | San Marino, CA
Alexander Flavell | Keyboard
Valencia High School | Placentia, CA
Ben Forster | Percussion
Riverdale Country School | Bronx, NY
Jerome Gillespie | Percussion
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Houston, TX
Lucas Hahn | Keyboard
Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School | Santa Cruz, CA
Zachary Hernandez | Keyboard
El Camino High School | Ventura, CA
Rico Jones | Tenor Saxophone
Denver School of the Arts | Denver, CO
Christopher LaTona | Percussion
James Hubert Blake High School | Silver Spring, MD
Alex Laurenzi | Alto Saxophone
Mountain Lakes High School | Mountain Lakes, NJ
Avery Logan | Percussion
Chapel Hill High School | Chapel Hill, NC
Christian McGhee | Percussion
Westminster Christian Academy | Town And Country, MO
Eric Nakanishi | Alto Saxophone
Northgate High School | Walnut Creek, CA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Chris Palmer | Double Bass
Agoura High School | Agoura Hills, CA
Joey Pearlman | Double Bass
East High School | Denver, CO
Benjamin Ring | Percussion
Piedmont High School | Piedmont, CA
Ethan Noel Santos | Trombone
Floyd B. Buchanan High School | Clovis, CA
Kofi Shepsu | Percussion
Appomattox Regional Goveners School for the Arts and Technology | Petersburg, VA
Alexander Smith | Percussion
Westlake High School | Westlake Village, CA
Caleb Smith | Trombone
Shaker Heights High School | Shaker Heights, OH
Immanuel Wilkins | Alto Saxophone
Upper Darby High School | Drexel Hill, PA
Ayinde Williams | Keyboard
Open High School | Richmond, VA
Daniel Winshall | Double Bass
Boston Arts Academy | Boston, MA
Alex Yuwen | Tenor Saxophone
Hamilton High School | Chandler, AZ
Music
Nadia Azzi | Piano
The Professional Performing Arts School | New York, NY
Iona Batchelder | Violoncello
University High School | Irvine, CA
Michael Jon Bennett | Composition
The Professional Performing Arts School | New York, NY
Eli Berman | Composition
Fox Chapel Area High School | Pittsburgh, PA
Jonathan Bodian | Classical Guitar
Half Hollow Hills High School East | Dix Hills, NY
Anna Boonyanit | Piano
Menlo School | Atherton, CA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Brian Brown | Composition
Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts | Lakeland, FL
Joshua Brown | Violin
Homeschool | Gurnee, Illinois
Sarrah Bushara | Oboe
Homeschool | Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Marlon Caro | Composition
Coral Reef Senior High School | Miami, FL
Yulan Chen | Flute
Aragon High School | San Mateo, CA
Audrey Cheng | Piano
Homestead High School | Cupertino, CA
Alan Chiang | Piano
South Burlington High School | South Burlington, VT
Ryan Chung | Violoncello
Manhasset High School | Manhasset, NY
Deanna Cirielli | Harp
The Cambridge School of Weston | Weston, MA
Charles Comiter | Percussion
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Tsutomu Copeland | Violin
Henry M. Gunn High School | Palo Alto, CA
Morgan Davison | Bassoon
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Jessica Ding | Harp
State College Area High School | State College, PA
Cristina Dougherty | Tuba
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Cassia Drake | Viola
Homeschool | Naples, Florida
Forrest Eimold | Composition
The Roxbury Latin School | West Roxbury, MA
Scott Feiner | Composition
Roslyn High School | Roslyn Heights, NY
Ting Yan Fung | Piano
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Omar Gaidarov | Flute
Torrey Pines High School | San Diego, CA
Sara Seungmin Han | Clarinet
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Serena Harnack | Violin
Saint Francis High School | Wheaton, IL
Qianru He | Violin
The High School Attached to Xinghai Conservatory | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Nathan Holzberg | Percussion
Ossining High School | Ossining, NY
Jessica Hong | Violoncello
Holmdel High School | Holmdel, NJ
Daniel Huang | Violin
Homestead High School | Cupertino, CA
Sharon Hurvitz | Composition
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Minsoo Jo | Flute
Amador Valley High School | Pleasanton, CA
Haeun Jung | Violin
Union High School | Camas, WA
Leyla Kabuli | Piano
Davis Senior High School | Davis, CA
Daniel Kaler | Violoncello
New Trier High School | Winnetka, IL
Andrew Kim | Violin
Regis High School | New York, NY
Daniel Kim | Violin
Strath Haven High School | Wallingford, PA
Hojoon Kim | Piano
Phillips Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH
Jennifer Kim | Classical Guitar
Cypress High School | Cypress, CA
Sae Rheen Kim | Viola
Packer Collegiate Institute | Brooklyn, NY
Valerie Kim | Violin
Leonia High School | Leonia, NJ
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Kevin Knowles | Piano
California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles | Simi Valley, CA
Alina Kobialka | Violin
Laurel Springs School | Ojai, CA
Jeremy Laureta | Viola
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Andrew Lavelle | Viola
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Houston, TX
Nathan Le | Violoncello
Sierra Canyon School | Chatsworth, CA
Minku Lee | Violoncello
Henry M. Gunn High School | Palo Alto, CA
Sean Lim | Violin
Ohio Connections Academy | Mason, OH
Alejandro Lombo | Flute
American Heritage School | Plantation, FL
Qingxi Meng | Piano
Professional Children’s School | New York, NY
Mary Monahan | Composition
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Alissa Mori | Violin
Fieldston School | Bronx, NY
Andrew Moses | Composition
Laurel Springs Academy | Ojai, CA
Natalie Nedvetsky | Piano
Homeschool | Wilmette, Illinois
Bobby Nunes | Oboe
Highland High School | Gilbert, AZ
Kaye Otake | Violoncello
Millburn High School | Millburn, NJ
Isabella Palacpac | Violoncello
Wilton High School | Wilton, CT
Rebecca Park | Flute
Pine Creek High School | Colorado Springs, CO
John Peter Redmond | Composition
Homeschool | Yonkers, New York
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Katya Richardson | Composition
Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA
Andrew Rim | Violoncello
Torrey Pines High School | San Diego, CA
Christopher Rogers-Beadle | Viola
Walnut Hill School for the Arts | Natick, MA
Connor Rowe | Trombone
Cabrillo High School | Lompoc, CA
Sara Scanlon | Violoncello
Keystone National High School | Bloomsburg, PA
Karalyn Schubring | Composition
Chandler Preparatory Academy | Chandler, AZ
Jessica Shand | Flute
Discovery Canyon Campus High School | Colorado Springs, CO
Emily Shehi | Violin
Olathe East High School | Olathe, KS
Roger Shen | Piano
Phillips Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH
Noah Simon | Piano
Crossroads School | Santa Monica, CA
Amir Siraj | Piano
Brookline High School | Brookline, MA
Henry Smolen | Piano
Hillsdale High School | San Mateo, CA
Mei Stone | Flute
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Sequoyah Sugiyama | Composition
Homeschool | La Canada, California
Kevin Takeda | Piano
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Lucia Ticho | Violoncello
Hinsdale Central High School | Hinsdale, IL
Emma Toh | Piano
Hunter College High School | New York, NY
Megan Trach | Piccolo
Westlake High School | Westlake Village, CA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
SiHyun Uhm | Composition
Walnut Hill School for the Arts | Natick, MA
Michael Won | Violoncello
The Dalton School | New York, NY
Caleb Woo | Saxophone
Ridge High School | Basking Ridge, NJ
Su Yang | Flute
Mount Sinai High School | Mount Sinai, NY
Tristan Yang | Composition
Monta Vista High School | Cupertino, CA
Alan Yao | Violin
Scarsdale High School | Scarsdale, NY
Elizabeth Yeoh-Wang | Harp
The Chapin School | New York, NY
Hanae Yoshida | Trombone
Northwood High School | Irvine, CA
Veronica Zheng | Flute
Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science | Denton, TX
Photography
Jillian Adams
Navarre High School | Navarre, FL
Makara Blake
Stivers School for the Arts | Dayton, OH
Oceania Eshraghi
Harvard-Westlake School | Studio City, CA
Ilan Friedland
John Adams High School | South Bend, IN
Tessa Gomes
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Alexis Harris
Palisades Charter High School | Pacific Palisade, CA
Lucy Jones
Cardinal Mooney High School | Youngstown, OH
Roxy Kulynych
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Whitney Pieper
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School | Palos Verdes Est, CA
Lunamar Ramirez
Williamsburg Charter School | Brooklyn, NY
Andrea Reyes
Chicago High School for the Arts | Chicago, IL
Renee Roth
Perpich Center for Arts Education | Golden Valley, MN
Emma Scheinbaum
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Rekha Sharma
Greenhill School | Addison, TX
Arianna Shooshani
Harvard-Westlake School | Studio City, CA
Patrick Toohey
Upper Arlington High School | Upper Arlington, OH
Frances Tyska
West High School | Madison, WI
Taiga Yamamoto
Honolulu Waldorf School | Honolulu, HI
Hyungjun Yoon
Bergen Catholic High School | Oradell, NJ
Maxwell Zengage
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Theater
Lucy Austin
Haldane High School | Cold Spring, NY
Alexander Blanco
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Mikayla Cohen
American Heritage School | Plantation, FL
Jaron Crawford
Olympia High School | Olympia, WA
Brendan Eathorne
Bloomfield Hills High School | Bloomfield Hills, MI
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Matthew Ferro
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Megan Fleischmann
Santa Rosa High School | Santa Rosa, CA
Grace Olinski
Westridge School | Pasadena, CA
Hayden Orr
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics | Vancouver, WA
Alecsys Proctor-Turner
Miami Killian Senior High School | Miami, FL
Emma Rothfield
Glenelg High School | Glenelg, MD
Visual Arts
Natalie Alvarenga
Cypress Bay High School | Weston, FL
Krystal Barrio
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Camila Bohan
Miami Arts Charter School | Miami, FL
Allison Bouganim
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Madison Bucher
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Danielle Chua
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Anya Contreras
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Isabella Correa
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Katherine Craymer
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Lindsay Davis
McKinney Boyd High School | Mckinney, TX
Nicholas D’Ornellas
Innovation High School | Jersey City, NJ
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Julia Dotson
Charleston County School of the Arts | N Charleston, SC
Lieschen du Plessis
Nicolet High School | Glendale, WI
Brittany Duffy
Dillard High School | Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jennifer Dupotey
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Johanna Engebrecht
Walnut Hills High School | Cincinnati, OH
Alessandra Fernandez
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Emma Fielding
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Houston, TX
Savannah Flores
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Max Hertz
Crossroads School | Santa Monica, CA
Jessie Hodges
Santa Fe Preparatory School | Santa Fe, NM
Hannah Kramer
Montclair Kimberley Academy | Montclair, NJ
Bokeun Kwon
The Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT
Yeji Lee
Lexington High School | Lexington, MA
Yuchen Li
Temple City High School | Temple City, CA
Nicole Lindner
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Robert Managad
Howard W. Blake High School | Tampa, FL
Juan Marco
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Jessica Martinez
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Imran Nuri
Dublin Scioto High School | Dublin, OH
Marissa Orlove
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Duairak Padungvichean
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Gabriella Pascual
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Ty Pawlowski
Reynoldsburg High School | Reynoldsburg, OH
Alexander Reyes
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Jake Rotta
Auburn High School | Rockford, IL
Isabel Schuler
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Jenna Tooley
San Marin High School | Novato, CA
Kathleen Voight
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Rachel Zhang
State College Area High School | State College, PA
Voice
Daniela Amaro | Jazz Voice
Miami Arts Charter School | Miami, FL
Nick Aquilino | Popular Voice
American Heritage-Boca/Delray | Delray Beach, FL
Georgia Belmont | Soprano
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Oliver Berliner | Baritone
Culver City High School | Culver City, CA
Abigail Berry | Popular Voice
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Julian Carey | Jazz Voice
East High School | Denver, CO
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
John Cooper | Tenor
A.C. Flora High School | Columbia, SC
Shannon Corsi | Singer/Songwriter
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School | Rumson, NJ
Salem Davern | Singer/Songwriter
Tamalpais High School | Mill Valley, CA
Amelia Eisenhauer | Popular Voice
Nashville School of the Arts | Nashville, TN
Elizabeth Gaba | Popular Voice
Harvard-Westlake School | Studio City, CA
Julia Gomez | Singer/Songwriter
Henry B. Plant High School | Tampa, FL
Alexander Granito | Baritone
Santa Margarita Catholic High School | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Jessica Gu | Soprano
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Sara Hargrave | Soprano
Walnut Hill School for the Arts | Natick, MA
Jessica Howard | Popular Voice
Rock Ridge High School | Ashburn, VA
Ben Kessler | Singer/Songwriter
Wissahickon High School | Ambler, PA
Hannah Klein | Mezzo Soprano
The Cambridge School of Weston | Weston, MA
Pablo Laucerica | Tenor
Coral Reef Senior High School | Miami, FL
Anna Lee | Soprano
Homeschool | Madison, Alabama
Sofia Luetich | Popular Voice
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Samantha Lynagh | Popular Voice
Christ Church Episcopal School | Greenville, SC
Niko Mancera | Bass
Santa Margarita Catholic High School | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Morgan Mastrangelo | Tenor
Ridgewood High School | Ridgewood, NJ
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Melanie Miller | Popular Voice
Homeschool | Clear Brook, Virginia
Jordan Moses | Popular Voice
Marion County Middle/High School | Buena Vista, GA
Karl Munroe | Singer/Songwriter
Yarmouth High School | Yarmouth, ME
Hannah Oldfield | Jazz Voice
Rio Americano High School | Sacramento, CA
Joseph Parrish | Baritone
Baltimore School for the Arts | Baltimore, MD
Alexandra Prat | Mezzo Soprano
San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts | San Diego, CA
Isabella Ramos | Popular Voice
Coral Reef Senior High School | Miami, FL
Jonah Rawitz | Singer/Songwriter
Adlai E. Stevenson High School | Lincolnshire, IL
Julianna Riccio | Singer/Songwriter
J. K. Mullen High School| Denver, CO
Joi Roberson | Popular Voice
Spring Valley High School | Columbia, SC
Samuel Dylan Rosner | Tenor
Scarsdale High School | Scarsdale, NY
Zachary Seals | Singer/Songwriter
Marriotts Ridge High School | Marriottsville, MD
Aaron Shealey | Popular Voice
Auburn High School | Auburn, AL
Grace Sheene | Popular Voice
Danville High School | Danville, KY
Emily Sheets | Mezzo Soprano
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | New Orleans, LA
Emily Sierra | Soprano
Saint Ignatius College Prep | Chicago, IL
Keith Smith | Baritone
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts | Jacksonville, FL
Claire Soulier | Popular Voice
Oak Ridge High School | El Dorado Hills, CA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Matthew Straw | Tenor
David H. Hickman High School | Columbia, MO
Jada Thomas | Popular Voice
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Gabrielle Timofeev López | Mezzo Soprano
University Puerto Rico School | San Juan, PR
Vivian Valls | Popular Voice
Miami Arts Charter School | Miami, FL
Hannah Vogelsang | Jazz Voice
Haslett High School | Haslett, MI
Logan Wagner | Tenor
Dixie Heights High School | Edgewood, KY
Kara Walton | Jazz Voice
Papillion-La Vista High School | Papillion, NE
Rachel Webb | Popular Voice
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Victoria Wold | Singer/Songwriter
Allendale Academy | Clearwater, FL
Alexander Wunder | Baritone
Kettering Fairmont High School | Kettering, OH
Jordan Xidas | Singer/Songwriter
New Trier High School | Winnetka, IL
Adam Yaron | Popular Voice
Harvard-Westlake School | Studio City, CA
Writing
Emmaline Bennett | Selection From Novel
Oakwood High School | Dayton, OH
Sarah Benson | Creative Non-Fiction
South County High School | Lorton, VA
Matilda Berke | Spoken Word
Polytechnic School | Pasadena, CA
Michelle Chen | Poetry
Hunter College High School | New York, NY
Olivia Dabich | Short Story
George C. Marshall High School | Falls Church, VA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Maya Dru | Spoken Word
Jones College Prep High School | Chicago, IL
Griffin Blue Fay | Poetry
Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA
Amanda Gorman | Selection From Novel
New Roads School | Santa Monica, CA
Elisabeth Jahn-Morrissey | Creative Non-Fiction
Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA
Michal Leibowitz | Poetry
Yeshiva University High School | Hollis, NY
Maya Lew | Creative Non-Fiction
ACES Educational Center for the Arts | New Haven, CT
Frani O’Toole | Short Story
Latin School of Chicago | Chicago, IL
Matthew Ridley | Poetry
Northeast High School | Philadelphia, PA
Gaelyn Smith | Spoken Word
The Madeira School | Mclean, VA
Erin Stoodley | Poetry
El Camino High School | Ventura, CA
Serena Zhang | Short Story
Lake Oswego High School | Lake Oswego, OR
Lisa Zou | Poetry
Homeschool | Chandler, Arizona
MERITS
Cinematic Arts
Cristian Aguiar
G-Star School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
George Ayoub
Buffalo Grove High School | Buffalo Grove, IL
Alex Burke
Carver Center for Arts and Technology | Baltimore, MD
Francisco Cabrera
West Broward High School | Pembroke Pines, FL
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Isabella Cassandra-Newsam
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Benjamin Charnow
Sir Francis Drake High School | San Anselmo, CA
John Chigas
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Ethan Dennis
Jenks High School | Jenks, OK
Natalia Ferrara
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Jacqueline Demar Gunter
Saint Mary’s Hall | San Antonio, TX
Bridger Hart
Mira Costa High School | Manhattan Beach, CA
Ethan Hoffman-Sadka
Fieldston School | Bronx, NY
Nikki Houston
Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA
William Lancaster
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Lily Lizotte
Crossroads School | Santa Monica, CA
Cowboy Lynk
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Nicolas Page
Colegio Institución Teresiana | Santiago, RM
Andrew Petersen
George Ranch High School | Richmond, TX
Leo Pfeifer
Ballard High School | Seattle, WA
Alexia Salingaros
Saint Mary’s Hall | San Antonio, TX
Sho Schrock-Manabe
Ballard High School | Seattle, WA
Lorraine Shaller
Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Meagen Tajalle
Ballard High School | Seattle, WA
Nate Trillo
Midlothian High School | Midlothian, TX
Felipe Vargas
Cypress Bay High School | Weston, FL
Mark Alex Vogt
Saint Xavier High School | Louisville, KY
Sara Wittbold Araoz
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Gabriela Yadegari
Catalina Foothills High School | Tucson, AZ
Grace Zhang
Ward Melville High School | East Setauket, NY
Emily Zumchak
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Dance
Alyssa Allen | Modern
Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA
Jaryd Farcon | Jazz
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Georgia Fuller | Ballet
Saint Ursula Academy | Cincinnati, OH
Emily Higgins | Modern
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts | Jacksonville, FL
Sasha Lazarus | Ballet
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Naya Lovell | Modern
Homeschool | Mount Vernon, New York
Tomas Matos | Modern
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Jordan Maurer | Modern
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Bronte Mayo | Modern
Insight School of Washington | Tacoma, WA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Garret McNally | Ballet
University of North Carolina School of the Arts | Winston Salem, NC
Divya Nayar | Classical Indian
Bridgewater-Raritan High School | Bridgewater, NJ
Karly Regueiferos | Jazz
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Kate Reyes | Modern
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Alexis Rosenstrauch | Tap
Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA
Devin Ruth | Tap
Ramapo High School | Franklin Lakes, NJ
Nicholas Samreth | Modern
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Michael Santomassimo | Modern
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Michael Santomassimo | Jazz
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Khadijah Siferllah-Griffin | Hip Hop
Southwest High School | Minneapolis, MN
Tyler Singletary | Hip Hop
Gibbs Senior High School | St. Petersburg, FL
Isaac Spector | Choreography
Beverly Hills High School | Beverly Hills, CA
Amanda Sun | Modern
Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA
Sita Vakkalanka | Classical Indian
Bloomington High School | Bloomington, IL
Design
Isabella Klotz
Pius XI High School | Milwaukee, WI
EliseAnne Koskelo
Los Alamos High School | Los Alamos, NM
Giselle Lauway
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Leah Nasgowitz
Pius XI High School | Milwaukee, WI
Luciano Picone
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Meredith Prouty-Due
Huntingtown High School | Huntingtown, MD
Felix Reyes
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Rebecca Siqueiros
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Regina Vestuti
Classical High School | Providence, RI
Jazz
Solomon Alber | Tenor Saxophone
Amador Valley High School | Pleasanton, CA
Ariyan Brister | Double Bass
St. Mary’s Academy | New Orleans, LA
Marcello Carelli | Percussion
Fox Lane High School | Bedford, NY
Elijah Cole | Guitar
Walter Johnson High School | Bethesda, MD
Isaiah Collier | Tenor Saxophone
Chicago Academy for the Arts | Chicago, IL
Thomas Crandell | Percussion
Mount Si High School | Snoqualmie, WA
Christian Cummings | Alto Saxophone
Dillard High School | Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jamael Dean | Keyboard
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Anton Derevyanko | Tenor Saxophone
Medfield High School | Medfield, MA
Justin Fossella | Percussion
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Julian Gomez | Double Bass
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Rodney James-Spann | Tenor Saxophone
Talent Unlimited High School | New York, NY
John Kotze | Trombone
Lincoln-Way North High School | Frankfort, IL
Alex Laurenzi | Composition
Mountain Lakes High School | Mountain Lakes, NJ
Quin McIntire | Tenor Saxophone
U.S Grant High School | Portland, OR
Luca Mendoza | Composition
Crossroads School | Santa Monica, CA
Christopher Mondak | Double Bass
Champaign Central High School | Champaign, IL
Jason Oberman | Guitar
Harvard-Westlake School | Studio City, CA
Robert Papacica | Guitar
Carmel High School | Carmel, CA
Angel Perez | Keyboard
Miami Beach Senior High School | Miami Beach, FL
Paul Perrilles | Percussion
Metamora Township High School | Metamora, IL
Jordan Reifkind | Guitar
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Max Rubi | Trumpet
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Rashaan Salaam | Trombone
Dillard High School | Fort Lauderdale, FL
Matthew Sewell | Guitar
Ladue Horton Watkins High School | Saint Louis, MO
Emmett Sher | Composition
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Charlie Sothcott | Trombone
Cary High School | Cary, NC
John Steele | Percussion
San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts | San Diego, CA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Nicholas Steele | Keyboard
Harvard-Westlake School | Studio City, CA
Benjamin Turner | Guitar
Cherry Hill High School East | Cherry Hill, NJ
Victor Valdes | Percussion
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Brandon Woody | Trumpet
Baltimore School for the Arts | Baltimore, MD
Evan Wright | Composition
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Austin Zhang | Alto Saxophone
Plano West High School | Plano, TX
Music
Hamza Able | Percussion
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts | Jacksonville, FL
Rolando Alejandro | Piano
Homeschool | Guaynabo, Guaynabo Municipio
Mike Bao | Piano
Troy High School | Fullerton, CA
Lauren Bare | Composition
Valley View Charter Prep | Stockton, CA
Ariyan Brister | Composition
St. Mary’s Academy | New Orleans, LA
Evan Caplinger | Composition
Scripps Ranch High School | San Diego, CA
Kebra Seyoun Charles | Contrabass
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Christine Cheng | Piano
Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA
Jacqueline Ching | Piano
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Anthony Coniglio | Piano
Homeschool | Davie, Florida
Michael Curcio | Composition
Canyon Crest Academy | San Diego, CA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Mairead Flory | Violoncello
Homeschool | Nokesville, Virginia
Michael Gaspari | Composition
Robbinsville High School | Robbinsville, NJ
David Geng | Piano
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South | West Windsor, NJ
David Godar | Piano
Sycamore High School | Cincinnati, OH
Amer Hasan | Clarinet
Carl Sandburg High School | Orland Park, IL
Yeama Ho | Flute
Winston Churchill High School | Potomac, MD
Jolie Huang | Piano
Granite Bay High School | Granite Bay, CA
Ryan Jung | Piano
Ronald Wilson Reagan High School | Pfafftown, NC
Ayoun Kim | Violoncello
New Trier High School | Winnetka, IL
Jacob Kline | Piano
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | Acton, MA
Corbin Krebs | Bassoon
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Mathew Lanning | Composition
Tri-City Preparatory High School | Prescott, AZ
Evan Lee | Piano
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Katie Liu | Violin
Mount Olive High School | Flanders, NJ
Vincent Liu | Piano
Dougherty Valley High School | San Ramon, CA
Alexander Lu | Piano
International Community School | Kirkland, WA
Gregor McGee | Harpsichord
Discovery High School | Newton, NC
Paul Mekailian | Composition
Arcadia High School | Arcadia, CA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Hideto Mori | Piano
George Walton Comprehensive High School | Marietta, GA
Logan Nelson | Composition
Wichita High School East | Wichita, KS
David Norville | Oboe
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Paul Novak | Composition
The Davidson Academy of Nevada | Reno, NV
Nicholas Politi | Composition
Scarsdale High School | Scarsdale, NY
Jonathan Qi | Piano
Westwood High School | Austin, TX
Nathan Qi | Piano
Homeschool | Bronx, New York
Matthew Reichenberger | Piano
Homeschool | Coral Springs, Florida
Christopher Richardson | Piano
San Ramon Valley High School | Danville, CA
Daniel Rudin | Composition
Half Hollow Hills High School West | Dix Hills, NY
David Sacks | Piano
Stanford University Online High School | Stanford, CA
Mason Sangster | Clarinet
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Matthew Schultheis | Composition
Potomac Falls High School | Potomac Falls, VA
Reuben Stern | Bassoon
Boston University Academy | Boston, MA
Taiga Ultan | Flute
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Benjamin Wenzelberg | Composition
Tenafly High School | Tenafly, NJ
Isabel Won | Violoncello
Montgomery High School | Skillman, NJ
Amanda Zhang | Viola
Savannah Arts Academy | Savannah, GA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Jason Zhang | Piano
Newman Smith High School | Carrollton, TX
Emily Zheng | Flute
Arcadia High School | Arcadia, CA
Shawn Zheng | French Horn
Central Magnet School | Murfreesboro, TN
Gabriel Ziaukas | Composition
Santa Monica High School | Santa Monica, CA
Photography
Zola Anderson
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Ellie Brown
Southwest High School | Minneapolis, MN
Tallis Cofta
Pius XI High School | Milwaukee, WI
Aaron Cohen
Monticello High School | Charlottesville, VA
Ty Davis
Miami Arts Charter School | Miami, FL
Eli Dreyfuss
G-Star School of the Arts | Chandler, Arizona
Alexandra Eason
Howard W. Blake High School | Tampa, FL
Mira Fradkin
Greenhill School | Addison, TX
Arno Goetz
St. Mark’s School of Texas | Dallas, TX
Natalya Gonzalez
Saint John’s School | Houston, TX
Gabrielle Gordon
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Tamra Gould
Edmond North High School | Edmond, OK
Bria Hamlett
Carver Center for Arts and Technology | Baltimore, MD
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Lilianna Harris
American Heritage School | Plantation, FL
Helen Healey
Princeton Day School | Princeton, NJ
Clara Henderson
The Sharon Academy | Sharon, VT
Beatrice Hood
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Alden James
St. Mark’s School of Texas | Dallas, TX
Nyanna Johnson
Stivers School for the Arts | Dayton, OH
Duvit Kakunegoda
Loyola High School | Los Angeles, CA
Bret Kaser
Ridgefield High School | Ridgefield, CT
Simon Kingston
Stivers School for the Arts | Dayton, OH
Elizabeth Kniffin
Wauwatosa West High School | Wauwatosa, WI
Cameron Lam
St. Mark’s School of Texas | Dallas, TX
Shay Lari-Hosain
The Harker School | San Jose, CA
Graham Manning
Greens Farms Academy | Greens Farms, CT
Tayyab Maqsood
Carver Center for Arts and Technology | Baltimore, MD
Darion Owens
Simeon Career Academy | Chicago, IL
Jamie Pearl
Seattle Academy | Seattle, WA
Francesca Perticarini
Faith Lutheran High School | Crystal Lake, IL
Jenni Pietromonaco
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Sophie Pobuda
Stivers School for the Arts | Dayton, OH
Allison Rojas
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Ackeem Salmon
Detroit School of Arts | Detroit, MI
Isaac Shaw
Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School | West Chester, PA
Jesus Valencia
Chicago Academy for the Arts | Chicago, IL
Lily Wilkins
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Madelyn Winchester
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Theater
Jake Anderson
Eden Prairie High School | Eden Prairie, MN
Blaire Bilton
American Heritage-Boca/Delray | Delray Beach, FL
Sheldon Donenberg
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Froylan Gutierrez
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Gabriel Kessler
New Mexico School for the Arts | Santa Fe, NM
Jarod King
South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities | Greenville, SC
Daniel Kunkel
Appomattox Regional Goveners School for the Arts and Technology | Petersburg, VA
Maya Lagerstam
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Lee Metaxa Rozenfeld
Leander High School | Leander, TX
Tanaka Muvavarirwa
George C. Marshall High School | Falls Church, VA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Jason Smith
Montclair High School | Montclair, NJ
Joshua Strobl
John Burroughs High School | Burbank, CA
Vida Talab
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Visual Arts
Elizabeth Adams
Crystal Lake Central High School | Crystal Lake, IL
Madeleine Aguilar
Jones College Prep High School | Chicago, IL
Brett Akop
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Elizabeth Anderson
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Houston, TX
Sarah Armakan
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Ella Avery
Albany High School | Albany, CA
Asa Benson-Core
New Mexico School for the Arts | Santa Fe, NM
Dylan Borowski
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Zosia Chamera
Carver Center for Arts and Technology | Baltimore, MD
Carissa Chen
Phillips Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH
DaEun Cho
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Yoon Jung Choi
Bellevue Senior High School | Bellevue, WA
Carolyn Chu
Torrey Pines High School | San Diego, CA
Caroline Clements
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Abraham Cone
Chelsea High School | Chelsea, MI
Rachel Corren
Marlborough School | Los Angeles, CA
Benjamin Cruz
Idyllwild Arts Academy | Idyllwild, CA
Ivey Davis
Alabama School of Fine Arts | Birmingham, AL
Marigny DeBlanc
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | New Orleans, LA
Thanh Do
J. E. B. Stuart High School| Falls Church, VA
Alejandro Dominguez
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Chloe Doran
Carver Center for Arts and Technology | Baltimore, MD
Stephanie Dovale
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Alexandra Eason
Howard W. Blake High School | Tampa, FL
Luna Elortegui
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Jierui Fang
Plano West High School | Plano, TX
Aaron Feltman
Huntington High School | Huntington, NY
Gabriela Fernandez
Doral Performing Arts & Entertainment Academy | Doral, FL
Alessandra Ferrari-Wong
Academy for Visual and Performing Arts | Hackensack, NJ
Aymee Figueredo
Southwest Miami Senior High School | Miami, FL
Rafaella Fontenelle
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Lucy Freedman
Packer Collegiate Institute | Brooklyn, NY
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Anna Fritz
Atlanta International School | Atlanta, GA
JunSean Fung
William L. Dickinson High School | Jersey City, NJ
Elizabeth Gilmore
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Claudia Gonzalez
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Emily Guo
Peddie School | Hightstown, NJ
Huy Ha
Albert Einstein High School | Kensington, MD
Angela He
Oakton High School | Vienna, VA
Kathleen Hennessee
Henrico High School | Richmond, VA
Zachary Houillion
St. Mark’s School of Texas | Dallas, TX
Lindsey Howard
McKinney Boyd High School | McKinney, TX
Brittany Huang
Glenbrook North High School | Northbrook, IL
Haifa Hubroman
William L. Dickinson High School | Jersey City, NJ
Daniel Huerta
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Houston, TX
Sophia Hullinger
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Geron Hurst
Dupont Manual High School | Louisville, KY
Monica Ikegwu
Carver Center for Arts and Technology | Baltimore, MD
Grace Infante
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Keiji Ishida
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Sophia Jakobson
Walnut Hill School for the Arts | Natick, MA
Anton Kalmysh
Lincoln Academy | Newcastle, ME
Annabel Keelty
Roland Park Country School | Baltimore, MD
Nick Kilner-Pontone
Carver Center for Arts and Technology | Baltimore, MD
Kyuri Celine Kim
Deerfield Academy | Deerfield, MA
Min Jung Kim
Bellevue Senior High School | Bellevue, WA
Sun Woo Kim
Northern Valley Regional High School | Old Tappan, NJ
S. Beth Kimsey
Miami Arts Charter School | Miami, FL
Grace Kwon
Farragut High School | Knoxville, TN
Alena Lattik
Carver Center for Arts and Technology | Baltimore, MD
Anna Le
Franklin Pierce High School | Tacoma, WA
Janett Lee
Carver Center for Arts and Technology | Baltimore, MD
Amanda Leon
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Dakota Lewis
North Miami Senior High School | North Miami, FL
Brandon Lim
Davis Senior High School | Davis, CA
Emily Lin-Wu
Northwood High School | Irvine, CA
Mia Lockhart
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Mallory Lundquist
Gibbs Senior High School | St. Petersburg, FL
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Sofiya Lypka
Edward R. Murrow High School | Brooklyn, NY
Anastasia Magamedova
Waterford School | Sandy, UT
Amanda Martinez
Bellaire Senior High School | Bellaire, TX
Taylor Mauldin
Fontainebleau High School | Mandeville, LA
Ellen Mei
Montgomery High School | Skillman, NJ
Claire Motsinger
New Mexico School for the Arts | Santa Fe, NM
Indigo Naar
Gibbs Senior High School | St. Petersburg, FL
Sarah Nicita
Francis W. Parker School | San Diego, CA
Sebastian Niculescu
Hicksville Senior High School | Hicksville, NY
Tirza Ochrach-Konradi
Carver Center for Arts and Technology | Baltimore, MD
Anela Oh
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Cynthia Olivo
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Cheyenne Otocki
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | West Palm Beach, FL
Chae Young Park
Crean Lutheran High School | Irvine, CA
Catherine Pasquarelli
Riverdale Country School | Bronx, NY
Mackenzye Penn
University High School Indiana | Carmel, IN
Lucy Plowe
Dwight-Englewood School | Englewood, NJ
Dhruv Prasad
St. Mark’s School of Texas | Dallas, TX
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Natalie Preston
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Emma Rasich
Deep Run High School | Glen Allen, VA
Daniela Reyes
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Alexandra Rodriguez
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Houston, TX
Brenda Rodriguez
Homeschool | Silver Springs, Florida
Catherine Rosas-Huerta
Carver Center for Arts and Technology | Baltimore, MD
Eli Rosenblum-Stephens
Mary McDowell Friends School | Brooklyn, NY
Fiona Schiro
Pius XI High School | Milwaukee, WI
Erica Silver
Bellevue Senior High School | Bellevue, WA
Rebecca Siqueiros
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Maren Speyer
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Shiqing Su
Pius XI High School | Milwaukee, WI
Jennifer Tsogtsaikhan
Denver School of the Arts | Denver, CO
Alexandra Venegas
Design and Architecture Senior High | Miami, FL
Stephanie Verhelst
Doral Performing Arts & Entertainment Academy | Doral, FL
Cassie Williamson
Appomattox Regional Goveners School for the Arts and Technology | Petersburg, VA
Aiting Yan
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Wendi Yan
Phillips Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Justin Yee
Ruth Asawa School of the Arts | San Francisco, CA
Yu Cheng Yeh
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Sherrill Zheng
Perpich Center for Arts Education | Golden Valley, MN
Voice
Katherine Ahmann | Soprano
Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA
Tajee Barnes | Popular Voice
Tri-Cities High School | East Point, GA
Merissa Beddows | Soprano
Yonkers Montessori Academy | Yonkers, NY
Anna Bishop | Popular Voice
Brookfield High School | Brookfield, CT
Karlea Boswell-Edwards | Jazz Voice
Howard W. Blake High School | Tampa, FL
Maya Charles | Jazz Voice
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Khaya Cohen | Singer/Songwriter
The Beacon School | New York, NY
Claire Conway | Singer/Songwriter
Charleston County School of the Arts | North Charleston, SC
Lorna Courtney | Jazz Voice
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Karina Fernandez | Popular Voice
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy | Miami, FL
Haley Fishberger | Popular Voice
Miami Arts Charter School | Miami, FL
Maria Giovanetti | Soprano
Lakewood High School | Lakewood, CO
Maya Goell | Soprano
Ruth Asawa School of the Arts | San Francisco, CA
Johanna Gordon | Jazz Voice
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Madison Green | Soprano
Northville High School | Northville, MI
Zabrina Hay | Singer/Songwriter
Vancouver Technical Secondary | Vancouver, British Columbia
Marie Herrington | Soprano
Durham School of the Arts | Durham, NC
Gwen Howard | Popular Voice
Laurel Springs Academy | Ojai, CA
Maren Huelsman | Singer/Songwriter
North Central High School | Indianapolis, IN
Kalif Jones | Popular Voice
Walt Whitman High School | Huntington Station, NY
Jai’Len Josey | Popular Voice
Tri-Cities High School | East Point, GA
Grace Kinstler | Popular Voice
Crystal Lake Central High School | Crystal Lake, IL
Jasmine Lee | Popular Voice
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA
Cole Linebarger | Singer/Songwriter
Coram Deo Academy | Flower Mound, TX
Elizabeth Marella | Singer/Songwriter
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Emma Marhefka | Soprano
William Allen High School | Allentown, PA
Christoph McFadden | Popular Voice
Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts | Jonesboro, GA
Sage Melcher | Singer/Songwriter
Allendale Columbia School | Rochester, NY
Sheimyrah Mighty | Popular Voice
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art And Performing Arts | New York, NY
Shereen Pimentel | Soprano
Paramus Catholic High School | Paramus, NJ
Elizabeth Reynaud | Popular Voice
Jesuit High School | Portland, OR
Asa Santos | Baritone
Cooper High School | Abilene, TX
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Breanna Self | Popular Voice
Baton Rouge Magnet High School | Baton Rouge, LA
Grace Sheene | Singer/Songwriter
Danville High School | Danville, KY
Michael Shofi | Popular Voice
Ridgefield High School | Ridgefield, CT
Joseph Silva | Popular Voice
Notre Dame High School | Sherman Oaks, CA
Allena Sindler | Popular Voice
Chicago Academy for the Arts | Chicago, IL
Miguel Soto | Singer/Songwriter
Idyllwild Arts Academy | Idyllwild, CA
Benjamin St. John | Tenor
Boylan Catholic High School | Rockford, IL
Princess Strickland | Popular Voice
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Dallas, TX
Emilie Suarez | Soprano
Ruth Asawa School of the Arts | San Francisco, CA
Maggie Valdman | Popular Voice
Malibu High School | Malibu, CA
Jessica Vanek | Jazz Voice
Las Vegas Academy of the Arts | Las Vegas, NV
Paulina Villalon | Singer/Songwriter
Veritas Preparatory Academy | Phoenix, AZ
Writing
Julia Adams | Spoken Word
Sonoma Academy | Santa Rosa, CA
Stella Binion | Spoken Word
Walter Payton College Preparatory High School | Chicago, IL
Alexa Bleasdale-Curnutte | Short Story
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Griffin Blue Fay | Spoken Word
Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA
Amanda Gorman | Short Story
New Roads School | Santa Monica, CA
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT
Jacob Herman | Spoken Word
New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL
Angelo Hernandez-Sias | Selection From Novel
Muskegon High School | Muskegon, MI
Allison Huang | Poetry
The Lawrenceville School | Lawrenceville, NJ
Tyra Jamison | Spoken Word
Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School | Pittsburgh, PA
Julia Joy | Poetry
ACES Educational Center for the Arts | New Haven, CT
Annalise Kamegawa | Short Story
Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA
Darby Levin | Selection From Novel
Carver Center for Arts and Technology | Baltimore, MD
Alexandria Mintah | Selection From Novel
Homeschool | Amherst, Virginia
Emily Mondrus | Spoken Word
Homeschool | New York, New York
Brynne Rebele-Henry | Selection From Novel
Homeschool | Richmond, Virginia
Duncan Slagle | Spoken Word
Main Street School of Performing Arts | Hopkins, MN
Lola Todman | Creative Non-Fiction
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
Rosamaria Varona | Spoken Word
T. Wingate Andrews High School | High Point, NC
Jordan Villegas | Selection From Novel
Woodmore High School | Elmore, OH
Zhihan Wang | Short Story
Hopkins School | New Haven, CT
Erintrude Wrona | Creative Non-Fiction
South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities | Irvine, California
Annie Zheng | Short Story
William Fremd High School | Palatine, IL
2016 YOUNGARTS WINNERS
MERIT