STATE OF THE ART

Jordan Held (FTV, ‘23), Caleb Malis (IA, ‘23), and Noah Granados (ACT, ‘23) created the short film, “Ovaryacting.” Jordan wrote, directed, produced, and acted in the film. Caleb and Noah also acted in the film. "Ovaryacting" has been selected for eight film festivals and won seven awards, including Best Writer at the SCREEN High School Film Festival, Best Writer and Best Performance for an Actor (Caleb Malis) at WESTFLIX Film Festival, and the Silver Remi Award for Student Film Production at Worldfest: Houston’s International Film Festival. In addition, "Ovaryacting" was a semifinalist at the New Optics Film Festival and an award winner at IndieFEST Film Awards. The film was also selected by the KIDS FIRST! Film Festival and 1 World Student Film Festival to be screened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Please watch here https://youtu.be/LSeyML0J_do

The following students were recognized as grand prize finalists, semifinalists, and finalist award winners in The Music Center’s 34th Annual Spotlight Program. Spotlight is a nationally acclaimed arts training and scholarship program for teens that awards more than $100,000 in cash scholarships annually. Semifinalists have the opportunity to attend a special master class in their discipline with highly regarded artists who share their expertise on performance technique, training, and professional life. Each semifinalist then auditions once more, and the top two finalist performers in each category are selected for a total of 14 Grand Prize Finalists.

Grand Prize Finalists:

Classical Voice
Lilliana Mindel (CV, ‘24)

Semifinalists:

Ballet
Preston Walker (BCD, ‘26)

Dance
Sammi Chung (CMD, '24)
Ayanna Dowell (CMD, '23)
Andrea Martinez (BF, ‘25)
Mallory McKenna (CMD, '23)
Isabella Silva (IA, ‘26)

Classical Instrumental
Ariana Kim (IM, ‘25)
Calene Lee (CW, '25)

Jazz Instrumental
Ian Shin (IM, ‘24)
Nathan Tatsuta (IM, ‘24)

Non-Classical Voice
Joan Park (PM, ‘23)

Classical Voice
Grace Huynh (CV, ‘23)
Viveka Saravanan (CV, ‘24)

The following students were recognized by the Vocal Organization of California (VO-CAL) 2023 Voice Competition at California State University, Long Beach. VO-CAL is an organization for Voice Teachers residing in California. The Voice Competition celebrates the following categories; Classical Voice, Musical Theater & Contemporary (CCM).

Musical Theater & Contemporary (Ages 12-13)
Leyla Ton (PM, ‘28) First place

Musical Theater (Age 13)
Anya Mulay (MT, '28) First Place

Musical Theater (Age 14)
Reese Guenther-Clark (CV, '27) First place
Leila Woodward (CV, '27) Second place
Angelina Pendleton-Mendez (MT, '27) Third place

Musical Theater (Age 15 Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano/Treble)
Malia Chisick (MT, ‘25) Second place

Musical Theater (Age 16 Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano/Treble)
Lilliana Mindel (CV, '24) First place
Chloe Ness (CV, '24) Third place
Sydney Sublette (CV, '26) Honorable Mention

Musical Theater (Ages 16-18 Tenor/Baritone/Bass)
Jeffrey Yang (CV, '24) Second place

Orange County School of the Arts was awarded the Exemplary School designation by the Arts Schools Network (ASN). This five-year designation is awarded in recognition of a commitment to excellence based on a strategic evaluation that dives into the school’s purpose, operations, and educational programs. ASN will acknowledge OCSA’s achievement at its annual conference and awards ceremony this October in Birmingham, Alabama.

The Arts & Enterprise Conservatory was honored with the Arts Schools Network (ASN) Arts Innovation Award! This award was designed to recognize a school or program that has committed to taking innovative artistic risks to make a positive impact in the lives of students and the community. ASN will acknowledge the conservatory’s achievement at its annual conference and awards ceremony this October in Birmingham, Alabama.

OCSA's award-winning Mock Trial team was recognized for their successes this school year by former Mayor of Santa Ana and current OC Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento.

West Mulholland (ACT, ‘23) was cast as Hunter Drake in “A Great Divide,” which stars Ken Jeong. The film explores the wave of anti-Asian racism and seeks to create empathy and hope.

Juneau Foxlin (IM, ‘26) was selected for the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association, High School Honor Group, and performed with them on his double bass. He also ran the Catalina marathon and won first place in his age division, in addition to running the OC Marathon, in which he won third place in his age division with a personal record time of 3:34. With this race, he achieved legacy status for having run his third OC Marathon in a row.

The following students were recognized as grand prize finalists, semifinalists, finalists, and merit award winners in The Music Center’s 34th Annual Spotlight Program. Spotlight is a nationally acclaimed arts training and scholarship program for teens that awards more than $100,000 in cash scholarships annually. Semifinalists have the opportunity to attend a special master class in their discipline with highly regarded artists who share their expertise on performance technique, training, and professional life. Each semifinalist then auditions once more, and the top two finalist performers in each category are selected for a total of 14 Grand Prize Finalists.

Merit Awards:

Dance
Annie Chen (CMD, ‘26)
Mia Lopez (BF, ‘23)

Classical Instrumental
Lucie Kim (IM, ‘24)
Minjae (Jaden) Kim (IM, ‘25)
Hannah Cho (IM, ‘25)

Jazz Instrumental
Allie Molin (IM, ‘25)

Classical Voice
Mia Baron (CV, ‘23)
Samara Kohne (CV, ‘24)
Lavinia Watkins (CV, ‘26)

Classical Voice Conservatory Director Ryan Riethmeier and the following Classical Voice students, Sky (Estella) Keyoung (CV, ‘25), Chloe Ness (CV, ‘24), Sebastian Nunez (CV, ‘24), and Viveka Saravanan (CV, ‘24), attended the CS Music Vocal Competition in San Francisco, California. The students were offered a total of $364,000 in scholarships. In addition, out of over 350 singers, Sky Keyoung was named a Top 6 National Finalist in the Musical Theater High School Category.

The following students were recognized by the Vocal Organization of California (VO-CAL) 2023 Voice Competition at California State University, Long Beach. VO-CAL is an organization for Voice Teachers residing in California. The Voice Competition celebrates the following categories; Classical Voice, Musical Theater & Contemporary (CCM).

Classical (Ages 12-13)
Lubaina Habib (CV, '28) First place

Classical (Age 13, Elder Group)
Cadence Bleakley (CV, '28) First place
Liam Posos (CV, '28) Second place
Asmi Aggerwal (CV, '27) Third place

Classical (Ages 14 Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano/Treble)
Reese Guenther-Clark (CV, '27) First place
Leila Woodward (CV, '27) Second place
Amber Bach (CV, '26) Third place
Olivia Bullock (CV, '26) Honorable Mention

Classical (Ages 14-15 Tenor/Baritone/Bass)
Henry Courtney (CV, '26) First place
William Yu (CV, '26) Second place

Classical (Ages 16 Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano/Treble)
Lilliana Mindel (CV, '24) First place
Chloe Ness (CV, '24) Second place
Viveka Saravanan (CV '24) Honorable Mention

Classical (Ages 16-18 Tenor/Baritone/Bass)
Charlton Tsai (CW, '24) First place
Jaden Yoo (CV, '25) Third place
Sebastian Nunez (CV, '24) Honorable Mention

Classical (Ages 17-18 Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano/Treble)
Grace Huynh (CV, '23) Honorable Mention

Yaphet Chen (ACT, ‘28) formed his own Vex IQ robotics team with other incoming OCSA seventh graders and received first place at regionals, third place for teamwork at states, second place for skills at states, and was promoted to the world championship for the event of Vex IQ 2022-2023 Slapshot.

Raelynn Green (IA, ‘23) was selected to model for designer Betsey Johnson in an '80s prom-themed project.

Joshua D'Souza (IA, ‘25) earned his Eagle Rank this year after being in the Boy Scouts for 10 years. His Eagle Project was the competition of a prayer garden at the Lamb of God maternity home.

The following students were recognized by the National YoungArts Foundation, one of the only organizations in the U.S. that supports artists across 10 disciplines at all stages of development, beginning with the critical moment when they decide to pursue a life in the arts and continuing throughout their careers. Their mission is to identify exceptional young artists, amplify their potential, and invest in their lifelong creative freedom.

Merit:

Classical Music
Caleb Empig (IM, ‘23) – Piano
Heather Kim (IM, ‘24) – Flute

Jazz
Nathan Tatsuta (IM, ‘24) – Piano

Theater
Mehra Marzbani (ACT, ‘23) – Spoken Word

Visual Arts
Cheungwan Wang (VA, ‘23)

Voice
Maraia Mariselli (PM) – Singer-Songwriter
Ava Ulloa (PM, ‘22) – Jazz

Writing
Katerina Malabarba (CW, ‘24) – Novel

Bryce Leng (CV, ‘24) received a certificate from Senator Dave Min in celebration of his completion of PhotoVoice, a program led by the Asian American Youth Leaders (AAYL) 2.0 and developed through a partnership between the South Coast Chinese Cultural Association and the Humanities Center at the University of California, Irvine. The culminating celebration included an exhibition of student photos and essays displayed at Irvine’s City Hall.

Ella He (IM, ‘27), Emma He (IM, ‘25), Katelyn Hu (BCD, ‘24), Bryce Leng (CV, ‘24), and Angel Shen (CV, ‘25) were in the “The Monkey King,” a famous Chinese epic tale told through a fusion of western and Chinese musical traditions. Ella, Emma, and Bryce performed in the South Coast Chinese Orchestra, and Katelyn and Angel accompanied them, performing with the Southern California Dance Company.

The following students were recognized by the National YoungArts Foundation, one of the only organizations in the U.S. that supports artists across 10 disciplines at all stages of development, beginning with the critical moment when they decide to pursue a life in the arts and continuing throughout their careers. Their mission is to identify exceptional young artists, amplify their potential, and invest in their lifelong creative freedom.

Finalists:

Classical Music
Hannah Cho (IM, ‘25) – Oboe
Amy Jong (IM, ‘24) – Violoncello

Dance
Edward Chen (IA, ‘24) – Hip-Hop

Design Art
Caroline Kim (VA, ‘25)

Voice
Joan Park (PM, ‘23) – Popular

Writing
Ashley Park (CW, ‘23) – Spoken Word

Honorable Mentions:

Film
David Du (FTV, ‘24) – Documentary
Amelie Muro (FTV, ‘22) – Experimental

Voice
Ella Gibson (PM, ‘23) – Popular
Ava Ulloa (PM, ‘22) – Popular
Jocelyn Wang (PM, ‘23) – Singer-Songwriting

Writing
Olivia Le (CW, ‘25) – Spoken Word

Lili Mindel (CV, ‘24) was awarded fourth place in the Opera Buffs Young Artist Competition; third place in the Schmidt Vocal Competition; second place in the Music International Grand Prix, LA District; and third place in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Cal-Western.

Ava Villacorta (MT, ‘27) performed as part of the children’s chorus in a run of Puccini’s “Tosca” with the LA Opera in the winter of 2022.

Dylin Rodrigo (MT, ‘28) made his Broadway debut as Young Simba in “Disney's The Lion King.” The iconic show is celebrating its 25th year on Broadway.

David Du (FTV, ‘24) and Matthew Blam (IM, ‘24) created a short animation, titled "Life of a Mayfly." David animated, directed, and produced the film, while Matthew composed the music. “Life of a Mayfly” was nominated for Best Animation in the National Film Festival for Talented Youth Jury Award in April 2023 and the American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2023.

Luke Stark (FTV, ‘24) was a National History Day County Finalist and winner of a Judge's Choice Award for Topic Choice and Boldness in Visuals in a Documentary Film for his film “a rebel with a cause; How Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries Broke Political Frontiers Through Music.”

Emily Wen (VA, ‘26) was chosen for publication by the Celebrating Art Contest and Creative Communications Writing Contest and received a High Merit designation for her poetry. The Celebrating Art and Creative Communications Writing Contest is devoted to the promotion and appreciation of student art. The intent of their student art contests is to motivate student artists. The top entries will be published in an anthology.

Colin Savage (CV, ‘27) took second place in the Men’s U16 4+ at the 2023 US Rowing Southwest Youth Championships. The event, held on Lake Natoma in Gold River, California, hosted 1,700 rowers from 37 clubs hailing from California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado.

Summer Brennan (PM, ‘25) was named a finalist in the Song Academy’s International Songwriting Contest.

Stephanie J. Block (MT, ‘90) will be performing in the Broadway @ The Wallis concert series with Seth Rudetsky that will be held in October 2023 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts.

Pedro Pascal (MT, ‘93) was featured in the May 2023 issue of “Vanity Fair.”

Lauren Mei (ACT, ‘23) was honored as a 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholar. She was nominated for this recognition by the National YoungArts Foundation following her YoungArts award in the Theater category in 2022. The U.S. Presidential Scholars award is one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students who exemplify academic excellence, leadership qualities, and community service. The award is presented on behalf of the President of the United States and honors up to 161 graduating seniors of high potential each year.

Ellie Williams (PM, ‘19) was awarded the Songwriters Hall of Fame scholarship from the University of Southern California.

Devin Weaver (ACT, ‘26) was cast in a recurring role on “9-1-1: Lone Star” on FOX.

Haley Kleinman (IA, ‘24) self-published her first young adult fiction novel, “The World of Shadows,” a dystopian science fiction book, available on Amazon.

Anika Desai (CW, ‘26) was accepted to the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) for the 2023 summer session. CSSSA is a rigorous pre-professional training program in the visual and performing arts, creative writing, animation, and film for talented artists of high school age.

Isabella Abiera (ACT, ‘28), Johnisa Almariya Breault (MT, ‘18), Arielle Dettmer (CMD, ‘20), and Adrienne Amanda Morrow (MT, ‘25) performed in McCoy/Rigby Entertainment's Production of "The King and I," at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.

Preston “PJ” Walker (BCD, ‘26) was recently awarded a $1,600 scholarship from the Petite Oasis Foundation, a non-profit that supports boys/men in their ballet training. He also won second place in the Senior Men's Classical category at Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP) regionals and first place with a cash prize in the Senior Men’s Contemporary Dance category at the YAGP regional semifinals in Los Angeles. At the YAGP finals in Florida, Preston participated in master classes and a week-long competition where he was offered four scholarships/acceptances for either short-term or summer intensive training. This summer he will be attending the Houston Ballet Summer Intensive for five weeks on a full tuition/housing scholarship and the Boys Ballet Summer Intensive, in Cary, North Carolina, for two weeks on scholarship.

Sailee Charlu (VA, ‘27) received first place out of more than 1,600 applicants at the Regional Orange County Science and Engineering Fair for her Behavioral Science study on "The Power of Humor''. She was then selected to compete at the exclusive invitation-only California State Science and Engineering Fair, where only 1,000 entries were chosen from the top 10% of their regional competitors. She was also selected to progress to the National Thermo-Fisher Junior Innovator’s Challenge. Sailee was also recently recognized by the National Veteran’s Federation of War for her patriotic contribution through her writing “My Pledge to the Veterans” with the First Place 2023 Veterans Federation of War District level writing award for Patriot’s Pen theme, Second Place 2023 Veterans Federation of War State level writing award for Patriot’s Pen theme From over 68,800 middle school applicants per year nationally. She attended the Veteran’s Federation of War District Meeting in February 2023 and had the honor of reading her writing directly to the respected veterans of the Laguna Beach VFW Post.

Olivia Le (CW, ’25) won Poetry Out Loud third place in the Poetry Ourselves State Champion for her original poem “My American Alphabet” and was invited to the State Capital to meet First Partner Jennifer Newsom for a program by CA Arts Council and Arts OC (awarded $100 plus expense paid to capital). She was also a finalist and runner up in the California Youth Poet Laureate. Her poem was also selected by the YoungArts for their Megafauna Land Dwellers Spring Exhibition. She also won second place in the Wrightwood Poetry Slam (awarded $200) and was runner up for the Poetry Week Contest from CommuterLit (awarded $25). In addition, her student letter to Danez Smith's poem was selected by the Academy of American Poets for the Dear Poet Program. Lastly, Olivia was Spoken Word opener for CA Poet Laureate Lee Herrick at his poetry reading in Newport Beach Public Library.

The following OCSA Honors Chemistry students competed in the first-year American Chemical Society (ACS) competition. Due to the students' high combined scores, OCSA earned a Top 6 Team award among all Orange County schools. Additionally, Dane Bergman (IA, ‘25) earned the top score for OCSA and received special recognition at the ACS awards banquet.

Dane Bergman (IA, ‘25)
Sumin Cho (IM, ‘25)
Grant (James) Conroy (CV, ‘25)
Sky (Estella) Keyoung (CV, ‘25)
Hennah Kim (CW, ‘25)
Minjae (Jaden) Kim (IM, ‘25)
Mican Lai (FTV, ‘25)
Elenna (Jeongwon) Park (IA, ‘25)

OCSA’s Model United Nations Club attended the Trabuco Hills High School Model United Nations Conference, where delegates representing different countries participated in rigorous debate, practiced public speaking and communication skills, and wrote detailed resolution papers addressing important international topics, such as Digital Infrastructure in South East Asia and Ending Terrorist Recruitment. Students received the following awards.

Sophie Kim (ACT, ‘26): Commendation Award, Third Place, and Research Award
Kaiden Orozco (AE, ‘26): Best Delegate Award and First Place
Grace Shin (VA, ‘24): Outstanding Delegate Award and Second Place
Sophie Sukendro (IM, ‘26): Research Award
Kaylie Viloria (PD, ‘25): Best Delegate Award, First Place, and Research Award
Lavinia Watkins (CV, ‘26): Commendation Award and Third Place

Julian Leon (IM, ‘23) was selected to play in the orchestra for the King Charles III’s coronation on May 6 in London, England

Bobby Amamizu (CMD, ‘06) and RJ Higton (MT, ‘18) were cast and performed in an episode of television series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” on Amazon Prime.

Hana Uehara (BR, ‘23), through her organization Ballroom For All, created a new program called Memory In Rhythm that is designed to research and promote dementia and memory loss prevention among the senior/elderly community through dancing.

Hailey Heren (CAH, ‘25) was featured in an article by the Orange County Register highlighting her record-breaking Girl Scout cookie sales. To read the full article, please visit: https://bit.ly/3My2kNk

The following students competed in the California Restaurant Foundation’s 2023 ProStart Cup and received the following awards. The Culinary Team was also invited to the National ProStart Invitational in Washington, D.C. The following Culinary Arts & Hospitality students were additionally featured in an article by the Los Angeles Times Daily Pilot for their participation in the ProStart competition. To check out the full story, please visit: https://bit.ly/3WcAQ2U
Wienerschnitzel's Dress Your Dog Competition – First Place
Ryan Yoo (CAH, ‘25)

Loaded Idaho Baked Potato Competition – First Place
Trinity Wiideman (CAH, ‘24)

Culinary Competition – First Place
Aurelia Carrie (CAH, ‘23): Co-Captain
Ryan Okajima (CAH, ‘23): Co-Captain
Hannah Dromgoole (CAH, ‘25)
Christian Lopez (CAH, ‘23)
Trinity Wiideman (CAH, ‘24)

Management Competition – Second Place
Evelyn Wu (CAH, ‘23): Co-Captain
Willie Yao (CAH, ‘24): Co-Captain
Lanna Gale (CAH, ‘23)
Brieana Samaniego (CAH, ‘24)

Gavin Alvarez Coyne (BR, ‘23) received the Presidential Gold and President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Orange County School of the Arts was named a finalist in the second annual Building Hope IMPACT Awards in the Model Charter category. The finalists were selected for having exceptional impact on community engagement, educational innovation, student empowerment, and for being model charter schools.

The following students placed first in OC RYSE out of 70 total students from Orange and Los Angeles counties. Hosted by Phil Kaye of Project VOICE, OC RYSE is the largest high school poetry slam in Orange County. Fourteen teams of high school students competed over the course of the two-day event. Judges include professors from CSUF, SUDH, and CSULB.

Connor Elmore (CW, ‘23)
Cheyenne Harkless (CW, ‘23)
Wyatt Layton (CW, ‘23)
Ash Park (CW, ‘23)
Selah Sanchez (CW, ‘23)

The OCSA Robotics Team competed at the US Open Robotics Championship in Iowa and ranked 35 among 160 teams from across the country.

The OCSA High School Science Olympiad Team attended the Statewide Science Olympiad competition held at CalTech in Pasadena and received third place overall, medaling in 16 of the 25 events. The team also received the following individual awards:

First Place:
Codebusters, Dynamic Planet, Solar System, Microbe Mission

Second Place:
Meteorology, Sounds of Music

Third Place:
Fast Facts, Road Scholar

Fourth Place:
Write It CAD It

Fifth Place:
Crave the Wave, Experimental Design, Write It Do It

Sixth Place:
Can't Judge a Powder, Crime Busters, Disease Detectives, Forestry, Store the Castle

The OCSA High School Science Olympiad Team attended the Regional Science Olympiad Competition, hosted by University of California, Irvine. The team took third place overall and advanced to the Statewide Science Olympiad competition held at CalTech in Pasadena.
They medaled in 20 of the 23 events, coming in first place for four events and beating the reigning National Champion team. The team also received the following individual awards:

First Place:
Codebusters, Fast Facts, Green Generation, Solar System

Second Place:
Experimental Design, Road Scholar, Sounds of Music

Third Place:
Anatomy & Physiology, Disease Detectives, Dynamic Planet, Forestry, Roller Coaster

Fourth Place:
Storm the Castle

Fifth Place:
Bio Process Lab, Bridge, Can't Judge a Powder, Meteorology, Rocks & Mineral, Wheeled Vehicle

Sixth Place:
Write It Do It

Sofya Levitsky-Weitz (MT, ‘08) received a Writer’s Guild Award for Best Comedy series for her work on “The Bear”, which is now streaming on Hulu.

Amy Lee (IM, ‘23), as a part of the Evie Quartet from the Colburn School, received the grand prize and first place in the Junior Division at the 2023 Coltman Chamber Music Competition that took place at the University of Texas at Austin. The quartet was selected to perform at the Lincoln Center in New York and on a KFMA radio broadcast.

The following students were selected as 2023 Dragon Kim Fellows and earned $5,000 community service grants from the Dragon Kim Foundation. These students were chosen from over 300 applicants across California and Nevada and went through a rigorous interview process to earn the fellowships. Along with the project funding, these students receive three weekends of leadership training and hands-on mentorship from local business professionals.

Autistic2Artistic: Justin “JT” Freeman (PM, ‘25)
Brain Aneurysms: An Underlooked Disturbance: Ramzi Idriss (FTV, ‘26)
DearMe: Rohan Soni (PM, ‘26)
EpiSTEMic: Lyn Huang (CW, ‘24) and Xinchun Audrey Zhang (IM, ‘24)
Find Your Light: Lana Lee (IA, ‘26)
Project Insight: Taren Azizi (ACT, ‘25) and Audrey Kim (ACT, ‘25)
Somewhere In Time: Kyle Kim (FTV, ‘25) and Kaylie Viloria (PD, ‘25)
Teacher's Pet: Natalie Hoffman (CW, ‘25)
The Recycling Dictionary: Mary Hong (PD, ‘26) and Jiin Yun (CW, ‘24)
Two Step Together: Edward Chen (IA, ‘24) and Jadon Vo (CMD, ‘25)

Ritika Asher (BCD, ‘23) wrote and published “Detained,” a book that seeks to shed light on the myriad injustices in the U.S. immigration system. This infographic book is a compilation of six personal narratives of immigrants from a host of nations. Each story highlights the following: why they were forced to come to this country, what they endured in immigration detention, and their life after being released/deported.

Luna Bella Zamora (CV, ‘24) was cast in the Netflix series “Princess Power" in the role of Penny Pineapple, alongside Oscar Award-winning actress Rita Moreno.

Michael Repper (IM, ‘08), as a part of the New York Youth Symphony, received a Grammy in the category of Best Orchestral Performance, marking the first time in history that a youth orchestra has won a Grammy.

Anaya Green (CAH, ‘26) was featured in a Daily Pilot article where she spoke about her battle with cancer, experience working with the MaxLove Project, and The Mekjian Family Culinary Arts & Hospitality Conservatory. To read the full article, please visit: https://bit.ly/41FGYlf

Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) has earned the College Board's AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for expanding young women’s access to AP Computer Science Principles.

Classical Voice Conservatory Director Ryan Reithmeier received funding from the Inspired Teacher Grant Program of the Orange County Community Foundation, which were used for costs associated with the production of Die Fledermaus that was performed as a part of the Classical Voice Conservatory’s mainstage season.

Congratulations to OCSA’s Mock Trial Team, faculty advisor Whitney Coates, assistant coach Courtney Harper, and attorney coaches Justice Halim Dhanidina, Melissa Brandman, J.D, and Ethan Feng, J.D. for advancing to state finals and receiving fourth place in California after competing against rigorous competition. In addition to this group effort, Sabrina Aguilar (DM, ‘23) received first place in the state for “Courtroom Art” and Emy Pardo (MT, ‘24) also received “Outstanding Cleo Shafer” for her excellent portrayal of that witness. Leadership Teacher and Mock Trial Advisor Whitney Coates was named Teacher Coach of the Year for OC Mock Trial.