{"id":19348,"date":"2021-03-31T10:11:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T17:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/?p=19348"},"modified":"2021-03-31T10:55:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T17:55:31","slug":"thirty-six-pylusd-high-school-students-selected-as-2021-oc-register-artist-of-the-year-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/?p=19348","title":{"rendered":"Thirty-six PYLUSD high school students selected as 2021 OC Register Artist of the Year nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday, March 21, The Orange County Register announced the 2021 Artist of the Year nominees in the seven categories of dance, film\/animation, instrumental music, vocal music, theater, computer-assisted visual arts, and handcrafted visual arts. In total, the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD) had 36 students nominated in six categories. They are as follows:<\/p>\n

DANCE (4)<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2014Madelyn Gallagher, El Dorado High School (pictured above)
\n\u2014Bailee Steadman, Yorba Linda High School
\n\u2014Emily Kraack, Yorba Linda High School
\n\u2014Zaphera Fidelis, Yorba Linda High School<\/p>\n

FILM (5)<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2014Isabella Lazaro, El Dorado High School
\n\u2014Jake Flores, El Dorado High School
\n\u2014Lauren Reyes, El Dorado High School
\n\u2014Allyson Weisel, El Dorado High School
\n\u2014Rick D. Lopez, Valencia High School (pictured below)<\/p>\n

\"OC<\/a><\/p>\n

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC (17)
\n<\/strong><\/span>\u2014Spencer Mar, El Dorado High School
\n\u2014Wendy Ostaszewski, El Dorado High School
\n\u2014Bryan Bergo,\u00a0Esperanza High School
\n\u2014Bryan Robert Melendez, Esperanza High School
\n\u2014Ezekiel Schultz, Esperanza High School
\n\u2014Yuzhou Zhang, Esperanza High School
\n\u2014Christian P. Perez, Valencia High School
\n\u2014Aaron Kim, Valencia High School
\n\u2014Nick Hagan, Yorba Linda High School
\n\u2014Tommy Herrington, Yorba Linda High School
\n\u2014Sarina Tayui, Yorba Linda High School (pictured below)
\n\u2014Annie Trinh, Yorba Linda High School
\n\u2014Nick Lin, Yorba Linda High School
\n\u2014Ryan Baldoz, Yorba Linda High School
\n\u2014Kayla Higgins, Yorba Linda High School
\n\u2014Ellen Kang, Yorba Linda High School
\n\u2014Seyoung (Sean) Kim, Yorba Linda High School<\/p>\n

\"OC<\/a><\/p>\n

VOCAL MUSIC (1)
\n<\/strong><\/span>\u2014Kayla Arellano, Esperanza High School (pictured below)<\/p>\n

\"OC<\/a><\/p>\n

THEATER (7)
\n<\/strong><\/span>\u2014Gavin Hamze, El Dorado High School
\n\u2014Jennifer Chau, El Dorado High School
\n\u2014Jessica Servoss, El Dorado High School (pictured below)
\n\u2014Phoebe Martin, El Dorado High School
\n\u2014Bonnie QuaasBerryman, El Dorado High School
\n\u2014Jake Napier, Yorba Linda High School
\n\u2014Alyssa Thomas, Yorba Linda High School<\/p>\n

\"OC<\/a><\/p>\n

HANDCRAFTED VISUAL ART (2)
\n<\/strong><\/span>\u2014Nicholas Paul Blumberg, El Dorado High School (pictured below)
\n\u2014Heather Lynn Rocheford, El Dorado High School<\/p>\n

\"OC<\/a>
\nThis year, a total of 616 students were nominated by teachers and private instructors from\u00a072 Orange County high schools and arts organizations as the county\u2019s standout arts students. Following the initial nominations, a panel of arts educators will narrow down the list and choose semi-finalists to move on to a round of in-person interviews. The semi-finalists will then be announced on Sundays beginning April 11. The top Artist of the Year for each discipline and finalists in each specialty will be announced May 2.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to all PYLUSD students nominated and we wish you the best of luck in advancing to the semi-finalist round. To see the full list of Orange County nominees, please follow the link below.<\/p>\n

Nominees announced for Orange County high school Artist of the Year 2021<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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